Practice Manual Vectorization - 10.6.2 | 10. Vector, SIMD, GPUs | Computer Architecture
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Manual Vectorization

10.6.2 - Manual Vectorization

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Question 1 Easy

What is manual vectorization?

💡 Hint: Think about how SIMD works.

Question 2 Easy

Why is memory alignment important for SIMD?

💡 Hint: Consider where data is stored.

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Question 1

What does Manual Vectorization aim to achieve in computing?

Faster processing by handling multiple elements
Simply executing tasks sequentially
Increased memory usage

💡 Hint: Think about performance improvement.

Question 2

True or False: Automatic vectorization always produces better performance than manual vectorization.

True
False

💡 Hint: They have different levels of control.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are optimizing a large matrix multiplication. Describe how you would use manual vectorization to enhance performance and discuss the potential obstacles you might encounter.

💡 Hint: Consider what operations can be processed together.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a function to apply a filter across an array of pixel values, outline how to implement manual vectorization and discuss the possible performance benefits.

💡 Hint: Explore how groups of pixels can be handled together.

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