8.7.2 - Interconnects
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Practice Questions
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What is a bus-based system?
💡 Hint: Think about how data gets from one core to another.
Name one advantage of ring-based systems.
💡 Hint: Consider the arrangement of the cores.
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Which of the following describes a bus-based interconnect?
💡 Hint: Think about how many devices can connect to a single path.
True or False: Mesh-based systems can allow for more scalable communication paths compared to other architectures.
💡 Hint: Consider how many connections can interlink in a mesh layout.
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Consider a multicore processor using a bus-based interconnect. If five cores each try to send data simultaneously, describe potential performance impacts.
💡 Hint: Think about the 'traffic' on the bus.
Evaluate the consequences of adding more cores to a ring-based system. What might happen to communication efficiency as more cores are added?
💡 Hint: Imagine how a long line of people waiting to talk would perform.
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