Also called Beowulf computing or Beowulf cluster computing, it is a High
Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) that consists of
clustering computer systems on a high speed
network running open
sourceoperating systems, like
Linux or FreeBSD and also
using Beowulf software to function as a single massive
parallel computer. Beowulf clusters are
most commonly used for computational intensive tasks including digital media
rendering, seismic analysis, or computational chemistry.
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KUSU 101: What is Beowulf Cluster Computing? This series of articles will cover the basics of Beowulf Clusters otherwise known also High Performance Computing Clusters (HPCC) or High Performance Technical Computing (HPTC).
