In order to successfully complete this assignment you must do the required reading, watch the provided videos and complete all instructions. The embedded survey form must be entirely filled out and submitted on or before 11:59pm. Students must come to class the next day prepared to discuss the material covered in this assignment.
PCA 17: OMP Understanding Data#
Goals for today’s pre-class assignment#
1. Data Environment#
✅ DO THIS: Watch the following video on YouTube which is an introduction to data environments Introduction to OpenMP: 12 Module 7
from IPython.display import YouTubeVideo
YouTubeVideo("dlrbD0mMMcQ",width=640,height=360)
✅ QUESTION: Which variables (Shared/Private) are stored in the HEAP?
Put your answer to the above question here
✅ QUESTION: Given the answer to the previous question. Where are the other variables stored?
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✅ QUESTION: Why is DEFAULT(NONE) helpful for debugging?
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2. Hello GPUs#
Okay, these videos are just kind of fun and try to give a broad overview between GPUs and CPUS.
from IPython.display import YouTubeVideo
YouTubeVideo("-P28LKWTzrI",width=640,height=360)
✅ QUESTION: Think about the analogy demonstrated in the Mythbuster video. Serial code is the single robot arm and the GPU is the array. Using the same basic analogy, describe a program that would represent a shared memory system such as OpenMP.
Put your answer to the above question here
from IPython.display import YouTubeVideo
YouTubeVideo("1kypaBjJ-pg",width=640,height=360)
✅ QUESTION: What does the acronym GPGPU stand for?
Put your answer to the above question here
3. Assignment wrap up#
Please fill out the form that appears when you run the code below. You must completely fill this out in order to receive credits for the assignment!
✅ Assignment-Specific QUESTION: No assignment specific questions for this pre-class. You can just put N/A in the form?
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✅ QUESTION: Summarize what you did in this assignment.
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✅ QUESTION: What questions do you have, if any, about any of the topics discussed in this assignment after working through the jupyter notebook?
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✅ QUESTION: How well do you feel this assignment helped you to achieve a better understanding of the above mentioned topic(s)?
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✅ QUESTION: What was the most challenging part of this assignment for you?
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✅ QUESTION: What was the least challenging part of this assignment for you?
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✅ QUESTION: What kind of additional questions or support, if any, do you feel you need to have a better understanding of the content in this assignment?
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✅ QUESTION: Do you have any further questions or comments about this material, or anything else that’s going on in class?
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✅ QUESTION: Approximately how long did this pre-class assignment take?
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Congratulations, we’re done!#
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Written by Dr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University (Updated by Dr. Nathan Haut in Spring 2025)
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