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Graphics processing unit - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the primary function of a graphics processing unit (GPU)?
A) Hard drive data storage management
B) General purpose operating system management
C) Digital image processing and graphics acceleration
D) Power supply voltage regulation
  • 2. Where can a GPU be physically located?
A) Integrated solely into the RAM modules
B) Only inside the CPU socket
C) On a discrete graphics card or embedded on motherboards
D) Exclusively on external peripheral devices
  • 3. Why are GPUs used for artificial intelligence (AI) processing?
A) Due to linear algebra acceleration
B) Because they replace the main CPU entirely
C) To manage internet connectivity
D) To control cooling fans efficiently
  • 4. What custom programs can modern GPUs run?
A) BIOS firmware updates
B) Shaders
C) Web browser scripts
D) Operating system kernels
  • 5. How do modern GPUs differ from earlier video display controllers?
A) Modern GPUs only move memory data
B) Video display controllers were faster
C) Modern GPUs can internally perform calculations
D) Video display controllers used shaders
  • 6. What did blitters perform in earlier graphics systems?
A) Ray tracing calculations
B) Complex 3D rotation
C) Basic memory movement operations
D) Machine learning model training
  • 7. When did the modern GPU emerge?
A) During the 1990s
B) During the 2010s
C) During the 1970s
D) During the 1980s
  • 8. What makes GPUs useful for non-graphic 'embarrassingly parallel' problems?
A) Their ability to access CPU memory only
B) Their limited number of calculation cores
C) Their parallel structure of calculation units
D) Their serial processing architecture
  • 9. Which of these is a non-graphical use for GPUs?
A) Text file formatting
B) Cryptocurrency mining
C) Input device communication
D) Operating system booting
  • 10. Which companies were the GPU market share leaders in 2009?
A) Jingjia Micro, Matrox, and Intel
B) Intel, Nvidia, and AMD/ATI
C) Nvidia, Jingjia Micro, and AMD
D) Matrox, Nvidia, and Intel
  • 11. What is the primary activity of Matrox in the current GPU market?
A) Manufacturing their own architecture from scratch
B) Leading the worldwide sales of GPUs
C) Producing exclusively for mobile phones
D) Customizing GPUs from Intel and AMD
  • 12. What unit describes processor core units within an AMD GPU?
A) Xe cores
B) Compute units (CU)
C) Blitter units
D) Streaming multiprocessors (SM)
  • 13. What unit describes processor core units within an Nvidia GPU?
A) Arithmetic logic units
B) Streaming multiprocessors (SM)
C) Xe cores
D) Compute units (CU)
  • 14. How is GPU performance typically measured?
A) Gigabytes of memory per second
B) Clock speed in megahertz
C) Floating point operations per second (FLOPS)
D) Number of pixels per frame
  • 15. What are the core calculation units in Intel Xe-based GPUs called?
A) Xe cores
B) Compute units
C) Calculation blocks
D) Streaming multiprocessors
  • 16. Which dedicated hardware blocks are included in modern GPUs?
A) Battery management and Wi-Fi
B) Ray tracing, video encoding, and AI acceleration
C) Hard drive storage and cooling
D) Keyboard input and audio output
  • 17. What type of RAM do dedicated GPUs typically use?
A) GDDR SDRAM
B) System-wide flash memory
C) DDR3 SDRAM
D) CPU cache memory
  • 18. Which technology allows multiple GPUs to work together?
A) Scalable Link Interface
B) Integrated Memory Controller
C) Hyper-Threading
D) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
  • 19. Where are multiple GPUs still commonly used?
A) Budget tablets
B) Smartphones
C) Basic office laptops
D) Supercomputers
  • 20. Which of the following is a primary use for multiple GPUs on workstations?
A) Audio playback
B) 3D rendering
C) Word processing
D) Email management
  • 21. What is a major benefit of using dedicated RAM on a GPU?
A) Lower manufacturing costs
B) Reduced electricity consumption
C) Massive performance benefits
D) Smaller physical footprint
  • 22. What acronym is used to describe integrated graphics processors?
A) IGP
B) GPU
C) RAM
D) VFX
  • 23. What is a common application for multiple GPUs in the field of AI?
A) Expediting training
B) Humanoid robot motor control
C) Automatic language translation
D) Cloud storage management
  • 24. Which technology for multiple GPUs is mentioned in the text along with SLI and CrossFire?
A) HyperLink
B) MegaLink
C) TurboLink
D) NVLink
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