__________________is the principal alternative to shared memory parallel programming.

Related MCQs

• Cache coherence: For which shared (virtual) memory systems is the snooping protocol suited?
• Synchronization is one of the common issues in parallel programming. The issues related to synchronization include the followings, EXCEPT:
• Considering to use weak or strong scaling is part of ______________ in addressing the challenges of distributed memory programming.
• Parallel programs: Which speedup could be achieved according to Amdahl´s law for infinite number of processors if 5% of a program is sequential and the remaining part is ideally parallel?
• The __________________ of a parallel region extends the lexical extent by the code of functions that are called (directly or indirectly) from within the parallel region.
• A ___________ construct must be enclosed within a parallel region in order for the directive to execute in parallel.
• In MPI, a ______________ can be used to represent any collection of data items in memory by storing both the types of the items and their relative locations in memory.
• In shared bus architecture, the required processor(s) to perform a bus cycle, for fetching data or instructions is ________________
• A minimum of _____ variable(s) is/are required to be shared between processes to solve the critical section problem.
• To ensure difficulties do not arise in the readers – writer’s problem, _______ are given exclusive access to the shared object.