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What type of parallelism involves distributing subsets of the same data across multiple cores, with the same operation performed on each?
What type of parallelism involves distributing subsets of the same data across multiple cores, with the same operation performed on each?
What is the purpose of Amdahl's Law?
What is the purpose of Amdahl's Law?
What is the term for distributing threads across cores, each thread performing a unique operation?
What is the term for distributing threads across cores, each thread performing a unique operation?
What is the variable 'S' in Amdahl's Law formula?
What is the variable 'S' in Amdahl's Law formula?
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What is the result of running an application with 75% parallelism and 25% serial components on a system with two processing cores?
What is the result of running an application with 75% parallelism and 25% serial components on a system with two processing cores?
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What is a major advantage of using threads instead of processes in a multithreaded server architecture?
What is a major advantage of using threads instead of processes in a multithreaded server architecture?
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What is a major limitation of using a single-threaded process to service client requests in a web server?
What is a major limitation of using a single-threaded process to service client requests in a web server?
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What is an advantage of using a multithreaded web server over a single-threaded process?
What is an advantage of using a multithreaded web server over a single-threaded process?
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What is a common use case for multithreaded applications?
What is a common use case for multithreaded applications?
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Why is process creation a less desirable approach in a multithreaded server architecture?
Why is process creation a less desirable approach in a multithreaded server architecture?
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What is a major characteristic of kernels in modern operating systems?
What is a major characteristic of kernels in modern operating systems?
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What is the primary benefit of a multithreaded server architecture?
What is the primary benefit of a multithreaded server architecture?
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How do threads share resources by default?
How do threads share resources by default?
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What is the primary challenge of multicore programming?
What is the primary challenge of multicore programming?
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What is a key difference between concurrency and parallelism?
What is a key difference between concurrency and parallelism?
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What is the primary advantage of thread creation over process creation?
What is the primary advantage of thread creation over process creation?
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What is the primary benefit of resource sharing in multithreaded applications?
What is the primary benefit of resource sharing in multithreaded applications?
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