What Is Distributed Computing

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is distributed computing?

• A) Processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment
• B) Focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization
• C) Occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analyzing (or overthinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome
• D) A business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data

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