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SIMD in GPU Cores

10.5.1 - SIMD in GPU Cores

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does SIMD stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how many pieces of data are processed at once.

Question 2 Easy

Give one application of SIMD in GPUs.

💡 Hint: Think about how GPUs are used in technology.

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Question 1

What does SIMD enable in GPU cores?

It processes one data point per instruction
It processes multiple data points per instruction
It allows different threads to execute different instructions

💡 Hint: Remember what SIMD stands for.

Question 2

True or False: SIMD and SIMT perform the exact same function.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how threads and data are handled.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Critically analyze the trade-offs between using SIMD and SIMT depending on the type of computational task at hand.

💡 Hint: Consider the nature of tasks typically executed by GPUs.

Challenge 2 Hard

How might the introduction of quantum computing impact the future of SIMD in GPUs?

💡 Hint: Think about how new technologies integrate with existing systems.

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