This is particularly true in multicore systems because cores actually can be sized differently, using more or less power as needed for a specific function and sometimes using multiple cores to execute the same command.

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If the DNA of a human being or any other organism resembled a carefully constructed computer program, with neatly arranged and logically structured modules each written to fulfill a specific function, the evidence of intelligent design would be overwhelming.

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Each team has a specific function, such as building engines or doors, and each team member is trained to do approximately 30 different jobs in that area, so that people don't get stale from doing repetitive tasks.

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But the Center's most important function is as a repository for images and records about collectors, dealers and specific works of art, going back hundreds of years.

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