Capterra Glossary
Compute-Intensive
Compute-intensive is a term used in the computer science industry to describe a computer program or process that requires multiple computations to function as designed. Compute-intensive programs require large amounts of computing processing power and memory for proper execution.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Compute-Intensive
Most small and midsize video production and graphic design companies use compute-intensive programs daily, such as video and graphics editing programs. This requires them to use computer systems with high-performance central processing units (CPUs) that can handle a heavy processing workload.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy