NCA GPU Architecture & Fundamentals

Question 1

What is the primary function of a GPU?

Accepted Answer

To process and render graphics efficiently

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To manage network connections.

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To store data persistently.

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To handle input devices.

Question 2

Which architecture component is responsible for executing thousands of threads simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Streaming Multiprocessor (SM)

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Cache memory.

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Control unit.

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Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU).

Question 3

What is CUDA in NVIDIA GPUs?

Accepted Answer

A parallel computing platform and programming model

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A type of GPU hardware.

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A GPU cooling system.

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A networking protocol.

Question 4

What does GDDR stand for in GPU memory?

Accepted Answer

Graphics Double Data Rate

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General Double Data Rate.

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General Direct Data Register.

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Graphics Direct Data Rate.

Question 5

Which term describes the process of breaking a GPU task into smaller pieces executed in parallel?

Accepted Answer

Parallelism

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Sequential execution.

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Caching.

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Branching.

Question 6

What is the role of a warp scheduler in GPU architecture?

Accepted Answer

Schedules and manages warp execution

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Manages memory bandwidth.

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Controls cooling systems.

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Processes graphics outputs.

Question 7

Which type of memory is fastest on a GPU?

Accepted Answer

Registers

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Global memory.

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Texture memory.

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Shared memory.

Question 8

What is thread divergence in GPU programming?

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Threads taking different code paths

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Threads running in perfect sync.

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Threads sharing the same registers.

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Threads communicating.

Question 9

How do GPUs achieve higher throughput than CPUs?

Accepted Answer

By using thousands of parallel cores

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By running a single thread faster.

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By having larger caches.

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By using slower clock speeds.