(69) Parallel Processing with Raspberry Pi Computers

     Inexpensive computers to be tied together to form a network where they all tackle a problem at once using a technique called parallel programming. This improves the processing time required to solve certain problem... [ view full abstract ]

     Inexpensive computers to be tied together to form a network where they all tackle a problem at once using a technique called parallel programming. This improves the processing time required to solve certain problem sets. This project is focused on networking a number of the credit-card sized Raspberry Pi computers (available for less than $50) to form a so-called beowulf cluster which for some problems dramatically improves the performance over running the same problem on a single computer. This cluster can then be used to perform advanced calculations or data sorting algorithms much more efficiently than a standard system without the added costs of special parallel processing units, which require extensive cooling apparatus.