Practice - Overhead of Parallelization
Practice Questions
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What is overhead in the context of parallel processing?
💡 Hint: Think about what extra efforts are needed beyond just the core computation.
What does task decomposition refer to?
💡 Hint: Focus on how large tasks can be made manageable.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is overhead in parallel processing?
💡 Hint: Think about what is beyond just computation.
Amdahl's Law states that the maximum speedup is determined by:
💡 Hint: Focus on what restricts speedup in parallelism.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a program that is 70% parallelizable. Calculate the maximum speedup possible if you can use an infinite number of processors.
💡 Hint: Remember to apply the formula correctly for infinite N.
Devise a method to analyze the impact of overhead in a program that seems to slow down with increased threading.
💡 Hint: Focus on pinpointing specific tasks that increase the overhead.
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