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Computer cluster: History, Implementations & Basic concepts

A computer cluster is a group of autonomous computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system. Unlike grid computers, computer clusters have each node set to perform the same task, controlled and scheduled by software. The newest manifestation of cluster computing is cloud computing.

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Computer cluster topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Implementations and Basic concepts as prominent areas in the source structure around Computer cluster.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
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Extracted relationships
82
Concept neighborhoods
42
Bridge connections
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What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 18 topics
Implementations · 13 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Basic concepts · 12 topics
Attributes of clusters · 11 topics
Data sharing and communication · 11 topics
Cluster management · 9 topics
Design and configuration · 9 topics
Software development and administration · 7 topics
Benefits · 3 topics
Other approaches · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Basic concepts

History

Attributes of clusters

Benefits

Design and configuration

Data sharing and communication

Cluster management

Software development and administration

Implementations

Other approaches

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Computer cluster connects Entity context

The extracted context around Computer cluster shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Computer cluster → Berkeley Network, California, Developing, High Performance Debugging Forum, HPD, HPDF, India, Message Passing Interface, MPI, NOW, Parallel Virtual Machine, PARMON, PVM, The University, Tools, TotalView, Workstations Another extracted example is Computer cluster → As, Clusters, Examples, However, IBM General Parallel File, Microsoft's Cluster Shared Volumes, One, Oracle Cluster File System, System. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Computer cluster

Top relations

related to Debugging and monitoring · 17
Computer cluster → Berkeley Network, California, Developing, High Performance Debugging Forum, HPD, HPDF, India, Message Passing Interface, MPI, NOW, Parallel Virtual Machine, PARMON, PVM, The University, Tools, TotalView, Workstations
related to Data sharing · 9
Computer cluster → As, Clusters, Examples, However, IBM General Parallel File, Microsoft's Cluster Shared Volumes, One, Oracle Cluster File System, System
related to Attributes of clusters · 6
Computer cluster → Computer, For, However, In, Load-balancing, Note
related to Benefits · 6
Computer cluster → Advantages, Clusters, Fault, In, RAID, This
related to history · 6
Computer cluster → Amdahl's Law, Gene Amdahl, Greg Pfister, IBM, Pfister, The
related to Cluster management · 3
Computer cluster → In, One, This
related to Other approaches · 3
Computer cluster → Although, BOINC-based, However
related to Parallel programming · 3
Computer cluster → Automatic, However, Load
is a · 2
Computer cluster → cost of administrating it which can at times be as high as the cost of administrating N independent machines, group of autonomous computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system
related to Basic concepts · 1
Computer cluster → The

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

cluster clusters computer nodes system computers computing node used may use parallel systems also operating one shared performance network software

Computer cluster relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 82 structured relationships around Computer cluster. Examples in this analysis include Computer cluster → is a → group of autonomous computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system and Computer cluster → is a → cost of administrating it which can at times be as high as the cost of administrating N independent machines. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Computer clusteris agroup of autonomous computers that work together so that they can be viewed as a single system0.90text
Computer clusteris acost of administrating it which can at times be as high as the cost of administrating N independent machines0.90text
IBM's Sequoiainstance ofranging from small business clusters with a handful of nodes to some of the fastest supercomputers in the world0.80text
peer-to-peer or grid computing which also use many nodesinstance ofIt is distinct from other approaches0.80text
but with a far more distributed nature.A computer cluster may be a simple two-node system which just connects two personal computersinstance ofIt is distinct from other approaches0.80text
or may be a very fast supercomputerinstance ofIt is distinct from other approaches0.80text
web-service supportinstance ofAttributes of clustersComputer clusters may be configured for different purposes ranging from general purpose business needs0.80text
to computation-intensive scientific calculationsinstance ofAttributes of clustersComputer clusters may be configured for different purposes ranging from general purpose business needs0.80text
web service or databasesinstance ofrather than handling IO-oriented operations0.80text
Cinstance ofMPI is now a widely available communications model that enables parallel programs to be written in languages0.80text
Fortraninstance ofMPI is now a widely available communications model that enables parallel programs to be written in languages0.80text
Pythoninstance ofMPI is now a widely available communications model that enables parallel programs to be written in languages0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Computer cluster bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Clusters, Computer and Nodes. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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  • grid computers
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Computer cluster, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Computer cluster with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Computer cluster — History · splits 102 ⟂ 19
Computer cluster — Overview · splits 107 ⟂ 14
Computer cluster — Implementations · splits 107 ⟂ 14
Computer cluster — Basic concepts · splits 108 ⟂ 13
Computer cluster — Attributes of clusters · splits 109 ⟂ 12
Computer cluster — Data sharing and communication · splits 109 ⟂ 12
Computer cluster — Design and configuration · splits 111 ⟂ 10
Computer cluster — Cluster management · splits 111 ⟂ 10
Computer cluster — Software development and administration · splits 113 ⟂ 8
Computer cluster — Benefits · splits 117 ⟂ 4
Computer cluster — Other approaches · splits 117 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Computer cluster

Nodes121
Edges120
Triples82
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016529
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Computer cluster to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Implementations & Basic concepts, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Computer cluster · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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