Practice Parallelism In Multicore Systems (8.3) - Multicore - Computer Architecture

Practice: Parallelism in Multicore Systems

Lesson 8.3Multicore

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
Define Instruction-Level Parallelism (ILP).
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Think what happens when multiple instructions are executed at once.
Question 2.
What is multithreading?
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Consider what happens when your computer runs multiple applications at once.
3Question 3.
What does Instruction-Level Parallelism (ILP) allow a processor to do?
- A) Execute multiple programs at once
- B) Execute multiple instructions from the same instruction stream
- C) Execute only sequential instructions
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Consider how processors optimize instruction execution.
4Question 4.
True or False: Multithreading is a technique that allows for concurrent execution of multiple threads.
- True
- False
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Think about running different applications at once on your device.
Question 5.
Given a multicore processor with 4 cores, analyze how TLP could significantly boost performance when running multiple parallel tasks compared to a single-core processor running sequentially.
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Think about the time saved when tasks run at the same time rather than waiting their turn.
Question 6.
Discuss the impact of data dependencies on achieving effective Instruction-Level Parallelism in a scenario where a sequence of arithmetic operations relies on previous results.
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Analyze how the order of operations influences the execution capability.

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