Practice Multithreading in Multi-Core Processors - 9.5.2 | 9. Multithreading | Computer Architecture
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Multithreading in Multi-Core Processors

9.5.2 - Multithreading in Multi-Core Processors

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Question 1 Easy

What is multithreading?

💡 Hint: Think about how multiple tasks can happen at once.

Question 2 Easy

What is a multi-core processor?

💡 Hint: Consider how many tasks can be done at once with multiple cores.

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Question 1

What does multithreading allow a processor to do?

Run tasks sequentially
Execute multiple threads simultaneously
Only run a single thread

💡 Hint: Think about the benefits of concurrency.

Question 2

True or False: Vectorization allows a single instruction to operate on multiple data points.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how data processing can be sped up.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a multi-core processor running a video editing application. How would you implement multithreading to maximize performance? Discuss the thread allocation strategy.

💡 Hint: Think about the different tasks involved in video editing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain a scenario where vectorization would significantly enhance performance. What types of applications would benefit from this technique?

💡 Hint: Consider computation-heavy operations that involve arrays or matrices.

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