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Give real-world examples of distributed computing.
Search engines, cloud storage (Gmail, Google Docs), and cryptocurrency mining.
Give a real-world example of parallel computing.
Most modern computers with multi-core processors.
What is the main difference between parallel and distributed computing?
Parallel computing uses multiple processors in one machine, while distributed computing uses multiple machines.
A program has three tasks that take 20, 30, and 40 seconds, respectively. If these tasks are run in parallel using two processors, what is the minimum execution time?
50 seconds
A task takes 100 seconds to complete sequentially. If the same task takes 25 seconds to complete in parallel, what is the speedup?
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