Question 1

If there is 4X4 Mesh Topology ______ message passing cycles will require complete all to all reduction.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 16 
A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 16 C

Question 2

Parallel processing may occur?

Accepted Answer

A) in the instruction stream 
B) in the data stream 
C) both[a] and [b] 
D) none of the above 
A) in the instruction stream 
B) in the data stream 
C) both[a] and [b] 
D) none of the above C

Question 3

How does the number of transistors per chip increase according to Moore ´s law?

Accepted Answer

A) quadratically 
B) linearly 
C) cubicly 
D) exponentially 
A) quadratically 
B) linearly 
C) cubicly 
D) exponentially D

Question 4

Following issue(s) is/are the true about sorting techniques with parallel computing.

Accepted Answer

A) large sequence is the issue 
B) where to store output sequence is the issue 
C) small sequence is the issue 
D) none of the above 
A) large sequence is the issue 
B) where to store output sequence is the issue 
C) small sequence is the issue 
D) none of the above

Question 5

In Parallel DFS processes has following roles.(Select multiple choices if applicable)

Accepted Answer

A) donor 
B) active 
C) idle 
D) passive 
A) donor 
B) active 
C) idle 
D) passive

Question 6

Partitioning on series done after ______________

Accepted Answer

A) local arrangement 
B) processess assignments 
C) global arrangement 
D) none of the above 
A) local arrangement 
B) processess assignments 
C) global arrangement 
D) none of the above

Question 7

To which class of systems does the von Neumann computer belong?

Accepted Answer

A) simd (single instruction multiple data) 
B) mimd (multiple instruction multiple data) 
C) misd (multiple instruction single data) 
D) sisd (single instruction single data) 
A) simd (single instruction multiple data) 
B) mimd (multiple instruction multiple data) 
C) misd (multiple instruction single data) 
D) sisd (single instruction single data)

Question 8

Fine-grain threading is considered as a ______ threading?

Accepted Answer

A) instruction-level 
B) loop level 
C) task-level 
D) function-level 
A) instruction-level 
B) loop level 
C) task-level 
D) function-level

Question 9

Systems that do not have parallel processing capabilities are?

Accepted Answer

A) sisd 
B) simd 
C) mimd 
D) all of the above 
A) sisd 
B) simd 
C) mimd 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Which of these is not a source of overhead in parallel computing?

Accepted Answer

A) non-uniform load distribution 
B) less local memory requirement in distributed computing 
C) synchronization among threads in shared memory computing 
D) none of the above 
A) non-uniform load distribution 
B) less local memory requirement in distributed computing 
C) synchronization among threads in shared memory computing 
D) none of the above

Question 11

In which application system Distributed systems can run well?

Accepted Answer

A) hpc 
B) distrubuted framework 
C) hrc 
D) none of the above 
A) hpc 
B) distrubuted framework 
C) hrc 
D) none of the above

Question 12

A pipeline is like .................... ?

Accepted Answer

A) an automobile assembly line 
B) house pipeline 
C) both a and b 
D) a gas line 
A) an automobile assembly line 
B) house pipeline 
C) both a and b 
D) a gas line

Question 13

Which are different sources of Overheads in Parallel Programs?

Accepted Answer

A) interprocess interactions 
B) process idling 
C) all mentioned options 
D) excess computation 
A) interprocess interactions 
B) process idling 
C) all mentioned options 
D) excess computation

Question 14

VLIW stands for ?

Accepted Answer

A) very long instruction word 
B) very long instruction width 
C) very large instruction word. 
D) very long instruction width. 
A) very long instruction word 
B) very long instruction width 
C) very large instruction word. 
D) very long instruction width.

Question 15

Which one is not a characteristic of NUMA multiprocessors?

Accepted Answer

A) it allows shared memory computing 
B) memory units are placed in physically different location 
C) all memory units are mapped to one common virtual global memory 
D) processors access their independent local memories 
A) it allows shared memory computing 
B) memory units are placed in physically different location 
C) all memory units are mapped to one common virtual global memory 
D) processors access their independent local memories

Question 16

Suppose there are 16 elements in a series then how many phases will be required to sort the series using parallel odd-even bubble sort?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 15 
A) 8 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 15

Question 17

Which of these steps can create conflict among the processors?

