Every computation runs on every instance of Ethereum, yes.<p>It is important to note that <i>this is not a resource for distributed general computation</i> - it&#x27;s for running smart contracts. Per the Ethereum development tutorial, &quot;you will not be able to do anything on the EVM that you cannot do on a smartphone from 1999.&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ethereum&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ethereum-Development-Tutorial" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;ethereum&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ethereum-Development-T...</a><p>This is not a very good article - it&#x27;s rather breathless and short on technical detail. In particular, calling it &quot;the World Computer&quot; is completely not what Ethereum will be capable of.