Practice Granular Software-level Power Optimizations (11.3.2) - Design Optimization
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Granular Software-Level Power Optimizations

Practice - Granular Software-Level Power Optimizations

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does power-aware scheduling do?

💡 Hint: Think about how tasks influence CPU activity.

Question 2 Easy

Explain the Race to Idle principle.

💡 Hint: Consider how task completion relates to power savings.

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Question 1

What is power-aware scheduling?

Only running tasks at night
Managing task execution for power savings
Running tasks sequentially only

💡 Hint: Consider how task assignments affect power consumption.

Question 2

True or False: The Race to Idle principle recommends slowing down tasks to save energy.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how task speed affects idle periods.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

How would you apply the concept of data locality in an embedded system tasked with processing sensor data? Discuss your approach.

💡 Hint: Reflect on how data arrangement affects processing efficiency.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate a scenario where a system employs busy-waiting and suggest alternative approaches to improve energy efficiency.

💡 Hint: Consider what it means for the CPU to be active versus idle.

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