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Parallel Computing Architectures Explained

The document contains a quiz on parallel programming and hardware, with questions covering topics such as distributed and shared memory, cache coherency, and Flynn's Taxonomy. The respondent scored a perfect 20/20, indicating a strong understanding of the subject matter. Key concepts include the advantages of distributed memory architectures and the classifications of parallel computing systems.

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Parallel Computing Architectures Explained

The document contains a quiz on parallel programming and hardware, with questions covering topics such as distributed and shared memory, cache coherency, and Flynn's Taxonomy. The respondent scored a perfect 20/20, indicating a strong understanding of the subject matter. Key concepts include the advantages of distributed memory architectures and the classifications of parallel computing systems.

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Parallel programing: Hardware Puntos totales 20/20

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High Performance Computer usually uses 2/2

Distributed Memory

Shared Memory

High Performance Memory

all of these answers

Add a second processor for parallel execution 2/2

Make execution twice fast

Add extra effort to comunicate

A key advantage of distributed memory architectures is that they are _____ 2/2
than shared memory systems.

more responsive

more scalable

easier to program for

less complex
In most modern multi-core CPUs, cache coherency is usually handled by 2/2
the

user

application software

operating system

processor hardware

Parallel execution takes more time than serial execution of the same 2/2
program

False

True

A Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) system has two or more _____ 2/2


processors connected to a single _____ main memory.

identical; shared

dissimilar; shared

dissimilar; distributed

identical; distributed
The four classifications of Flynn's Taxonomy are based on the number of 2/2
concurrent _____ streams and _____ streams available in the architecture.

input; output

program; data

Processors, Multicore

instruction; data

Flynn's taxonomy is for 2/2

understand how parallel computers are structured

for classifying multiprocessor architectures

for distinguishes four classes of computer architecture

all of these answers

Parallel computing can increase the 2/2

scale of problems a program can tackle

speed at which a program executes a set number of tasks

number of tasks a program executes in a set time

all of these answers


Modern multi-core PCs fall into the _____ classification of Flynn's 2/2
Taxonomy.

SIMD

MISD

SISD

MIMD

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