Multicore and Parallel Systems — Card Sort

Sort the cards into logical groups. Drag cards from the tray into the three categories. When ready, check your grouping and explain your reasoning.
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Drag each statement into the most appropriate category. You can re‑order cards within a category if needed.

Groups 3 categories

Multicore Processors

Parallel Processing

Key Terminology and Definitions

Cards

Summary Definitions

Write your own concise definitions for the two key terms based on your sorting.
Multicore Processors — summary definition
Parallel Processing — summary definition

Diamond 9: Multicore and Parallel Processing

Rank the statements from most important (top) to least important (bottom) when explaining how multicore and parallel systems affect performance. There is no single correct order, but students must be able to justify their choices.

Follow-up questions:
Which statement did you place at the top and why?
Which limitation most restricts performance gains in real systems?