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What does SMP stand for?
Think about the relationship between multiple processors and memory access.
Name one benefit of SMP.
Focus on how tasks are handled in parallel.
What is the main advantage of SMP?
Consider task assignment and access to resources.
SMP uses shared memory. True or False?
Recall how memory access works in SMP architecture.
Examine a scenario where implementing SMP in a multi-threaded application could yield better performance. What considerations should be made when coding?
Think about task allocation to avoid bottlenecks.
What are potential downsides of SMP regarding memory consistency and inter-processor communication? How can these challenges be addressed?
Consider how processors communicate when accessing the same data.
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