WorksheetsScalable computing
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the defining characteristic of "scalable computing" according to the sources?
The ability to run software on a single, highly powerful mainframe.
The ability of a system to handle growing amounts of work by adding resources.
A focus on reducing the number of users to increase processing speed.
Utilizing only local, non-networked resources for data processing.
Which metric is primarily used to measure the performance of High-Throughput Computing (HTC) systems?
Raw speed measured in Floating-point operations (FLOPS).
The age of the VLSI Microprocessors.
The number of tasks completed per unit time (throughput).
The physical distance between compute nodes.
In the evolution of computing platforms, which generation is associated with the emergence of Clusters, Grids, and Clouds?
2nd Generation (1960-1980).
3rd Generation (1970-1990).
4th Generation (1980-2000).
5th Generation (2000-2020).
How does a distributed computing system differ from a centralized one regarding memory and communication?
Distributed systems use a single integrated OS with fully shared memory.
Distributed systems consist of autonomous computers with private memory communicating via message passing.
Distributed systems only use tightly coupled processors with centralized shared memory.
Centralized systems use geographically sparse nodes with distributed control.
Which degree of parallelism (DoP) is described as "challenging due to programming and compilation difficulties" and involves multicores and CMPs?
Bit-Level Parallelism (BLP).
Instruction-Level Parallelism (ILP).
Data-Level Parallelism (DLP).
Task-Level Parallelism (TLP).
Which design objective for HPC/HTC systems focuses on providing Service Level Agreement (SLA) or Quality of Service (QoS) assurance even under failure conditions?
Efficiency
Dependability
Adaptation
Flexibility
According to the technology trends mentioned, what is the key difference between Moore’s Law and Gilder’s Law?
Moore's Law relates to network bandwidth, while Gilder's Law relates to processor speed.
Moore's Law states processor speed doubles every 18 months, while Gilder's Law states network bandwidth doubles every year.
Both laws state that performance doubles every 10 years.
Moore's Law is specifically for IoT, while Gilder's Law is for supercomputers.
Why is the IPv6 protocol considered essential for the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT)?
It provides exactly one million addresses for client machines.
It is used exclusively for Human-to-Human (H2H) communication.
It offers 2^128 addresses, enabling universal addressability for trillions of objects.
It is a centralized control protocol for mainframes.
