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What type of instructions does the processor implement?
What type of instructions does the processor implement?
- String manipulation instructions
- 32-bit and 64-bit integer arithmetic only
- IEEE 754 standard double precision floating point operations
- PTX instructions for parallel thread execution (correct)
What is the purpose of GPU processor's multithreading according to the text?
What is the purpose of GPU processor's multithreading according to the text?
- To execute vector instructions efficiently
- To increase power consumption
- To reduce the number of available threads
- To hide memory access latency (correct)
Which type of operations are included in the processor's capabilities?
Which type of operations are included in the processor's capabilities?
- Only single precision floating point operations
- All PTX instructions and 32-bit integer arithmetic (correct)
- Only logical instructions
- 64-bit integer arithmetic and string operations
What distinguishes earlier GPUs from later GPUs regarding instruction execution?
What distinguishes earlier GPUs from later GPUs regarding instruction execution?
What is a key goal achieved by the GPU processor's multithreading according to the text?
What is a key goal achieved by the GPU processor's multithreading according to the text?
In what way does multithreading benefit the processor according to the text?
In what way does multithreading benefit the processor according to the text?
How much total memory is available in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
How much total memory is available in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
What is the peak bandwidth of the NVIDIA GEForce 8800 in GB/second?
What is the peak bandwidth of the NVIDIA GEForce 8800 in GB/second?
How many streaming multiprocessors are there in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
How many streaming multiprocessors are there in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
What type of processor is a core in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
What type of processor is a core in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
How many scalar 32-bit registers are contained in the register file for the threads in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
How many scalar 32-bit registers are contained in the register file for the threads in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800?
Which unit in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800 integrates a shared geometry controller and a shared texture unit and cache?
Which unit in the NVIDIA GEForce 8800 integrates a shared geometry controller and a shared texture unit and cache?
How many threads are distributed among 8 cores in a warp?
How many threads are distributed among 8 cores in a warp?
What does the GPU's multiprocessor do to execute different thread programs concurrently?
What does the GPU's multiprocessor do to execute different thread programs concurrently?
How many CUDA cores are there in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
How many CUDA cores are there in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
How does each thread in the GPU multiprocessor achieve independence during execution?
How does each thread in the GPU multiprocessor achieve independence during execution?
In how many clock cycles will a warp of 32 threads execute one instruction each?
In how many clock cycles will a warp of 32 threads execute one instruction each?
What simplifies the parallel programming model in CUDA extensions to C and C++?
What simplifies the parallel programming model in CUDA extensions to C and C++?
How many warps can be scheduled on a single Tesla using fine-grained multithreading over time?
How many warps can be scheduled on a single Tesla using fine-grained multithreading over time?
What components make up each SP core in the multithreaded multiprocessor architecture?
What components make up each SP core in the multithreaded multiprocessor architecture?
How many transistors are implemented in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
How many transistors are implemented in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
What is the role of the Multithreaded instruction unit in a GPU multiprocessor?
What is the role of the Multithreaded instruction unit in a GPU multiprocessor?
How many SMs are there in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
How many SMs are there in the Fermi based GPU architecture?
How do threads within a thread block in a GPU multiprocessor synchronize with each other?
How do threads within a thread block in a GPU multiprocessor synchronize with each other?
What is the benefit of running two warps in parallel?
What is the benefit of running two warps in parallel?
How many warp schedulers does each SMX have in the Kepler architecture?
How many warp schedulers does each SMX have in the Kepler architecture?
What happens if threads of a warp diverge via a data-dependent conditional branch?
What happens if threads of a warp diverge via a data-dependent conditional branch?
In SIMT architecture, what is the ideal scenario for warp efficiency?
In SIMT architecture, what is the ideal scenario for warp efficiency?
When does branch divergence occur?
When does branch divergence occur?
How many instructions per warp can be dispatched per cycle in the Kepler architecture?
How many instructions per warp can be dispatched per cycle in the Kepler architecture?
