Architecture in Parallel Processing
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What is serial computation?
Runs on a single CPU, one instruction at a time
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What is parallel computing?
The simultaneous use of multiple CPUs solving parts concurrently
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Which computer marked the advent of supercomputing in the 1960s?
CDC 6600
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What is data parallelism?
Distributing subsets of data across processors and performing the same operation
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What is task parallelism?
Distributing different tasks across processors to run independently
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What is fine-grained parallelism?
Dividing tasks into small units executed in parallel
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What is coarse-grained parallelism?
Dividing tasks into larger units with less frequent communication
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In Flynn's taxonomy, what is SISD?
A serial computer with one instruction and one data stream
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What does SIMD stand for?
Single Instruction, Multiple Data
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Which category in Flynn's taxonomy is most common today?
MIMD (Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data)
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What is a multi-core processor?
A processor with two or more independent cores in one chip
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Who contributed to conceptual beginnings of parallel computing in the 1940s–50s?
John von Neumann
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Which IBM computer was part of the early developments in the 1950s?
IBM 7030 Stretch
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Which supercomputer defined the 1960s era?
CDC 6600
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What innovation was introduced in the 1970s with the Cray-1?
Vector processing
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Which 1970s machine pioneered array processing?
ILLIAC IV
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What architecture type was introduced widely in the 1980s?
MIMD
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Which parallel programming standard was developed in the 1980s?
MPI (Message Passing Interface)
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What trend defined the 1990s in processors?
Growth of multi-core and many-core processors
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What hardware gained importance in parallel processing in the 1990s?
GPUs
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What became ubiquitous in the 2000s–present?
Parallelism in consumer CPUs and GPUs
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Which emerging technologies are explored in modern parallel processing?
Cloud computing, AI/ML, quantum computing, neuromorphic computing
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What is a many-core processor?
A processor with tens or hundreds of cores
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What are many-core processors designed for?
Massively parallel workloads
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What is a GPU architecture specialized for?
Massively parallel processing of data blocks
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What kind of parallelism do GPUs excel at?
Data parallelism
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What are common applications of GPU architectures?
Image and video processing, AI/ML, simulations
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How do GPUs differ from CPUs in design?
GPUs have thousands of simple cores optimized for parallel tasks
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