parallel computing set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Here a single program is executed by all tasks simultaneously. At any moment in time, tasks can be executing the same or different instructions within the same program. These programs usually have the necessary logic programmed into them to allow different tasks to branch or conditionally execute only those parts of the program they are designed to execute.

a) Single Program Multiple Data (SPMD)

b) Multiple Program Multiple Data (MPMD)

c) Von Neumann Architecture

d) None of these

Question : 2

It is the simultaneous use of multiple compute resources to solve a computational problem

a) Parallel computing

b) Single processing

c) Sequential computing

d) None of these

Question : 3

Synchronous communication operations referred to

a) Involves only those tasks executing a communication operation

b) It exists between program statements when the order of statement execution affects the results of the program.

c) It refers to the practice of distributing work among tasks so that all tasks are kept busy all of the time. It can be considered as minimization of task idle time.

d) None of these

Question : 4

Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) is

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 : 5

Data dependence is

a) Involves only those tasks executing a communication operation

b) It exists between program statements when the order of statement execution affects the results of the program.

c) It refers to the practice of distributing work among tasks so that all tasks are kept busy all of the time. It can be considered as minimization of task idle time.

d) None of these

Question : 6

Shared Memory is

a) A computer architecture where all processors have direct access to common physical memory

b) It refers to network based memory access for physical memory that is not common.

c) Parallel tasks typically need to exchange dat(A) There are several ways this can be accomplished, such as through, a shared memory bus or over a network, however the actual event of data exchange is commonly referred to as communications regardless of the method employe(D)

d) None of these