What is distributed computing?

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What is distributed computing?

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Mar 31, 2010

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Sometimes using a single computer just won't cut it, and buying time on a supercomputer can be prohibitively expensive. So what do you do next? Tune in and learn more about distributed computing in this podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 31, 2010

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What is distributed computing?

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