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Distributed Computing
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Distributed Computing
A series of computers networked together to solve the same problem
Example: SETI uses radio waves to search for extra terrestrial life
Advantages
- Reduces cost because an expensive super computer is not needed
- Can pass work to computers anywhere in the world using the internet
Disadvantages
- Issues with the security of data spread out on so many different computers
- Heavy reliance on networks which may not always be reliable
- Increased cost due to expensive communication lines
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- WJEC ICT Mind Map on Distributed Computing, created by saralewis97 on 06/06/2016.
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