CUDA Threads

CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Identify the sentence or short passage (at most three sentences) that makes the best distinction between CUDA threads and POSIX threads. Briefly explain your selection.
  2. Identify the sentence or short passage (at most three sentences) that conveys to a programmer the most important consideration of CUDA thread scheduling. Briefly explain your selection.
  3. How would you explain the concepts of threads, blocks, and grids to someone who has only completed the first six weeks of OS (i.e., up through Lab 6)?
  4. Identify the section or concept from today's reading that you find most confusing. Briefly explain what you find confusing about it.