2007-02-20 09:19:10 · 4 answers · asked by kate h 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Grid computing is an emerging computing model that distributes processing across a parallel infrastructure. Throughput is increased by networking many heterogeneous resources across administrative boundaries to model a virtual computer architecture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_computing
2007-02-20 09:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by blndchik 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grid computing is used in situations where no one computer is powerful enough to do the task, so a practically unlimited number of computers are rigged to pool their resources and work together.
Examples for you to google:
* SETI at home (your computer can become part of a grid when you're not using it)
* Google's data centre
* Pixar's rendering farm
* Mediatemple's grid server web hosting
The benefit of grid computing is that the grid may be constantly expanded, with new machines added almost at will. It is, however, extravagantly expensive.
2007-02-20 17:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by singlecell_amoeba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
errrrrrrrrrr what she said
2007-02-20 17:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