In computing, a task is a unit of execution or a unit of work. The term is ambiguous; precise alternative terms include process, light-weight process...
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user). Task computing seeks to redefine how users interact with and use computing environments. It is built on pervasive computing. A Task Computing Framework...
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subtasks, task, or tasks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Task may refer to: Task (computing), in computing, a program execution context Task (language...
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Many-task computing (MTC) in computational science is an approach to parallel computing that aims to bridge the gap between two computing paradigms: high-throughput...
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parallel computing: bit-level, instruction-level, data, and task parallelism. Parallelism has long been employed in high-performance computing, but has...
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computing Many-task computing Urgent computing GPU workstation Brazell, Jim; Bettersworth, Michael (2005). High Performance Computing (Report). Texas...
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In computing, preemption is the act of temporarily interrupting an executing task, with the intention of resuming it at a later time. This interrupt is...
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this task to finish it? Although this is mathematically sound, it is rarely the case when it comes to practice. Task management Task (computing) McIlree...
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high-throughput computing (HTC) is the use of many computing resources over long periods of time to accomplish a computational task. The HTC community...
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common goal for their work. The terms "concurrent computing", "parallel computing", and "distributed computing" have much overlap, and no clear distinction...
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In computing, load balancing is the process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources (computing units), with the aim of making their overall...
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Edge computing is a distributed computing model that brings computation and data storage closer to the sources of data. More broadly, it refers to any...
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Grid computing is the use of widely distributed computer resources to reach a common goal. A computing grid can be thought of as a distributed system...
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of information in quantum computing, the qubit (or "quantum bit"), serves the same function as the bit in classical computing. However, unlike a classical...
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Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct...
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across multiple processors in parallel computing environments. Task parallelism focuses on distributing tasks—concurrently performed by processes or threads—across...
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Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic...
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Time-sharing (redirect from Time-shared computing)
In computing, time-sharing is the concurrent sharing of a computing resource among many tasks or users by giving each task or user a small slice of processing...
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Application software (redirect from Applications (computing))
which can be experienced through the use of a computing device. Applications can also be classified by computing platforms such as a desktop application for...
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Computer cluster (redirect from Cluster computing)
to perform the same task, controlled and scheduled by software. The newest manifestation of cluster computing is cloud computing. The components of a...
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FLAGS register (redirect from Nested Task flag)
level (286+ only), always all-1s on 8086 and 186 System 14 0x4000 NT Nested task flag (286+ only), always 1 on 8086 and 186 System 15 0x8000 MD Mode flag...
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Computer (redirect from Computing device)
of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. In his work...
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In computing, scheduling is the action of assigning resources to perform tasks. The resources may be processors, network links or expansion cards. The...
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Concurrent computing is a form of computing in which several computations are executed concurrently—during overlapping time periods—instead of sequentially—with...
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The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the...
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In computing, a job is a unit of work or unit of execution (that performs said work). A component of a job (as a unit of work) is called a task or a step...
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memory, bandwidth, or other resources that are required to perform a specific task. It is a special case of engineering overhead. Overhead can be a deciding...
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Embarrassingly parallel (category Parallel computing)
results between them. These differ from distributed computing problems, which need communication between tasks, especially communication of intermediate results...
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distributes tasks to the clients. Through sideband computing method, any network server which has a lot of clients can form into a large-scale super-computing network...
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Real-time operating system (category Real-time computing)
highest-priority ready task will take 5 to 30 instructions. In advanced systems, real-time tasks share computing resources with many non-real-time tasks, and the ready...
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