Question 1

Which of the ff are true regarding the KSR ALLCACHE approach?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

That it is also known as virtual shared memory

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That it is under the Shared memory model on a Distributed memory machine

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KSR stands for Kendall Square Research

Question 2

Which does this image pertain to?

Accepted Answer

Kendall Square Research (KSR) ALLCACHE approach

Answer

Message Passing Interface (MPI)

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DISTRIBUTED memory model on a SHARED memory machine:

Question 3

Which of the ff are true regarding the MPI?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

That it has direct access to global address space spread 
across all machines

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That the ability to send and receive 
messages using MPI, as is commonly done over a network

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That it stands for Message Passing Interface

Question 4

Which does this image pertain to?

Accepted Answer

Message Passing Interface (MPI)

Answer

Shared memory model on a Distributed memory machine

Answer

Kendall Square Research (KSR) ALLCACHE approach

Question 5

These are used to control access to the shared memory, resolve contentions and 
to prevent race conditions and deadlocks.

Accepted Answer

Semaphores

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Race conditions

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Deadlocks

Question 6

This is also known as the simplest parallel programming mode

Accepted Answer

Shared Memory Model (without threads)

Answer

Distributed Memory / Message Passing Model:

Answer

Data Parallel Model

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Threads Model

Question 7

This model has a single "heavy 
weight" process can have multiple "light weight", concurrent 
execution paths.

Accepted Answer

Threads Model

Answer

Shared Memory Model (without threads)

Answer

Distributed Memory / Message Passing Model:

Answer

Data Parallel Model

Question 8

This model is where tasks exchange data through communications by sending and 
receiving messages

Accepted Answer

Distributed Memory / Message Passing Model:

Answer

Threads Model

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Shared Memory Model (without threads)

Answer

Data Parallel Model

Question 9

PGAS is under which model

Accepted Answer

Data Parallel Model

Answer

Threads Model

Answer

Distributed Memory / Message Passing Model:

Answer

Shared Memory Model (without threads)

Question 10

This model focuses on performing operations on a data set. The data set is typically organized into a common structure, such as an array or cube

Accepted Answer

Data Parallel Model

Answer

Shared Memory Model (without threads)

Answer

Threads Model

Answer

Distributed Memory / Message Passing Model:

Question 11

The data set is typically organized into a common structure such as which of the ff

Accepted Answer

array/ cube

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partitions

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process

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list

Question 12

This is  used to control access to the shared memory, resolve contentions and to prevent race conditions and deadlocks

Accepted Answer

locks/ semaphores

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process

Answer

list

Answer

partitions

Question 13

What does R in KSR ALLCACHE approach stand for?

Accepted Answer

RESEARCH

Question 14

This is used to control access to the shared memory, resolve contentions and to prevent race conditions and deadlocks

Accepted Answer

SEMAPHORES

Question 15

POSIX Threads are also known by this term

Accepted Answer

PTHREADS

Question 16

P in PGAS stands for

Accepted Answer

PARTITIONED

Question 17

An a.out is needed in a Threads Model

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 18

POSIX Threads are part of Unix/Linux operating systems

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 19

OpenMP being multiplatform, can be used in g Unix and Windows platforms

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 20

PGAS stands for Partitioned General Address Space

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

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