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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the key characteristic of a parallel computer?

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

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