Types Of Processor

Question 1

What are the processors in Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC)

Answer 1

In these processors, there is a small instruction set. Each instruction is one line of machine code and takes one clock cycle.

Question 2

What are the processors in the Complex Instruction Set Computers (CISC)

Answer 2

In these processors there is a large instruction set. The aim is to try to accomplish tasks in as few lines as possible. These instructions are built into the hardware.

Question 3

What happened to the Complex Instruction Set Computers (CISC)?

Answer 3

These processors were standard, but it got replaced by Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC) design.

Question 4

What is the Complex Instruction Set Computers (CISC) used in?

Answer 4

Now it is used in microcontrollers and embedded systems.

Question 5

Differences between RISC and CISC processors : (RISC)

Answer 5

-The compiler has to do more work to translate high level code into machine code.
-More RAM is required to store the code.
-Pipelining is possible since each instruction takes one clock cycle

Question 6

Differences between RISC and CISC processors : (CISC)

Answer 6

-The compiler has less work to translate high level code into machine code
-Less RAM is required since code is shorter
-Many specialised instructions are made, even though only a few of them are used.

Question 7

What can the Multi-core CPU’S cores do?

Answer 7

It has multiple independent cores that can complete instructions separately which results in higher performance.

Question 8

What can the Parallel System do?

Answer 8

It can accomplish a similar task, however instead of requiring multiple cores they can complete tasks with a singer core, by using “threading”.

Question 9

What performs better in larger projects?
Multi-Core or Parallel systems

Answer 9

Multi-Core systems perform better in larger projects than Parallel systems

Question 10

What is a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)?

Answer 10

It is a device which u like CPUs ha slots of independent processors which work in parallel making it efficient completing repetitive tasks (e.g. an image processing and machine learning). A GPU is a type of co-processor.

Question 11

What is a co-processor?

Answer 11

A secondary processor is designed to supplement the activities of the primary processor (a GPU is a type of co-processer)