Apple Qmaster 3 - Manual (Page 9)

This section introduces most of the basic concepts and terms related to using the
Apple Qmaster distributed processing system.
This chapter covers the following:
• Using Distributed Processing to Increase Speed and Efficiency (p. 9)
• Basic Components of the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System (p. 10)
• QuickClusters (p. 13)
• Compressor AutoClusters (p. 13)
• How the Apple Qmaster System Distributes Batches (p. 13)
Using Distributed Processing to Increase Speed and Efficiency
Distributed processing accelerates processing by distributing the work to multiple
computers that have been chosen to provide more processing power. You can submit
batches of processing jobs to the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system, which
allocates those jobs to other computers in the most efficient way (described in more
detail in
How the Apple Qmaster System Distributes Batches ).
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Distributed Processing Basics 1