Parallel Processing and Parallel Computers Quiz
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What is the term for processing multiple tasks simultaneously on multiple processors?

  • Concurrent processing
  • Distributed processing
  • Parallel processing (correct)
  • Sequential processing

    • What type of instructions are executed sequentially on a single processor in serial computation?

  • Discrete series of instructions (correct)
  • Simultaneous instructions
  • Parallel instructions
  • Concurrent instructions

    • What is the key characteristic of a parallel computer?

  • Isolation of processing elements
  • Communication and cooperation among processing elements (correct)
  • Single processing element
  • Sequential execution of instructions

    • What is the approach used to decompose a problem into multiple parts that can be solved concurrently in parallel processing?

    <p>Decomposition into multiple parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the simultaneous use of multiple compute resources to solve a computational problem?

    <p>Parallel processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional approach for software execution on a single processor?

    <p>Serial computation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the decomposition of a problem into multiple parts that can be solved concurrently in parallel processing?

    <p>Task parallelism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of a parallel computer?

    <p>Collection of processing elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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