Parallel Speedup/Amdahl’s Law Flashcards
1
Q
What is Speedup?
A
How much a parallel algorithm is faster than its sequential counterpart
2
Q
What is the speed up for a system comprised of 10 processors executing an application that is 50% parallel?
A
1.82
3
Q
What is Amdahl’s law?
A
Amdahl’s Law states that potential program speedup is defined by the fraction of code (P) that can be parallelized.
