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Knowledge check - Select the right compiler and numerical libraries

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Two of your R&D team's HPC applications have a dependency on BLAS and FFTW. The team has determined that one of the HPC applications is suitable to run on HB120_v2, and the other on HC44. Based on this scenario, choose the best response for each question, then select Check your answers.

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1.

Which is the recommended HPC image?

A custom image built with Azure image builder or packer

CentOS 7.8+ Azure Marketplace image

CentOS-HPC 7.8+ Azure Marketplace image

2.

Which tuned BLAS library should the team select for HB120_v2 VM?

AMD BLIS

Intel MKL

Tuned OpenBLAS

3.

Which tuned FFTW library should the team select for HC44 VM?

AMD FFTW

Intel MKL tuned FFT library

FFTW wrapper in Intel MKL library

You must answer all questions before checking your work.

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