Programação Distribuida e Concorrente - B1

O que é Computação Paralela?

• A capacidade de executar várias partes de uma aplicação simultaneamente

• A capacidade de executar uma única tarefa repetidamente

• A capacidade de executar tarefas sequencialmente

• A capacidade de executar tarefas aleatoriamente

What does MOSIX provide in a network of computers using Linux?

• Load balancing

• Data encryption

• Network security

• User authentication

What level of transparency does MOSIX offer to the user?

• Total transparency

• Partial transparency

• No transparency

• Limited transparency

What does a migrated process maintain to redirect system calls in the original machine?

• A process

• A thread

• A service

• A connection

What is the challenge in achieving effective parallelism in distributed computing?

• High cost

• High latency

• Low demand

• Low complexity

What is the Portuguese term for 'loosely coupled' as used in the text?

• Fortemente acoplados

• Fracamente acoplados

• Totalmente acoplados

• Parcialmente acoplados

What is the Portuguese term for 'collection' as used in the text?

• Conjunto

• Grupo

• Coleção

• Série

What does "heterogeneous" mean in the context of distributed systems?

• Identical machines

• Machines with different architectures

• Machines with shared memory

• Machines with the same operating system

What is a common use for distributed systems?

• Personal use for data processing

• Single-user applications

• Local data storage

• Standalone computing

How are nodes in a distributed system typically connected?

• Direct cable connections

• Wireless personal area network

• Communication network

• Bluetooth