👉 Apartment computing is a distributed computing model that leverages the collective resources of multiple individuals' home computers to provide scalable and cost-effective computing power. It was pioneered by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late 1990s. In this model, a central server hosts a virtualized environment that is shared among multiple users, each contributing their own computing resources—such as CPU, memory, and storage—to the pool. This setup allows users to access a vast array of computational capabilities without needing to invest in expensive hardware themselves. The system dynamically allocates resources based on demand, ensuring efficient utilization and cost savings for all participants. Apartment computing has since evolved into a popular solution for tasks like big data processing, machine learning, and cloud services, offering a flexible and accessible alternative to traditional cloud computing models.
