Practice Comparison: Risc Vs Cisc (1.13) - Instruction Set Architecture, Processor Design, and Memory System
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Comparison: RISC vs CISC

Practice - Comparison: RISC vs CISC

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does RISC stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what makes the instruction set 'reduced'.

Question 2 Easy

Name an example of CISC architecture.

💡 Hint: Recall the popular Intel processors.

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Question 1

What is a defining feature of RISC?

Fixed instruction length
Variable instruction length
Complex instructions

💡 Hint: RISC has a 'reduced' approach.

Question 2

CISC is optimized to reduce which of the following?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of 'complex' instructions.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Suppose you are tasked with designing a new processor for a smartphone. Would you choose RISC or CISC architecture? Discuss your rationale.

💡 Hint: Consider speed and power consumption.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a software program can run on both RISC and CISC architectures, what are the potential impacts on performance? Analyze the trade-offs.

💡 Hint: Think about how programs interact with instruction sets.

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