Practice Module 8: Modern Microcontrollers: Risc And Arm (8) - Modern Microcontrollers: RISC and ARM
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Module 8: Modern Microcontrollers: RISC and ARM

Practice - Module 8: Modern Microcontrollers: RISC and ARM

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does RISC stand for?

💡 Hint: Focus on the simplification of instruction sets.

Question 2 Easy

Name one advantage of using RISC processors.

💡 Hint: Think about how many instructions can be executed per cycle.

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Question 1

What does RISC stand for?

Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Random Instruction Set Computer
Relational Instruction Set Computer

💡 Hint: Focus on the meaning of 'RISC'.

Question 2

True or False: RISC processors use complex instructions that take multiple cycles to execute.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what differentiates RISC from CISC.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Evaluate the efficiency of a RISC processor with a pipeline depth of 7 stages executing a program of 20 instructions. How many cycles would it take?

💡 Hint: Use the pipelining principle discussed in class.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how the large number of registers in RISC architecture affects compiler design and performance.

💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between register count and memory access.

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