What kind of people are drawn to grid computing?
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People who need a massive amount of electricity
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People who need a massive amount of raw computing power
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People who need super-reliable access to the Web
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People who recieve an extremely large amount of email
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All of the above
Grid computing is designed for users who need massive raw computing power - it aggregates resources from multiple computers to solve computationally intensive problems. It is not primarily about electricity, web reliability, or email volume.
Grid computing pools together processing resources from many machines to tackle computationally intensive problems, so it appeals to users who need a large amount of raw computing power (e.g., scientific simulations, rendering). It isn't primarily about electricity supply, web reliability, or email volume.