Practice Multi-core Architecture (5.4.1) - ARM Cortex-A9 Processor - Advanced System on Chip
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Multi-core Architecture

Practice - Multi-core Architecture

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a multi-core architecture?

💡 Hint: Think about the number of tasks performed at once.

Question 2 Easy

What does SMP stand for?

💡 Hint: It’s associated with task sharing among cores.

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Question 1

What is the role of multi-core architecture in processors?

To reduce the number of processors.
To enhance single-core processing.
To allow simultaneous execution of multiple tasks.

💡 Hint: Think about how many tasks can be done at once.

Question 2

True or False: Cache coherency protocols preserve data consistency across multiple cores.

True
False

💡 Hint: Imagine a team keeping track of a changing document.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Evaluate the advantages and potential limitations of using a dual-core versus a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor in mobile devices.

💡 Hint: Consider the balance between performance needs and battery life.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a hypothetical application that would significantly benefit from thread-level parallelism. Explain how it would utilize cores effectively.

💡 Hint: Think about what tasks can be divided among multiple workers.

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