Types of Parallelism in Multicore Systems
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What is the role of the short-term scheduler in a system?

  • It manages thread distribution across cores efficiently.
  • It ensures that multiple threads run in parallel on a multicore system.
  • It controls the degree of multiprogramming and is invoked infrequently.
  • It selects which process should be executed next and allocates CPU, and it is invoked frequently. (correct)
  • What is the main difference between data parallelism and task parallelism?

  • Data parallelism operates on different data, while task parallelism operates on the same data with different threads.
  • Data parallelism involves distributing threads across cores, while task parallelism involves distributing subsets of the same data across multiple cores.
  • Data parallelism distributes subsets of the same data across multiple cores, while task parallelism distributes threads across cores to perform unique operations. (correct)
  • Data parallelism is efficient for thread management, while task parallelism may cause all threads to block.
  • What characterizes an I/O-bound process?

  • It controls the degree of multiprogramming in a system.
  • It is invoked infrequently and may be slow.
  • It spends more time doing I/O than computations and has many short CPU bursts. (correct)
  • It spends more time doing computations and has few very long CPU bursts.
  • What is the main responsibility of the long-term scheduler?

    <p>It selects which processes should be brought into the ready queue and controls the degree of multiprogramming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when one thread blocks in a user-level thread management system?

    <p>One thread blocking causes all to block.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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