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What does MIMD stand for in computing?
What does MIMD stand for in computing?
- Multiple Instruction, Multiple Device
- Multiple Instruction, Multiple Disk
- Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data (correct)
- Multiple Input, Multiple Data
What is a key characteristic of MIMD machines?
What is a key characteristic of MIMD machines?
- Different processors execute the same instruction at a time
- All processors function synchronously
- All processors function asynchronously and independently (correct)
- Different processors cannot execute different instructions
What are the two categories of MIMD machines based on how processors access memory?
What are the two categories of MIMD machines based on how processors access memory?
- Shared disk and Distributed memory
- Shared memory and Distributed memory (correct)
- Shared memory and Distributed disk
- Shared device and Distributed device
What is an example of a MIMD system?
What is an example of a MIMD system?
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What is the maximum number of processing cores that Intel Xeon Phi can have as of 2015?
What is the maximum number of processing cores that Intel Xeon Phi can have as of 2015?
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