appendix B Solutions to exercises

B.1 Chapter 1: Why parallel computing?

  1. What are some other examples of parallel operations in your daily life? How would you classify your example? What does the parallel design appear to optimize for? Can you compute a parallel speedup for this example?

    Answer: Examples of parallel operations in daily life include multi-lane highways, class registration queues, and mail delivery. There are many others.

  2. For your desktop, laptop, or cellphone, what is the theoretical parallel processing power of your system in comparison to its serial processing power? What kinds of parallel hardware are present in it?

    Answer: It can be hard to penetrate the marketing and hype and find the real specifications. Most devices, ...

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