Accepted Answer

A) synchronized computation of local variables 
B) concurrent write 
C) concurrent read 
D) none of the above 
A) synchronized computation of local variables 
B) concurrent write 
C) concurrent read 
D) none of the above

Question 18

A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called ______ ?

Accepted Answer

A) super-scaling 
B) pipe-lining 
C) parallel computation 
D) none of these 
A) super-scaling 
B) pipe-lining 
C) parallel computation 
D) none of these

Question 19

Which one is not a limitation of a distributed memory parallel system?

Accepted Answer

A) higher communication time 
B) cache coherency 
C) synchronization overheads 
D) none of the above 
A) higher communication time 
B) cache coherency 
C) synchronization overheads 
D) none of the above

Question 20

In thread-function execution scenario thread is a ___________

Accepted Answer

A) work 
B) worker 
C) task 
D) none of the above 
A) work 
B) worker 
C) task 
D) none of the above

If there is 4X4 Mesh Topology ______ message passing cycles will require complete all to all reduction.

Parallel processing may occur?

How does the number of transistors per chip increase according to Moore ´s law?

Following issue(s) is/are the true about sorting techniques with parallel computing.

In Parallel DFS processes has following roles.(Select multiple choices if applicable)

Partitioning on series done after ______________

To which class of systems does the von Neumann computer belong?

Fine-grain threading is considered as a ______ threading?

Systems that do not have parallel processing capabilities are?

Which of these is not a source of overhead in parallel computing?

In which application system Distributed systems can run well?

A pipeline is like .................... ?

Which are different sources of Overheads in Parallel Programs?

VLIW stands for ?

Which one is not a characteristic of NUMA multiprocessors?

Suppose there are 16 elements in a series then how many phases will be required to sort the series using parallel odd-even bubble sort?

Which of these steps can create conflict among the processors?

A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called ______ ?

Which one is not a limitation of a distributed memory parallel system?

In thread-function execution scenario thread is a ___________

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Parallel Execution in CUDA, Sorting Algorithms, and Search Techniques

Characteristics and Operations in Parallel Programming

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Communication Operations and Algorithms in Parallel Computing

Parallel Computing and Graph Algorithms

Parallel Processing and GPU Architecture

Computer Architecture and Multiprocessor Systems

Sorting Algorithms and Pipelined Systems

Algorithms and Parallel Formulations

Cuda Model, Parallelism, Memory System, and Communication Models

Parallel Communication and Runtime Analysis

Exploring Multiprocessor Systems and Parallel Algorithms

Parallel Processing and Algorithms

Distributed Systems and Computing

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Exam 14: Parallel Computing and GPU Architecture

If there is 4X4 Mesh Topology ______ message passing cycles will require complete all to all reduction.

Parallel processing may occur?

How does the number of transistors per chip increase according to Moore ´s law?

Following issue(s) is/are the true about sorting techniques with parallel computing.

In Parallel DFS processes has following roles.(Select multiple choices if applicable)

Partitioning on series done after ______________

To which class of systems does the von Neumann computer belong?

Fine-grain threading is considered as a ______ threading?

Systems that do not have parallel processing capabilities are?

Which of these is not a source of overhead in parallel computing?

In which application system Distributed systems can run well?

A pipeline is like .................... ?

Which are different sources of Overheads in Parallel Programs?

VLIW stands for ?

Which one is not a characteristic of NUMA multiprocessors?

Suppose there are 16 elements in a series then how many phases will be required to sort the series using parallel odd-even bubble sort?

Which of these steps can create conflict among the processors?

A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called ______ ?

Which one is not a limitation of a distributed memory parallel system?

In thread-function execution scenario thread is a ___________

Understanding Cuda Kernel Code and Host GPU Interactions

Nvidia CUDA and GPU Programming

Parallel Execution in CUDA, Sorting Algorithms, and Search Techniques

Characteristics and Operations in Parallel Programming

Communication Patterns and Algorithms in Distributed Systems

Communication Operations and Algorithms in Parallel Computing

Parallel Computing and Graph Algorithms

Parallel Processing and GPU Architecture

Computer Architecture and Multiprocessor Systems

Sorting Algorithms and Pipelined Systems

Algorithms and Parallel Formulations

Cuda Model, Parallelism, Memory System, and Communication Models

Parallel Communication and Runtime Analysis

Exploring Multiprocessor Systems and Parallel Algorithms

Parallel Processing and Algorithms

Distributed Systems and Computing

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