This paper emphasis on grid computing basic features, difference between cloud computing, grid computing, cluster computing and distributed computing. In addition this paper highlights the …

INTRODUCTION TO GRID COMPUTING 1 1.1 Grid Computing Concept 1 1.2 History of Distributed Computing 4 1.3 Computational Grid Applications 12 1.4 Grid Computing …

Large amounts of RAM: The more RAM a server has, the more data it can process at once. For grid computing, servers should be equipped with large amounts of RAM to handle the …

In this book we explore all of these aspects in simple to understand terms as we unveil a new era of computing, simply referred to as “Grid Computing.”

· The concluding Section 8 illuminates two groundbreaking scientific discoveries that have been enabled through the innovative applications of grid computing technologies.

I provide a summary of major developments and trends, focusing on the Globus open source Grid software project and the GriPhyN data grid project.

The program offered keynote talks by grid and cloud computing prominent thinkers as well as presentations of modern distributed computing infrastructures, capabilities and applications …