1.1.2 Types Of Processor

Question 1

CISC

Answer 1

Complex instruction set computer.
A large instruction set used to accomplish tasks in as few lines of assembly language as possible

Question 2

RISC

Answer 2

Reduced Instruction Set Computer.
Can only execute simple instructions that take one clock cycle

Question 3

GPU (Graphics processing unit)

Answer 3

A specialised electronic circuit which is efficient at manipulating computer graphics and image processing.

Question 4

Multicore system

Answer 4

Systems with multiple cores to achieve high performance by distributing the workload across cores

Question 5

Parallel Processor System

Answer 5

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