parallel computing set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Uniform Memory Access (UMA) referred to

a) Here all processors have equal access and access times to memory

b) Here if one processor updates a location in shared memory, all the other processors know about the update.

c) Here one SMP can directly access memory of another SMP and not all processors have equal access time to all memories

d) None of these

Question : 2

Parallel computing can include

a) Single computer with multiple processors

b) Arbitrary number of computers connected by a network

c) Combination of both A and B

d) None of these

Question : 3

In shared Memory

a) Changes in a memory location effected by one processor do not affect all other processors.

b) Changes in a memory location effected by one processor are visible to all other processors

c) Changes in a memory location effected by one processor are randomly visible to all other processors.

d) None of these