Desktop Grid Computing

Grids are a form of distributed computing whereby a “super virtual computer” is composed of many networked loosely coupled computers acting together to perform large tasks. For certain applications, “distributed” or “grid” computing, can be seen as a special type of parallel computing that relies on complete computers (with onboard CPUs, storage, power supplies, network interfaces, etc.) connected to a computer network (private or public) by a conventional network interface, such as Ethernet. This is in contrast to the traditional notion of a supercomputer, which has many processors connected by a local high-speed computer bus. One of the few books to give a thorough and up-to-date presentation of this topic, this resource book describes various approaches and models as well as recent trends that underline the evolution of desktop grids. Designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers in industry, this book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science. Contents:........................ 1. Introduction 2. Bitcoin Network 3. Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing(BOINC) 4. XtremWeb-HEP: Designing Desktop Grid for EGEE Infrastructure