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What is grid computing used for?
Short answer. Weather and research.
What happens to the results?
They are combined into one answer.
Grid computing
| Split the big task |
| Each computer does a part |
| Combine the results |
Remember
| Grid: shared computers |
| Used in weather and research |
Can many small computers act as one giant? Yes, that is grid computing. A big task is split. Each computer solves one part. The results are combined. Remember. A grid shares many computers. It helps weather and research.
This clip is from the full lesson: Emerging Trends: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing and Blockchain — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065), GSEB Std 11 Computer Studies, Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (0478)
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