Multiprocessing

Increasing the number of CPUs in a computer system tends to increase system performance. There are different types of multiprocessor architectures available today. These include the master-slave multiprocessing (MSMP) architecture and symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) architecture.

.Compare and contrast the MSMP and SMP architectures in terms of:

memory access

I/O resources access

instruction execution throughput

Hyperthreading refers to the parallel execution two (2) or more threads simultaneously. Determine if hyperthreading is possible with MSMP and SMP.

Evaluate the type of applications that the MSMP architecture is well suited for. Explain why these applications are well suited for this architecture.