High-Performance Computing (HPC) - 50 MCQs

1. HPC stands for:

• High Power Computer

• High Performance Computing

• High Precision Computing

• Hardware Parallel Computing

The main goal of HPC is to:

• Reduce cost

• Increase computational speed

• Reduce accuracy

• Replace all computers

HPC systems are mainly used for:

• Web Browsing

• Word processing

• Complex scientific computations

• Gaming

A collection of interconnected computers working together is called:

• Cloud

• Cluster

• Grid

• Node

The individual computer in a cluster is known as:

• Core

• Node

• Process

• Thread

Which of the following is a type of HPC architecture?

• Parallel architecture

• Distributed memory

• Shared memory

• All of the above

In shared memory systems, all processors share the same:

• Disk

• Cache

• Main memory

• Network

In distributed memory systems, each processor has its own:

• Disk

• Cache

• Memory

• GPU

Message Passing Interface (MPI) is used for:

• Serial communication

• Parallel programming

• File transfer

• Debugging

OpenMP is used for:

• Distributed memory systems

• Shared memory systems

• Hybrid systems

• GPU computing