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    A cluster is a collection of interconnected stand-alone computers that work together as a single computing resource by sharing a common network and namespace. The computers are linked using high-speed networking and bound together by the operating system and clustering software. A Beowulf cluster specifically refers to a high-performance parallel computer built from commodity hardware and a free operating system like Linux, connected by a private high-speed network.

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    A cluster is a collection of interconnected stand-alone computers that work together as a single computing resource by sharing a common network and namespace. The computers are linked using high-speed networking and bound together by the operating system and clustering software. A Beowulf cluster specifically refers to a high-performance parallel computer built from commodity hardware and a free operating system like Linux, connected by a private high-speed network.

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    A cluster is a collection of interconnected stand-alone computers that work together as a single computing resource by sharing a common network and namespace. The computers are linked using high-speed networking and bound together by the operating system and clustering software. A Beowulf cluster specifically refers to a high-performance parallel computer built from commodity hardware and a free operating system like Linux, connected by a private high-speed network.

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    What are Clusters?

    A cluster is a type of parallel or distributed processing system, which consists of a collection of interconnected stand-alone computers co - operatively working together as a single, integrated computing resource.

    This cluster of computers shares common network characteristics like the same namespace and it is available to other computers on the network as a single resource. These computers are linked together using high-speed network interfaces between themselves and the actual binding together of the all the individual computers in the cluster is performed by the operating system and the software used.

    What is a Beowulf Cluster?

    It's a kind of high-performance massively parallel computer built primarily out of commodity hardware components, running a free-software operating system like Linux or Free BSD, interconnected by a private high-speed network.

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