Executing partial tasks in a distributed storage and task network

A dispersed storage (DS) module comprises:

• a first module, when operable within a computing device, causes the computing device to:
• receive a partial task regarding an encoded data block grouping of a plurality of encoded data block groupings, wherein data is dispersed storage error encoded in accordance with dispersed storage error coding parameters to produce the plurality of encoded data block groupings;
• a second module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• perform the partial task on the encoded data block grouping to produce a partial task result;
• and
• a third module, when operable within the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine subsequent treatment of the partial task result and of the encoded data block grouping;
• when the subsequent treatment includes maintaining storage of the encoded data block grouping and storage of the partial task result:
• determining a manner in which the partial task result is to be stored;
• and
• when the manner in which the partial task result is to be stored is dispersed storage:
• dispersed storage error encoding the partial task result in accordance with dispersed storage error encoding parameters to produce one or more sets of encoded partial task result blocks;
• and
• outputting the one or more sets of encoded partial task result blocks to a set of dispersed storage and task (DST) execution units for storage therein.