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Which company coined the term 'PPU' to describe its PhysX chip?

NVIDIA

AMD

SPARTA

Ageia (correct)

What is the main purpose of a physics processing unit (PPU)?

To accelerate the processing speed of a computer's CPU

To simulate finite element analysis

To handle the calculations of physics in video games (correct)

To perform graphics operations in the main CPU's place

Which of the following calculations might involve the use of a PPU?

Fluid dynamics (correct)

Image rendering

Text recognition

Audio processing

What is the similarity between a PPU and a GPU?

Both offload time-consuming tasks from a computer's CPU (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which research project was an early academic PPU project?

SPARTA (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which company developed the first physics processing unit (PPU)?

Ageia (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a physics processing unit (PPU)?

To accelerate physics calculations in video games (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a calculation that a PPU might handle?

Artificial intelligence processing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a PPU and a GPU?

A PPU handles physics calculations while a GPU handles graphics operations (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a research project related to PPUs?