Practice SIMD Performance - 10.3.3 | 10. Vector, SIMD, GPUs | Computer Architecture
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SIMD Performance

10.3.3 - SIMD Performance

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does SIMD stand for?

💡 Hint: It involves executing one instruction on many data points.

Question 2 Easy

Name one architecture that utilizes SIMD.

💡 Hint: Think about popular processor designs.

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Question 1

What does SIMD stand for?

Single Instruction
Multiple Data
Single Instruction
Single Data
Multiple Instructions
Single Data

💡 Hint: Focus on how many data points are involved.

Question 2

True or False: SIMD is primarily used for single-threaded application performance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how SIMD operates with data.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain how SIMD could reduce the time complexity of an image processing task. What would be the significant advantages?

💡 Hint: Consider the number of data elements processed per cycle.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a simple pseudocode algorithm for a SIMD-based approach to compute the average of an array of numbers. Discuss potential implementation challenges.

💡 Hint: Think about how to structure your data for SIMD compatibility.

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