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IT vocabulary. 3.3 Networks. By: Flora Bertin. Grid Computing. Def: Grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time Example: The simulation of material use (Airbus)

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IT vocabulary

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  1. IT vocabulary 3.3 Networks By: Flora Bertin

  2. Grid Computing • Def: Grid computing is applying the resources of many computers in a network to a single problem at the same time • Example: • The simulation of material use (Airbus) • The Simulation of petroleum activities (French Petroleum Institute) • The military simulation (EADS).

  3. Distributed Processing • Def: Computers connected together by a communicationsnetwork. • Example: NASA

  4. Ethernet • Def: Ethernet is a protocol that controls the way data is transmitted over a local area network (LAN), which used coaxial ( same axe) cables.

  5. Peer- to- Peer ( P2P) • Def: A method of sharing files with other people via the Internet. It allows computer users to share files directly without uploading them to a server. • Example: • Lime Wire • Bear Share

  6. Sources • http://www.forumatena.org/?q=node/117 • http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet.htm/printable • http://www.top4serials.com/crack-keygen--computer+networks+by+larry+peterson+manual-serials.html • http://map-of-power.blogspot.com/2011/01/grid-computing.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_computing

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