Multicore Processors Quiz
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How do applications benefit from multicore processors?

  • By isolating tasks to specific cores for sequential execution
  • By reducing the number of tasks that can be executed simultaneously
  • By increasing the clock speed for individual tasks
  • By harnessing parallelism to execute tasks concurrently (correct)
  • What is one benefit of multicore processors?

  • Isolation of resources for each core
  • Enhanced overall throughput by sharing resources (correct)
  • Reduced overall power consumption
  • Increased clock speed for each core
  • What has the evolution from single-core to multicore architectures significantly boosted?

  • Processing power (correct)
  • Energy consumption
  • Physical size of the processor
  • Memory capacity
  • What are modern GPUs known for?

    <p>Highly parallel architectures with thousands of cores</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what type of workloads do GPUs excel?

    <p>Parallelizable workloads like machine learning and image processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the initial purpose of GPUs?

    <p>Rendering graphics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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