CISC and RISC Flashcards
1
Q
what is cisc
A
large instruction set designed to accomplish tasks in as few lines of assembly code as possible.
2
Q
what is RISC
A
small instruction set where each information is one line of machine code and one clock cycle.
3
Q
3 differences between the two
A
RISC uses more RAM
compiler does more work with RISC
RISC can make use of piplining due to being one clock cycle and CISC cant.
4
Q
eamples of when risc and cisc be used
A
CISC - laptops , desktops
RISC - phones , tablets