1.1.2 Types Of Processor Flashcards

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What does RISC mean?

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Reduced Instruction Set Computer

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What does CISC mean?

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Complex Instruction Set Computer

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What are the properties of RISC?

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What are the properties of RISC?
- Small instruction set
- Each instruction is one line of machine
code
- Used in everyday devices

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What are the properties of CISC?

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  • A large instruction set
  • Instructions are built into hardware
  • Used in embedded systems and
    microprocessors
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What are the benefits of RISC processors?

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Pipelining is possible since each
instruction takes one clock cycle.

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What are the benefits of CISC
processors?

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  • Compilers have to do less work,
  • They require less RAM since
    instructions are smaller
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What is a graphics processing unit?

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A co-processor made up of lots of
independent parallel processors.

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What are GPUs used for now?

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GPUs are used for image processing
and machine learning.

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9
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What are multi-core systems?

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Systems where there are multiple cores
that separate fetch-execute cycles.

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What are parallel systems?

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Systems where multiple instructions can
be completed at any given time, doesn’t
require multiple cores, it can use
threading and pipelining instead.

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