Practice Comparison: RISC vs CISC - 1.13 | 1. Instruction Set Architecture, Processor Design, and Memory System | Computer and Processor Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does RISC stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what makes the instruction set 'reduced'.

Question 2

Easy

Name an example of CISC architecture.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the popular Intel processors.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is a defining feature of RISC?

  • Fixed instruction length
  • Variable instruction length
  • Complex instructions

πŸ’‘ Hint: RISC has a 'reduced' approach.

Question 2

CISC is optimized to reduce which of the following?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the meaning of 'complex' instructions.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider speed and power consumption.

Question 2

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

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how programs interact with instruction sets.

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