Computer ____ generate massive processing power by using many off-the-shelf personal computers, which work together to achieve processing speeds that rival some of the world s top supercomputers, as with the example of the application shown in the figure above.
A) ports
B) anonymous FTP
C) messaging
D) grids

Question

Computer ____ generate massive processing power by using many off-the-shelf personal computers, which work together to achieve processing speeds that rival some of the world s top supercomputers, as with the example of the application shown in the figure above.
A) ports 
B) anonymous FTP 
C) messaging 
D) grids

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The use of many off-the-shelf personal computers working together to achieve processing speeds is known as grid computing. Therefore, the best choice is D - grids.

Computer ____ Generate Massive Processing Power by Using Many Off-The-Shelf