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Parallel and Distributed Computing Test One October 2022

This 3-page test document contains 10 questions assessing knowledge of parallel and distributed computing concepts. It will be taken over 2 hours and is out of 100 total marks. The questions cover defining key terms, illustrating components of a microcomputer, describing the control unit, explaining Flynn's taxonomy of parallel computers, distinguishing UMA and NUMA memory architectures, describing message passing models, explaining object references in distributed systems, and algorithms for implementing distributed shared memory.

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Parallel and Distributed Computing Test One October 2022

This 3-page test document contains 10 questions assessing knowledge of parallel and distributed computing concepts. It will be taken over 2 hours and is out of 100 total marks. The questions cover defining key terms, illustrating components of a microcomputer, describing the control unit, explaining Flynn's taxonomy of parallel computers, distinguishing UMA and NUMA memory architectures, describing message passing models, explaining object references in distributed systems, and algorithms for implementing distributed shared memory.

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Test One

MODULE : Parallel and Distributed Computing

COURSE CODE : CSC305

DUE DATE : 10 OCTOBER 2022

TOTAL MARKS : 100

DURATION : 2 Hours

NUMBER OF PAGES : 3 PAGES

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
• Answer all Questions.
• Number your answers clearly.
• Write neatly and legibly
• Structure your answers by using appropriate headings and sub-headings.
• The general Africa University policies, procedures and rules pertaining to written
assessments apply to this assessment.
PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

QUESTION 1 [5 Marks]

Define the following terms in the context of Parallel and Distributed Computing?
a) Computing
b) Distributed Computing
c) Parallel Computing
d) Grid Computing
e) Cluster Computing

QUESTION 2 [12 Marks]

With the aid of a block diagram illustrate the components of a Microcomputer?

QUESTION 3 [8 Marks]

Define Instruction Register and illustrate using a small diagram where it is positioned in the Control
Unit?

QUESTION 4 [8 Marks]

Briefly describe any Four Functions of the Control Unit

QUESTION 5 [16 Marks]

Based On Flynn's Taxonomy, Explain the differences among SISD, SIMD, MISD and MIMD? Give an
example for each type of Parallel Computer.

QUESTION 6 [20 Marks]

Explain the difference between UNIFORM MEMORY ACCESS (UMA) and NONUNIFORM
MEMORY ACCESS (NUMA). Illustrate these diagrammatically as well.

QUESTION 7 [8 Marks]

Message passing between a pair of processes can be supported by two message communication
operations, send and receive, defined in terms of destinations and messages. To communicate, one

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PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

process sends a message (a sequence of bytes) to a destination and another process at the destination
receives the message. Describe Message Passing Model of Process Communication.
.

QUESTION 8 [4 Marks]

Explain the concept of an object reference in a distributed system. Why do remote objects need one and
who creates it?

QUESTION 9 [10 Marks]

Describe with the aid of a diagram the concept Distributed Shared Memory (DSM).

QUESTION 10 [9 Marks]

Differentiate the algorithms for implementing Distributed Shared Memory(The Central Server Algorithm,
The Migration Algorithm, The Read-Replication Algorithm)

************* Total 100 Marks ************

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