To achieve parallelism, one needs a minimum of

2018

To achieve parallelism, one needs a minimum of

  1. A.

    2 processors

  2. B.

    3 processors

  3. C.

    4 processors

  4. D.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: A

Parallel computing requires multiple processing units to execute tasks simultaneously. A single processor cannot achieve true parallelism as it processes instructions sequentially. Therefore, a minimum of two processors or cores is necessary to enable concurrent execution.

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