1.1.2 Types Of Processor- (c. Multicore and Parallel systems)
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What is a multicore system?
CPU chips that have multiple cores inside a single physical chip
These multicore systems allow multitasking more easily as processing workload can be shared across the cores.
Most computers (and smartphones) now use multicore systems.
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What is optimisation?
Individual pieces of software also need to be optimised to take full advantage of multicore systems.
eg. Google Chrome
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What is a parallel CPU?
1. One that has lots of CPU cores (like a multicore CPU).
2. These cores all complete the same instructions on slightly different sets of data.
Parallel CPUs are made for processing large amounts of data very quickly.
eg. GPU
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