Nobody wrote:
On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:06:02 +0000, Tim Golden wrote:
I'm trying to come up with something which will illustrate
the usefulness of a distributed processing model. Since I
may not be using the term "distributed" exactly, my
criteria are:
* It should be clear that the application produces results
sooner when run via multiple cooperating computers
than when run on one.
* The problem being solved should be broadly comprehensible by
the students. This rules out some abstruse mathematical
calculation which would benefit from multiple processors but
which will fail to engage their interest.
Rendering fractals? Easy to parallelise, easy to code, easy to make slow
enough that the speed-up is noticeable.
Thanks. I'll add that to the list of possibilities.
TJG
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