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10 - GPUs and their uses

 1. What does GPU stand for?

  Generalised Processing Unit

  Graphics Processing Unit

  Graph Providing Unicode

  Graphical Prefiguration Universal

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

  TRUE

 3. A GPU is a type of …

  secondary-processor

  linear-processor

  side-processor

  co-processor

 4. GPUs usually have a single core.

  TRUE

  FALSE

 5. GPU architecture is …

  horizontal

  vertical

  serial

  parallel

 6. Why is this an advantage for rendering images?

  The GPU uses less energy than the CPU

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

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

  Linear tasks can be performed more quickly

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

  True

  False

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

  the CPU and the GPU

  the CPU and the RAM

  the GPU and hard drive

  the GPU and the RAM

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

  TRUE

 10. GPUs have also been used effectively to …

  run general programmes

  manage virtual storage

  mine Bitcoins

  run operating systems


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