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Distributed Computing for the Greater Good

Distributed Computing for the Greater Good. Alex Newton. Idle Computers are a Useful Resource. Scientists collect massive amounts of data through projects like SETI, LHC, or tests during the development of new drugs

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Distributed Computing for the Greater Good

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  1. Distributed Computing for the Greater Good Alex Newton

  2. Idle Computers are a Useful Resource • Scientists collect massive amounts of data through projects like SETI, LHC, or tests during the development of new drugs • Distributed computing programs use idle time of computers around the world to analyze data • Seti@home • Folding@home • Quantum Cures

  3. BOINC • Distributed computing software developed in 1999 by Seti@home developers • Used by around 50 projects • Total combined processing power of 8,723 Teraflops as of February 2013 • Fourth largest supercomputer in the world by processing power

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