Distributed computing

Distributed computing

• A. open databases of scientific publications
• B. Online shopping
• C. Crowdfunding
• D. donate computing power rather than personal puzzle solving time

Answer: (D)

Distributed computing is about solving large problems by splitting the work across many computers and having them run in parallel, often by volunteers donating their idle processing power rather than relying on one person solving the puzzles themselves. The idea is to leverage multiple machines to handle smaller tasks simultaneously, then combine the results. That description matches donating computing power instead of personal puzzle solving time. The other options describe different concepts: open databases of scientific publications are about accessing data, online shopping is commerce, and crowdfunding is raising money from many people.

Distributed computing is about solving large problems by splitting the work across many computers and having them run in parallel, often by volunteers donating their idle processing power rather than relying on one person solving the puzzles themselves. The idea is to leverage multiple machines to handle smaller tasks simultaneously, then combine the results. That description matches donating computing power instead of personal puzzle solving time. The other options describe different concepts: open databases of scientific publications are about accessing data, online shopping is commerce, and crowdfunding is raising money from many people.