8.10.3 - Heat Dissipation
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What is heat dissipation?
💡 Hint: Think about why heat management is important in processors.
What does DVFS stand for?
💡 Hint: It's related to how processors manage power.
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What does heat dissipation refer to in multicore systems?
💡 Hint: Think about why managing heat is crucial.
True or False: DVFS can help in reducing the power consumption of cores during low workloads.
💡 Hint: Remember what DVFS is used for.
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Design a hypothetical multicore processor system with 16 cores. How would you manage heat dissipation for optimal performance?
💡 Hint: Think about various strategies discussed and how they can work together.
Explain how a sudden change in workload (e.g., a game starting) affects heat generation in a multicore system and how you would counteract that using DVFS.
💡 Hint: Consider how DVFS responds to workload changes.
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