CS621 Quiz 1

Q1. In distributed computing, computers communicate with each other through__________ .

1. message passing
2. bus
3. control unit
4. direct memory access (DMA)

Correct answer: message passing

Q2. Flynn's classification of computer architectures in parallel and distributed computing was proposed by

1. Michael J. Flynn
2. Jean Bartik
3. David
4. Huffman
5. John Von Neumann

Correct answer: Michael J. Flynn

Q3. _________ is a type of memory architecture that allows multiple processors or threads to access the same memory space.

1. Random Access memory
2. Shared memory
3. Read only memory
4. Direct memory access

Correct answer: Shared memory

Q4. __________ architectures require only a single copy of the program to be loaded into memory.

1. Multiple Instruction Single Data (MISD)
2. Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD)
3. Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
4. Single Instruction Single Data (SISD)

Correct answer: Single Instruction Single Data (SISD)

Q5. _____________ architecture is a type of parallel computing architecture where multiple processing units execute different instructions on the same data element simultaneously.

1. Single Instruction Single Data (SISD)
2. Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
3. Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD)
4. Multiple Instruction Single Data (MISD)

Correct answer: Multiple Instruction Single Data (MISD)

Q6. In a distributed memory architecture, each processor has its own __________.

1. direct access memory
2. global memory
3. random access memory
4. local memory

Correct answer: local memory

Q7. ___________ is the measure of a system's ability to increase or decrease in performance and cost in response to changes in application and system processing demands.

1. Scalability
2. Caching
3. Multithreading
4. Deadlock

Correct answer: Scalability

Q8. Parallel processors collectively have large and fast_________.

1. cache
2. cooling system
3. Instruction sets
4. clock speed

Correct answer: cache