Scalability

Question 1

What are two types of scaling in parallel computing?

Answer 1

Strong scaling and weak scaling

Question 2

What type of scaling occurs when the overall problem size remains fixed but the number of processors executing the problem increases?

Answer 2

Weak scaling

Question 3

What type of scaling occurs when the problem size per processor remains fixed when more processors are added to the parallel system?

Answer 3

Strong Scaling