With a Suitable Parallel Processor, a Search for the Largest

question 29

Multiple Choice

With a suitable parallel processor, a search for the largest of 1,000,000 numbers requires (2*lg N) , or ____ steps.

• A)1
• B)500
• C)40
• D)1,000,000

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