• In computer science, an instruction set architecture (ISA) is an abstract model that generally defines how software controls the CPU in a computer or a...
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  • An instruction set architecture (ISA) is an abstract model of a computer, also referred to as computer architecture. A realization of an ISA is called...
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    computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer...
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  • Quil is a quantum instruction set architecture that first introduced a shared quantum/classical memory model. It was introduced by Robert Smith, Michael...
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  • 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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    Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of RISC instruction set architectures (ISAs) for computer processors. Arm Holdings develops the ISAs...
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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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  • A SHA instruction set is a set of extensions to the x86 and ARM instruction set architecture which support hardware acceleration of Secure Hash Algorithm...
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  • MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set architecture designed by Intel, introduced on January 8, 1997 with its Pentium P5 (microarchitecture)...
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  • IBM POWER is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by IBM. The name is an acronym for Performance Optimization...
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  • Bit manipulation instructions sets (BMI sets) are extensions to the x86 instruction set architecture for microprocessors from Intel and AMD. The purpose...
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  • An Advanced Encryption Standard instruction set (AES instruction set) is a set of instructions that are specifically designed to perform AES encryption...
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  • LISA (Language for Instruction Set Architectures) is a language to describe the instruction set architecture of a processor. LISA captures the information...
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    the instruction set architecture design, microarchitecture design, logic design, and implementation. The first documented computer architecture was in...
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  • The Alternate Instruction Set (AIS) is a second 32-bit instruction set architecture found in some x86 CPUs made by VIA Technologies. On these VIA C3 processors...
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  • instruction set, or simply compressed instructions, are a variation on a microprocessor's instruction set architecture (ISA) that allows instructions...
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  • employed for one of several possible reasons: To simulate the instruction set architecture (ISA) of a future processor to allow software development and...
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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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  • Interlocked Pipelined Stages) is a family of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architectures (ISA): A-1 : 19  developed by MIPS Computer...
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  • No instruction set computing (NISC) is a computing architecture and compiler technology for designing highly efficient custom processors and hardware accelerators...
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  • researchers at HP recognized that reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architectures were reaching a limit at one instruction per cycle.[clarification needed]...
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    skip to an instruction that is not the next one In general, each architecture family (e.g., x86, ARM) has its own instruction set architecture (ISA), and...
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  • F16C (redirect from CVT16 instruction set)
    The F16C (previously/informally known as CVT16) instruction set is an x86 instruction set architecture extension which provides support for converting...
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    The Clipper architecture is a 32-bit RISC-like instruction set architecture designed by Fairchild Semiconductor. The architecture never enjoyed much market...
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  • application-specific instruction set processor (ASIP) is a component used in system on a chip design. The instruction set architecture of an ASIP is tailored...
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  • engineering, a load–store architecture (or a register–register architecture) is an instruction set architecture that divides instructions into two categories:...
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  • z/Architecture, initially and briefly called ESA Modal Extensions (ESAME), is IBM's 64-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architecture...
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  • The PDP-11 architecture is a 16-bit CISC instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It is implemented by central...
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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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  • Addressing mode (category Computer architecture)
    instruction set architecture in most central processing unit (CPU) designs. The various addressing modes that are defined in a given instruction set architecture...
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