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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define centralized design.
💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are handled by one main unit.
Question 2
Easy
What is pipelining in computer architecture?
💡 Hint: Recall the stages involved in instruction processing.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is a primary characteristic of centralized design?
- Multiple processors
- Single processor
- High scalability
💡 Hint: Think about how tasks are organized within a system.
Question 2
True or False: Pipelining can lead to hazards that affect performance.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-offs in overlapping instruction stages.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a multiprocessor system for a scientific application that requires high computational power. Discuss whether you would use SMP or MPP and justify your choice.
💡 Hint: Consider the workload characteristics of scientific applications.
Question 2
Evaluate the trade-offs between a centralized versus a distributed system for an e-commerce platform. What factors must be considered?
💡 Hint: Think critically about user demand and performance requirements.
Challenge and get performance evaluation