crowd-sourced computing

Crowd-sourced computing is a method where many individuals contribute their computer resources—such as processing power or storage—to work on large tasks collectively. Instead of relying on a single powerful computer, this approach divides complex problems into smaller parts and distributes them across numerous volunteers’ devices. When these devices are idle or underused, they can process data remotely. This collective effort speeds up computation, reduces costs, and leverages existing hardware, enabling tasks like scientific research, data analysis, and simulations to be performed more efficiently than would be possible with centralized resources alone.