compute-intensive

Compute-intensive is a term that applies to any computer application that demands a lot of computation, such as meteorology programs and other scientific applications. A similar but distinct term, computer-intensive , refers to applications that require a lot of computers, such as grid computing . The two types of applications are not necessarily mutually exclusive: some applications are both compute- and computer-intensive.

Read more about it at: > Bart Selman from the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University explains "Compute-Intensive Methods in Artificial Intelligence." > SearchEnterpriseLinux offers a related article called "SuSE brings Enterprise Server to Itanium 2."

Last updated on: Sep 21, 2005

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