Practice Advantages And Disadvantages (7.11) - Pipelining and Parallel Processing in Computer Architecture
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Advantages and Disadvantages

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Question 1 Easy

What does increased throughput refer to?

💡 Hint: Think about the number of tasks completed over time.

Question 2 Easy

Which law addresses the limitations of parallel processing?

💡 Hint: It has a famous formula linked to speedup.

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Question 1

What is one major advantage of parallel processing?

Increased complexity
Lower throughput
Higher performance

💡 Hint: Consider the goal of parallel processing.

Question 2

True or False: Amdahl's Law indicates that the more processors you add, the more performance increases indefinitely.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the limitations in resource gains.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Discuss how you would address the challenges faced with debugging a large-scale parallel processing application. What strategies might you employ?

💡 Hint: Think about the tools and methods that can simplify a complex environment.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze a scenario where a system implementing Amdahl's Law falls short of performance expectations. What key factors contributed to this failure?

💡 Hint: Reflect on the task distribution and how it affects potential speedup.

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