# Is this an example of parallelization?

Not sure if this is the right exchange for this question. But you could definitely answer it. Note professor said this was “wrong” on their quiz.

Question: Identify a daily activity that can be speed up with parallelization.

My answer: People driving their own car vs people taking a bus. My reasoning: When people all take a bus they have to wait for all the destinations before theirs to pass. When people drive a car they go directly to their destination.

The professor said this isn’t a good example of a serial processor made parallel. I’m not convinced. Where am I wrong? I plan to argue my case..

• I plan to argue my case be sure to have speed up, parallelization, speed defined in no uncertain terms. There is time to completion, completion rate, …. Sep 23 '20 at 7:01
• I'm not sure if it's a bad example but I also don't think it's a good example. If the bus went to everyone's house it might work, but buses usually go in straight-ish lines, they don't zigzag all over the place. Sep 23 '20 at 15:57