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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does CISC stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the type of instructions it handles.
Question 2
Easy
Name one advantage of CISC architecture.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when complex operations are done in single steps.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does CISC architecture primarily focus on?
- A large set of complex instructions
- A small set of uniform instructions
- Simplicity in decoding
💡 Hint: Think about the nature of instructions in CISC architectures.
Question 2
True or False: CISC architectures utilize only fixed instruction lengths.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Remember our discussion on instruction sizes.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Examine the role of instruction set architecture in the performance of high-level applications. Analyze how the choice between CISC and RISC might impact this.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the differences specified in class.
Question 2
Design an imaginary CPU that combines the principles of both CISC and RISC architectures. Detail its instruction set and how it would optimize execution.
💡 Hint: Think about how existing architectures balance these approaches today.
Challenge and get performance evaluation