CISC and RISC

Question 1

What is an instruction set

Answer 1

A set of instructions at the core of all computers, written in machine code, that can be recognised and executed by a given CPU

Question 2

Describe CISC processors and where they are used

Answer 2

Complicated hardware and circuitry, can perform specific operations closer to high level language,
Multiple clock cycles needed for single instruction.
Used in laptops and desktops

Question 3

Describe RISC processors

Answer 3

Simple commands, compiler does more work, one FDE cycle per instruction, so pipelining is possible