👉 Roommates computing, also known as collaborative computing or distributed computing, is a method where multiple individuals share computing resources such as servers, storage devices, and processing power to accomplish tasks more efficiently or to solve complex problems. Each participant in the roommate computing setup contributes their own resources, and the tasks are divided among them, often using a network to share data and communicate. This approach is particularly useful for resource-intensive tasks like scientific simulations, large-scale data analysis, or running complex software that would be impractical or impossible for a single person to handle alone. By pooling their resources, roommates can achieve greater computational power and flexibility, often at a lower cost than purchasing and maintaining high-end hardware.
