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Challenge 1: Cell/B.E. Trivia

Welcome to the Cell/B.E. Challenge 1 - Cell/B.E. Trivia!

The objective of this part of the contest is to get you acquainted with Cell Broadband Engine™(Cell/B.E.) processor technology. Read the instructions carefully! You will begin with the online Cell/B.E. Seminar provided by IBM to learn more about what Cell Broadband Engine™ processor technology and get basic information about programming models and Cell/B.E. Processor affinity. After reading the materials and listening to the podcasts, you'll be asked to complete a quiz.


[Custom Cell/B.E. University Challenge T-shirts design shown on the left, printed on the back of the shirt]

UPDATE: We have received an overwhelming response from all the participating countries and have given out all the shirts in both the regions.

You are still free to take the quiz for fun and give your knowledge of Cell/B.E. a quick test! Please keep in mind that you will not be awarded a t-shirt.

Ready?
Then, take the quiz.

Good luck!

"Cell Broadband Engine" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., in the United States, other countries, or both and is used under license therefrom.


Cell/B.E. resources
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Cell/B.E. Processor Software Development Kit

Cell/B.E. Processor documentation at IBM Microelectronics

Cell/B.E. Processor Resource Center at developerWorks

Cell/B.E. Processor Developers Corner at power.org

Linux info at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center website

Online virtual cell programming classes at IBM Education Assistant


Launch webcast

Listen to IBM Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, Nick Donofrio’s Webcast to learn how IBM will inspire thousands of students worldwide to participate in the Cell/B.E. University Challenge ’07.


Related sites

Power Architecture

Cell/B.E. Processor workshop at IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners

The Cell/B.E. Processor project at IBM Research

The Cell/B.E. Processor at IBM alphaWorks

The IBM BladeCenter QS20


Promotional materials

Brochure for Cell/B.E. Processor University Challenge 2007

Poster for Cell/B.E. Processor University Challenge 2007


Questions?

Have technical questions about Cell/B.E. Processor technology? Visit the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture forum to post a question.