Practice Single-core (2.6.1) - Organization and Structure of Modern Computer Systems
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Question 1 Easy

What is a single-core CPU?

💡 Hint: Think about the number of cores in the CPU.

Question 2 Easy

What is meant by 'bottleneck' in computing?

💡 Hint: Consider how one part affects the whole system.

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Question 1

What is the main limitation of a single-core CPU?

It has high power consumption
It cannot execute multiple instructions at once
It is very expensive

💡 Hint: Consider how many tasks they can handle simultaneously.

Question 2

True or False: Single-core CPUs are generally more efficient than multi-core CPUs for multi-tasking.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how many tasks can run at the same time.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are tasked with designing a software application meant to run on single-core architectures. What considerations would you have to make to optimize performance?

💡 Hint: Think about how to design the app to limit processing needs.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a scenario of running intensive computational tasks on a single-core versus a multi-core system, predict the outcome on performance. Justify your position.

💡 Hint: Consider how processors handle multiple tasks.

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