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Supercomputers are suitable for the job because:

a) They have the capacity to perform short term weather forecasting in a viable timeframe,
meaning that it processes large amounts of data in a short timeframe and has the need
capacity to take in large amounts of data from satellites etc.
b) i) Telecommunication lines ie communication satellites, router
ii) The purpose of telecommunication lines is to transmit things such as communications,
signals and internet materials. They essentially act as communication devices.