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Distributed memory multiprocessor
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Shared memory multiprocessor
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Coupled memory multiprocessor
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A shared-memory multiprocessor is an architecture consisting of a modest number of processors, all of which have direct (hardware) access to all the main memory in the system (Fig. 2.17). This permits any of the system processors to access data that any of the other processors has created or will use.
Detailed explanation-2: -A multiprocessor system consists of multiple processors and a method for communication between the processors. A common form of multiprocessing in computer systems is homogeneous multiprocessing, also called symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), in which two or more identical processors share a single main memory.
Detailed explanation-3: -A system with multiple CPUs “sharing” the same main memory is called multiprocessor. In a multiprocessor system all processes on the various CPUs share a unique logical address space, which is mapped on a physical memory that can be distributed among the processors.