Computing Task
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A Computing Task is a task that transforms input data into output results through algorithmic processing using computing resources.
- AKA: Computation Task, Computational Task, Data Processing Task, Algorithmic Task, Information Processing Task, Digital Processing Task.
- Context:
- Input: Computing Data, Computing Parameters.
- Output: Processed Computing Data, Computing Results.
- Measure: Computing Efficiency Metrics such as computing time complexity, computing space complexity, and computing accuracy measure.
- It can typically transform Input Data through computing algorithms using computing operations.
- It can typically utilize Computing Resources through computing processors, computing memory, and computing storage.
- It can typically follow Computing Patterns through computing architectures, computing paradigms, and computing methodologies.
- It can typically produce Computing Outputs through computing result generation, computing data transformation, and computing solution delivery.
- It can typically achieve Computing Objectives through computing problem solving, computing optimization, and computing automation.
- It can typically maintain Computing State through computing memory management, computing context preservation, and computing session handling.
- It can typically ensure Computing Correctness through computing validation, computing verification, and computing testing.
- It can typically handle Computing Errors through computing exception handling, computing fault tolerance, and computing recovery mechanisms.
- It can often implement Computing Algorithms through sequential computing processes, parallel computing processes, and distributed computing processes.
- It can often demonstrate Computing Characteristics through computing determinism, computing completeness, and computing correctness.
- It can often require Computing Skills through computing logic design, computing efficiency optimization, and computing error handling.
- It can often enable Computing Applications through computing service provision, computing functionality implementation, and computing system integration.
- It can often leverage Computing Frameworks through computing libraries, computing platforms, and computing ecosystems.
- It can often support Computing Scalability through computing load balancing, computing resource allocation, and computing performance optimization.
- It can often ensure Computing Security through computing access control, computing encryption, and computing authentication.
- It can range from being a Human-Based Computing Task to being an Automated Computing Task, depending on its computing automation level.
- It can range from being a Simple Computing Task to being a Complex Computing Task, depending on its computing complexity level.
- It can range from being a Sequential Computing Task to being a Parallel Computing Task, depending on its computing execution model.
- It can range from being a Local Computing Task to being a Distributed Computing Task, depending on its computing resource distribution.
- It can range from being an Exact Computing Task to being an Approximate Computing Task, depending on its computing precision requirement.
- It can range from being a Deterministic Computing Task to being a Probabilistic Computing Task, depending on its computing outcome predictability.
- It can range from being an Offline Computing Task to being a Real-Time Computing Task, depending on its computing temporal constraint.
- It can range from being a Batch Computing Task to being a Stream Computing Task, depending on its computing data processing mode.
- It can range from being a CPU-Intensive Computing Task to being a I/O-Intensive Computing Task, depending on its computing resource bottleneck.
- It can range from being a Single-Threaded Computing Task to being a Multi-Threaded Computing Task, depending on its computing concurrency level.
- It can range from being a Stateless Computing Task to being a Stateful Computing Task, depending on its computing state requirement.
- It can range from being a Synchronous Computing Task to being an Asynchronous Computing Task, depending on its computing execution timing.
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- It can support Computing Applications for computing service delivery.
- It can integrate with Computing Systems for computing infrastructure utilization.
- It can enable Computing Innovations through computing capability advancement.
- It can facilitate Computing Research through computing experiment execution.
- It can accelerate Domain-Specific Computing through computing specialization.
- It can optimize Business Processes through computing automation.
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- Example(s):
- Data Processing Computing Tasks, such as:
- Sorting Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data organization through comparison-based algorithms like quicksort and mergesort.
- Searching Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data location through search algorithms like binary search and hash table lookup.
- Filtering Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data refinement through selection criteria and predicate evaluation.
- Aggregation Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data consolidation through reduction operations and summary statistics.
- Data Transformation Tasks demonstrating computing format conversion through parsing and serialization.
- Machine Learning Computing Tasks, such as:
- Classification Computing Tasks demonstrating computing category assignment through supervised learning algorithms.
- Regression Computing Tasks demonstrating computing value estimation through predictive modeling.
- Clustering Computing Tasks demonstrating computing pattern discovery through unsupervised learning.
- Deep Learning Computing Tasks demonstrating computing representation learning through neural networks.
- Reinforcement Learning Computing Tasks demonstrating computing policy optimization through reward maximization.
- Optimization Computing Tasks, such as:
- Linear Programming Computing Tasks demonstrating computing resource optimization through simplex algorithm.
- Combinatorial Optimization Computing Tasks demonstrating computing solution search through branch and bound.
- Evolutionary Computing Tasks demonstrating computing solution evolution through genetic algorithms.
