On 12/19/07, Jeff Squyres <jsquy...@cisco.com> wrote: > On Dec 19, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Amit Kumar Saha wrote: > > > This probably is the same as saying that : In Distributed computing, > > the member nodes are *not* dedicated machines solely for executing the > > specific HPC task, where as in a Cluster we have a dedicated set of > > nodes, specifically working on a particular task. > > > Those are common models, yes. But probably not the only ones (notice > how I used "usually" liberally in my definitions :-) ). > > Given the differences between Aurelien's answers and mine, I think the > community really only has general ideas about what exactly those terms > mean.
Yes, I shall accept that, since time and again I have thought about this terms- I have always had to end up getting confused, searching for the _exact_, clear-cut difference. Thanks again! Amit -- Amit Kumar Saha *NetBeans Community Docs Coordinator* http://amitsaha.in.googlepages.com http://amitksaha.blogspot.com
