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10 - GPUs and their uses

 1. What does GPU stand for?

  Graphics Processing Unit

  Graphical Prefiguration Universal

  Graph Providing Unicode

  Generalised Processing Unit

 2. A graphics card is an example of a CPU.
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  FALSE

  TRUE

 3. A GPU is a type of …

  linear-processor

  secondary-processor

  co-processor

  side-processor

 4. GPUs usually have a single core.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 5. GPU architecture is …

  horizontal

  parallel

  vertical

  serial

 6. Why is this an advantage for rendering images?

  Many blocks of pixel data can be processed at the same time

  Linear tasks can be performed more quickly

  The GPU can produce a wider range of colours than the CPU

  The GPU uses less energy than the CPU

 7. Some calculations can be performed faster by GPUs than CPUs.

  False

  True

 8. Software can be written so that the code is split and run on …

  the CPU and the RAM

  the GPU and hard drive

  the CPU and the GPU

  the GPU and the RAM

 9. GPUs are also useful for other applications: e.g. scientific, engineering and data analysis.
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  TRUE

  FALSE

 10. GPUs have also been used effectively to …

  manage virtual storage

  run operating systems

  mine Bitcoins

  run general programmes


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