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| What is Distributed Computing? |
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Distributed computing is a science which solves a large problem by giving
small parts of the problem to many computers to solve and then combining the
solutions for the parts into a solution for the problem. Recent
distributed computing projects have been designed to use the computers of
hundreds of thousands of volunteers all over the world, via the Internet, to
look for extra-terrestrial radio signals, to look for prime numbers so large
that they have more than one million digits, and to find more effective
drugs to fight the AIDS virus. These projects are so large, and require so
much computing power to solve, that they are be impossible for any one
computer or person to solve in a reasonable amount of time.
This site is designed for non-technical people who are interested in learning about, and participating in, public, Internet-based projects which apply distributed computing science to solving real-world problems. |
| ThinkQuest has an excellent educational site which describes distributed computing, its history, and some of the current distributed computing projects. The site is available in English, Français, and Español. | An article about distributed computing by Byte Magazine. |
| A great, detailed overview of distributed computing by American Scientist. |
| Another overview, from the Cosm Project. |
| Major Areas of this Site accessible by the links near the top of each page |
| News and Articles | News stories, informational articles, and press releases about Internet-based distributed computing companies and projects |
| Active Projects | Information, statistics and links for distributed computing projects that are active right now and that you can participate in |
| Upcoming Projects | Information and links for distributed computing projects that are in development |
| Recently Completed Projects | Information, statistics, and links for distributed computing projects that have been completed recently |
| Past Projects | Information, statistics, and links for distributed computing projects that have been completed in the past and/or are no longer active |
| Development Platforms | Information and links for development platforms that you can use to create a distributed computing |
| Conferences | Information and links for conferences about distributed computing research and applications |
| Parody and Fun Sites | Information and links for sites that make fun of major distributed computing projects. SETI@home seems to be a popular target :-) |
| Links | Links to other sites which have distributed computing project links |