Top 250+ Solved High Performance Computing (HPC) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Multiprocessor is systems with multiple CPUs, which are capable of independently executing different tasks in parallel. In this category every processor and memory module has similar access time?
a. uma
b. microprocessor
c. multiprocessor
d. numa
Q. For inter processor communication the miss arises are called?
a. hit rate
b. coherence misses
c. comitt misses
d. parallel processing
Q. NUMA architecture uses _______in design?
a. cache
b. shared memory
c. message passing
d. distributed memory
Q. A multiprocessor machine which is capable of executing multiple instructions on multiple data sets?
a. sisd
b. simd
c. mimd
d. misd
Q. In message passing, send and receive message between?
a. task or processes
b. task and execution
c. processor and instruction
d. instruction and decode
Q. The First step in developing a parallel algorithm is_________?
a. to decompose the problem into tasks that can be executed concurrently
b. execute directly
c. execute indirectly
d. none of above
Q. The number of tasks into which a problem is decomposed determines its?
a. granularity
b. priority
c. modernity
d. none of above
Q. The length of the longest path in a task dependency graph is called?
a. the critical path length
b. the critical data length
c. the critical bit length
d. none of above
Q. The graph of tasks (nodes) and their interactions/data exchange (edges)?
a. is referred to as a task interaction graph
b. is referred to as a task communication graph
c. is referred to as a task interface graph
d. none of above
Q. Mappings are determined by?
a. task dependency
b. task interaction graphs
c. both a and b
d. none of above
Q. Decomposition Techniques are?
a. recursive decomposition
b. data decomposition
c. exploratory decomposition
d. all of above
Q. The Owner Computes Rule generally states that the process assigned a particular data item is responsible for?
a. all computation associated with it
b. only one computation
c. only two computation
d. only occasionally computation
Q. A simple application of exploratory decomposition is_?
a. the solution to a 15 puzzle
b. the solution to 20 puzzle
c. the solution to any puzzle
d. none of above
Q. Speculative Decomposition consist of _?
a. conservative approaches
b. optimistic approaches
c. both a and b
d. only b
Q. task characteristics include?
a. task generation.
b. task sizes.
c. size of data associated with tasks.
d. all of above