Practice Graphics Processing Units (gpus) (10.4) - Vector, SIMD, GPUs

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Question 1.
What does GPU stand for?
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Think about what the device is primarily used for.
Question 2.
Name one advantage of using GPUs over CPUs.
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Consider parallel processing capabilities.
3Question 3.
What is a primary characteristic of GPU architecture?
- High single-threaded performance
- Many small cores
- Limited parallelism
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Think about how many operations can occur at the same time.
4Question 4.
True or False: CUDA is a platform by AMD.
- True
- False
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Recap which company developed CUDA.
Question 5.
Describe a scenario in a data-heavy application where utilizing a GPU compared to a CPU would offer a significant performance boost.
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Think about how the tasks can be divided up.
Question 6.
From a programming perspective, outline the considerations a developer must keep in mind when designing an application utilizing a GPU.
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Focus on adjustments related to data handling.

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