Practice - Introduction to RISC Processors: Philosophy, Advantages Over CISC, and Key Characteristics
Practice Questions
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What does RISC stand for?
💡 Hint: Look for the meaning behind the acronym.
Name one advantage of RISC over CISC.
💡 Hint: Think about how instruction complexity affects execution speed.
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What is one of the primary goals of RISC architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about what RISC aims to achieve compared to CISC.
True or False: RISC processors typically require more complex instruction sets than CISC processors.
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of RISC and CISC.
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Discuss the implications of RISC's increased number of general-purpose registers on overall performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how registers are utilized in operations compared to accessing external memory.
Evaluate how RISC’s dependence on compiler optimization contrasts with CISC architectures.
💡 Hint: Think about the roles of hardware versus software in managing instruction sets.
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