Mutli-Cores

Question 1

What is a multi core processor?

Answer 1

processor with more than 1 processor incorporated into a single chip .

Question 2

What ides does this use?

Answer 2

parallel computing idea, where each processor executes an instruction simultaneously with the goal of speeding up task completion

Question 3

What type of processor is this especially useful for

Answer 3

GPU to render graphics

Question 4

What is this good for on a browser?

Answer 4

Having multiple tabs open

Question 5

Answer the question:

‘Define the term multicore processor’

Answer 5

Multicore processor is one consisting of multiple processors (CPUs or GPUs depending on function within machine) usually integrated within one chip. These are capable of parallel computing (simultaneous execution of instructions) and hence greater / more efficient performance.

Question 6

What is concurrent processing?

Answer 6

Implementing round robin within the scheduling to make is appear that tasks are being executed simultaneously

Question 7

What is parallel computing? - this is the same as parallel processing

Answer 7

requires multiple processors each executing a different instruction simultaneously with the goal of speeding uo computations

Question 8

What is SIMD?

Answer 8

single instruction and multiple data
- approach where mutiple processors follow the same instruction but with different inputs. This is used within parallel processing with large sets needed to be manipulated under the same criteria.

Question 9

What is MIMD?

Answer 9

mutiple instructions and multiple data

- approach where the processor carry out their own instruction and stream their data independently of other processors.