- Constraint Satisfaction Computing Tasks demonstrating computing constraint solving through backtracking.
- Scientific Computing Tasks, such as:
- Numerical Analysis Computing Tasks demonstrating computing approximation methods through finite element methods.
- Simulation Computing Tasks demonstrating computing system behavior through monte carlo methods.
- Signal Processing Computing Tasks demonstrating computing signal transformation through fourier transforms.
- Computational Physics Tasks demonstrating computing physical modeling through differential equation solving.
- Bioinformatics Computing Tasks demonstrating computing biological analysis through sequence alignment.
- Information Processing Computing Tasks, such as:
- Text Processing Computing Tasks demonstrating computing language analysis through natural language processing.
- Image Processing Computing Tasks demonstrating computing visual transformation through computer vision algorithms.
- Audio Processing Computing Tasks demonstrating computing sound manipulation through digital signal processing.
- Video Processing Computing Tasks demonstrating computing motion analysis through temporal processing.
- System Computing Tasks, such as:
- Database Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data persistence through query processing and transaction management.
- Network Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data transmission through protocol implementation and routing algorithms.
- Security Computing Tasks demonstrating computing access control through cryptographic operations and authentication protocols.
- Operating System Computing Tasks demonstrating computing resource management through scheduling algorithms and memory management.
- Web Computing Tasks, such as:
- Web Service Computing Tasks demonstrating computing service delivery through API processing and request handling.
- Web Scraping Computing Tasks demonstrating computing data extraction through HTML parsing and pattern matching.
- Web Analytics Computing Tasks demonstrating computing usage analysis through log processing and metric calculation.
- Blockchain Computing Tasks, such as:
- Mining Computing Tasks demonstrating computing proof of work through hash computation.
- Smart Contract Computing Tasks demonstrating computing contract execution through deterministic processing.
- Consensus Computing Tasks demonstrating computing agreement protocols through distributed algorithms.
- Quantum Computing Tasks, such as:
- Quantum Algorithm Tasks demonstrating computing quantum processing through quantum gates and superposition.
- Quantum Simulation Tasks demonstrating computing quantum modeling through quantum state evolution.
- Domain-Specific Computing Tasks, such as:
- Financial Computing Tasks demonstrating computing financial analysis through risk calculation and portfolio optimization.
- Medical Computing Tasks demonstrating computing medical analysis through diagnosis algorithms and treatment planning.
- Engineering Computing Tasks demonstrating computing engineering analysis through CAD processing and simulation.
- Repetitive Computing Tasks demonstrating computing iterative processing through batch operations.
- Monotonous Computing Tasks demonstrating computing routine processing through automated workflows.
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- Data Processing Computing Tasks, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Manual Tasks, which lack computing algorithmic processing and require human physical effort instead of computing resource utilization.
- Physical Manufacturing Tasks, which lack computing data transformation and involve material manipulation instead of computing information processing.
- Pure Cognitive Tasks, which lack computing automation capability and require human reasoning without computing algorithmic support.
- Social Interaction Tasks, which lack computing deterministic processes and involve human communication instead of computing data exchange.
- Creative Design Tasks (without computational tools), which lack computing systematic processes and rely on human creativity instead of computing algorithm execution.
- Philosophical Reasoning Tasks, which lack computing formal verification and involve abstract thinking instead of computing logical processing.
- See: Task, Algorithm, Computing System, Data Processing, Computational Complexity, Computer Science, Information Processing, Automated Task, Computing Resource, Computing Application, Turing Machine, Church-Turing Thesis, Computational Theory, Software Engineering Task, Domain-Specific Task, Iterative Task, Parallel Computing, Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, High-Performance Computing, Computing Architecture, Computing Infrastructure.
References
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calculation
- S: (n) calculation, computation, computing (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)
- S: (n) calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
- S: (n) calculation, deliberation (planning something carefully and intentionally) "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
2009
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculation
- A calculation is a deliberate process for transforming one or more inputs into one or more results, with variable change.
- The term is used in a variety of senses, from the very definite arithmetical calculation using an algorithm to the vague heuristics of calculating a strategy in a competition or calculating the chance of a successful relationship between two people.
- Multiplying 7 by 8 is a simple algorithmic calculation.
- Estimating the fair price for financial instruments using the Black-Scholes model is a complex algorithmic calculation.
- Statistical estimations of the likely election results from opinion polls also involve algorithmic calculations, but give results that are ranges of possibilities rather than exact answers.
- Deciding the best way to build a relationship with a member of the opposite sex may also result from a calculation, but is not definite, predictable, nor even clearly defined. This indefinite application of the term gives it a second area of meaning apart from the mathematical senses mentioned above.
- To calculate means to ascertain by computing.