A complex instruction set computer (CISC /ˈsɪsk/) is a computer architecture in which single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such...
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individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set computer (CISC), a RISC...
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Minimal instruction set computer (MISC) is a central processing unit (CPU) architecture, usually in the form of a microprocessor, with a very small number...
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In computer science, an instruction set architecture (ISA) is an abstract model that generally defines how software controls the CPU in a computer or...
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A one-instruction set computer (OISC), sometimes referred to as an ultimate reduced instruction set computer (URISC), is an abstract machine that uses...
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Reduced instruction set computer Complex instruction set computer Explicitly parallel instruction computing Minimal instruction set computer Very long...
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Intel MCS-51 (redirect from Intel Micro Computer Set-51)
derivatives remain popular today. It is a complex instruction set computer with separate memory spaces for program instructions and data. Intel's original MCS-51...
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Very long instruction word (VLIW) refers to instruction set architectures that are designed to exploit instruction-level parallelism (ILP). A VLIW processor...
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optimizing compilers and reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architectures and RISC-like complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures, and the...
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Single-cycle processor (category Computer engineering stubs)
that carries out one instruction in a single clock cycle. Complex instruction set computer, a processor executing one instruction in multiple clock cycles...
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Central processing unit (redirect from Instruction decoder)
Addressing mode AMD Accelerated Processing Unit Complex instruction set computer Computer bus Computer engineering CPU core voltage CPU socket Data processing...
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computer Hybrid computer Harvard architecture Von Neumann architecture Complex instruction set computer Reduced instruction set computer Supercomputer Mainframe...
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scheduling Classic RISC pipeline Complex instruction set computer Cycles per instruction Branch predictor Instruction set architecture Crystal Chen, Greg...
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servers. Complex instruction set computer (CISC) Reduced instruction set computer (RISC) Minimal instruction set computer (MISC) Very long instruction word...
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Clipper architecture (category Instruction set architectures)
simplified instruction set compared to earlier complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures, but it did incorporate some more complex instructions than...
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mode. Common types of ISAs include CISC (complex instruction set computer), RISC (reduced instruction set computer), vector operations, and hybrid modes...
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Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. For complex instruction set computers (CISCs), different instructions take...
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an executable program, often stored as a computer file and executed on the processor. The x86 instruction set has been extended several times, introducing...
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include the instruction set architecture design, microarchitecture design, logic design, and implementation. The first documented computer architecture...
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typically includes one or more instruction set simulators. To simulate the machine code of another hardware device or entire computer for upward compatibility...
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Motorola 68000 series (category Instruction set architectures)
of 32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessors. During the 1980s and early 1990s, they were popular in personal computers and workstations...
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ARM architecture family (redirect from Arm instruction set)
originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of RISC instruction set architectures (ISAs) for computer processors. Arm Holdings develops the ISAs and licenses...
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VAX (category Computer-related introductions in 1977)
acronym for virtual address extension) is a series of computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture (ISA) and virtual memory that was developed...
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instruction set, but can be used to write moderately complex assembly programs, and is a viable target for a C compiler. The language is less complex...
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In computer engineering, an orthogonal instruction set is an instruction set architecture where all instruction types can use all addressing modes. It...
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Microarchitecture (redirect from Computer organization)
design or due to shifts in technology. Computer architecture is the combination of microarchitecture and instruction set architecture. The ISA is roughly the...
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Iron law of processor performance (category Computer architecture statements)
needed] of Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC) whose instruction set architectures (ISAs) leverage a smaller set of core instructions to improve performance...
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Microcode (redirect from Micro-instructions)
and the programmer-visible instruction set architecture of a computer. It consists of a set of hardware-level instructions that implement the higher-level...
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RISC-V (category Instruction set architectures)
"risk-five"): 1 is a free and open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. Unlike proprietary...
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