The Use of Multiple Computers Linked by a Communications Network

question 81

Multiple Choice

The use of multiple computers linked by a communications network for processing is called:

• A) grid computing.
• B) distributed processing.
• C) client/server computing.
• D) centralized processing.
• E) supercomputing.

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Definitions:

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

z

A standard score representing the number of standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean of what is being observed or measured.

Standard Normal

An ordinary distribution with a 0 mean and a 1 standard deviation.

Random Variable

A variable with numerical outcomes derived from random occurrences.