Questions and Answers
Which type of processor has a small instruction set where each instruction takes one clock cycle?
RISC Processors
In which type of processors are the instructions built into the hardware?
CISC Processors
Which type of processors requires more RAM to store the code?
RISC Processors
In which type of processors is pipelining possible since each instruction takes one clock cycle?
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Which type of processors have a large instruction set with instructions built into the hardware?
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In which type of processors does the compiler have to do more work to translate high-level code into machine code?
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Which type of processors make many specialized instructions even though only a few of them are used?
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Which type of processors are used more in microcontrollers and embedded systems now?
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In which type of processors does the compiler have less work to translate high-level code into machine code?
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In which type of processors are specialized instructions made even though only a few of them are used?
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Study Notes
RISC and CISC Processors
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) Processors
- Have a small instruction set where each instruction takes one clock cycle.
- Pipelining is possible since each instruction takes one clock cycle.
- Used more in microcontrollers and embedded systems now.
- Compiler has less work to translate high-level code into machine code.
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) Processors
- Have a large instruction set with instructions built into the hardware.
- Instructions are built into the hardware.
- Require more RAM to store the code.
- Compiler has to do more work to translate high-level code into machine code.
- Make many specialized instructions even though only a few of them are used.
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