Parallelism in Computer Design

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What is the primary reason for parallelism being the driving force of computer design?

To reduce energy and cost (correct)

To increase storage capacity

To improve user interface

To increase processing speed

Which type of parallelism arises from the need to operate on multiple data items at the same time?

Task-Level Parallelism

Instruction-Level Parallelism

Thread-Level Parallelism

Data-Level Parallelism (correct)

What is an example of a hardware architecture that exploits data-level parallelism?

Thread-Level Parallelism

Request-Level Parallelism

Vector Architectures and Graphic Processor Units (GPUs) (correct)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

How long have computer hardware designs been supporting data-level parallelism and task-level parallelism?

50 years Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Instruction-Level Parallelism?

To exploit data-level parallelism Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parallelism is exploited by Request-Level Parallelism?

Task-Level Parallelism Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Chapter 5 in the contents?

Centralized Shared-Memory Architectures Signup and view all the answers

Which chapter is concerned with the computer architecture of warehouse-scale computers?

Chapter 6 Signup and view all the answers

What is the topic of the case studies and exercises by Parthasarathy Ranganathan?

Computer Architecture of Warehouse-Scale Computers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the contents?

Data-Level Parallelism Signup and view all the answers

What is the topic of the section that starts at page 344?

Performance of Symmetric Shared-Memory Multiprocessors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following authors is associated with the case studies and exercises on computer architecture of warehouse-scale computers?

Parthasarathy Ranganathan Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the first three editions of the book?

instruction-level parallelism (ILP) Signup and view all the answers

What is the major reason for the shift from single-processor performance improvement?

power dissipation of air-cooled chips Signup and view all the answers

What do DLP, TLP, and RLP require from the programmer?

explicit parallelism Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of Intel canceling its high-performance uniprocessor projects in 2004?

shift to multiple processors per chip Signup and view all the answers

What type of parallelism is featured in the fourth edition of the book?

data-level parallelism (DLP) and thread-level parallelism (TLP) Signup and view all the answers

What do compilers and hardware do with respect to instruction-level parallelism?

conspire to exploit implicitly without programmer attention Signup and view all the answers