Research a computer operation that could be improved through parallelization on a multi-core CPU. Include the following:

A short description of the operation (e.g., Bitcoin mining) in the subject of your post

A longer description of the computer operation

A description of how it could be improved through parallelization

Unique challenges in a parallelized version that are not present in a single-process version

Do not select an operation that a classmate has already selected (so post early!)

provide more than 300 words