1.1.2 types of processor

Question 1

CISC processor

Answer 1

complex instruction set computer

-multiple cycles to execute an instruction
-many instructions available
-complicated processor design
expensive circuit

Question 2

RISC process

Answer 2

reduce instruction set computer

-an instruction performs a single task that takes one tick
-limited number of instructions
-simple processor design

Question 3

GPU

Answer 3

• likely to have built in circuitry / instructions for common graphics operations
• perform an instruction on multiple pieces of (visual) data at one time
  -have thousands of core

Question 4

co processor

Answer 4

extra processor(GPU) to supplement the primary processor(CPU)

Question 5

multicore processor

Answer 5

-more than one processing unit
-independently processing instructions at the same time
-distribute workload across multiple cores

Question 6

parallel system

Answer 6

multicore processor: several processors execute or process an application or computation simultaneously