MCSE-011 Parallel Computing - Solved Assignment 2017-2018

Answer all the questions. Each question carries 40 marks. 20 marks are for viva-voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation.

1. Characterize the architectural operations of SIMD and MIMD computers. Distinguish between Multiprocessors and Multicomputers based on their structures, resource sharing, and interprocessor communications. Also, explain the differences among UMA, NUMA, COMA and NORMA computers.
2. Explain the differences between string reduction and graph reduction machines.