Practice Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) - 8.2.1 | 8. Multicore | Computer Architecture
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8.2.1 - Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does SMP stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the relationship between multiple processors and memory access.

Question 2

Easy

Name one benefit of SMP.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on how tasks are handled in parallel.

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 the main advantage of SMP?

  • Increased cost
  • Simplified programming
  • Slower task processing
  • More complex architecture

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider task assignment and access to resources.

Question 2

SMP uses shared memory. True or False?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall how memory access works in SMP architecture.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Examine a scenario where implementing SMP in a multi-threaded application could yield better performance. What considerations should be made when coding?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about task allocation to avoid bottlenecks.

Question 2

What are potential downsides of SMP regarding memory consistency and inter-processor communication? How can these challenges be addressed?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how processors communicate when accessing the same data.

Challenge and get performance evaluation