Practice Hardware Selection (7.4.1) - Parallel Processing Architectures for AI
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Question 1 Easy

What does GPU stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about the graphics in video games.

Question 2 Easy

What unique feature does FPGA provide?

💡 Hint: It can be customized for specific applications.

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Question 1

What does GPU stand for?

Graphics Processing Unit
General Purpose Unit
Global Processing Unit

💡 Hint: Connect it to graphic rendering tasks.

Question 2

TPUs are optimized for which specific type of AI task?

General computations
Deep learning tasks
Standard applications

💡 Hint: Think of specialized AI applications.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are tasked with designing an AI system for real-time video analysis. Which hardware would you prefer: GPU, TPU, or FPGA? Justify your choice with performance and application considerations.

💡 Hint: Consider latency and processing requirements for real-time applications.

Challenge 2 Hard

A team finds their AI model training time too long. Should they switch from GPU to TPU? Discuss any additional factors they must consider beyond performance.

💡 Hint: Think about ecosystem integration and cost-effectiveness.

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