types of processor pmt flashcards
what does RISC mean
reduced instruction set computer
what does CISC mean
complex instruction set computer
what are the properties of RISC
small instruction set, each instruction is one line of machine code used in everyday devices
CISC propertries
a large instruction set, instructions are built into hardware and they are used in embedded systems and microprocessors
what are the benefits of RISC processors
pipelining is possible since each instruction takes one clock cycle
what are the benefits of CISC processors
compilers have to do less work, require less RAM since instructions are smaller
what is a graphics processing unit
a co processor made up of lots of independent parallel processors
what are the GPUs used for now
GPUs are used for image processing and machine learning
what are multi core systems
systems where there are multiple cores that separate fetch execute cycles
what are parallel systems
systems where multiple instructions can be completed at any given time, doesn’t require multiple cores it can use threading and pipelining instead
