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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?

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

Which research project was an early academic PPU project?

<p>SPARTA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Ageia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Artificial intelligence processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a PPU and a GPU?

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

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

<p>SPARTA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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