A complex instruction set computer (CISC /ˈsɪsk/) is a computer architecture in which single instructions can execute several low-level operations (such... 15 KB (1,971 words) - 15:45, 19 January 2024 |
Minimal instruction set computer (MISC) is a central processing unit (CPU) architecture, usually in the form of a microprocessor, with a very small number... 12 KB (1,383 words) - 06:12, 25 July 2023 |
 | given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a complex instruction set computer (CISC), a RISC computer might require... 55 KB (6,515 words) - 01:07, 2 May 2024 |
In computer science, an instruction set architecture (ISA) is an abstract model that generally defines how software controls the CPU in a computer or... 34 KB (4,278 words) - 05:44, 2 May 2024 |
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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... 31 KB (3,764 words) - 15:24, 14 April 2024 |
an executable program, often stored as a computer file and executed on the processor. The x86 instruction set has been extended several times, introducing... 333 KB (15,477 words) - 00:20, 4 May 2024 |
 | MCS-51 (redirect from Intel Micro Computer Set-51) today. It is a complex instruction set computer, but also has some of the features of RISC architectures, such as a large register set and register windows... 57 KB (6,417 words) - 05:03, 29 April 2024 |
 | computer Hybrid computer Harvard architecture Von Neumann architecture Complex instruction set computer Reduced instruction set computer Supercomputer Mainframe... 138 KB (13,933 words) - 02:20, 4 May 2024 |
 | 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... 32 KB (3,029 words) - 19:49, 16 February 2024 |
servers. Complex instruction set computer (CISC) Reduced instruction set computer (RISC) Minimal instruction set computer (MISC) Very long instruction word... 7 KB (871 words) - 19:39, 23 March 2024 |
 | Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. For complex instruction set computers (CISCs), different instructions take... 52 KB (2,651 words) - 17:55, 5 May 2024 |
 | 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... 100 KB (11,315 words) - 14:15, 3 May 2024 |
Z/Architecture (category Instruction set architectures) (ESAME), is IBM's 64-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architecture, implemented by its mainframe computers. IBM introduced its first... 19 KB (1,904 words) - 17:16, 25 February 2024 |
In computer engineering, an orthogonal instruction set is an instruction set architecture where all instruction types can use all addressing modes. It... 21 KB (3,008 words) - 12:03, 8 November 2023 |
In computer architecture, instructions per cycle (IPC), commonly called instructions per clock, is one aspect of a processor's performance: the average... 5 KB (596 words) - 04:19, 15 April 2024 |
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List of computing and IT abbreviations (redirect from Computer and IT acronyms) CIO—Chief Information Officer CIR—Committed information rate CISC—Complex Instruction Set Computer CJK—Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CJKV—Chinese, Japanese, Korean... 91 KB (6,615 words) - 18:20, 4 May 2024 |
optimizing compilers and reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architectures and RISC-like complex instruction set computer (CISC) architectures, and the... 18 KB (2,346 words) - 08:41, 27 April 2024 |
Microcode (redirect from Micro-instructions) programmer-visible instruction set architecture of a computer, also known as its machine code.[page needed] It consists of a set of hardware-level instructions that... 73 KB (8,710 words) - 17:45, 24 April 2024 |
 | include the instruction set architecture design, microarchitecture design, logic design, and implementation. The first documented computer architecture... 26 KB (3,230 words) - 21:29, 13 April 2024 |
that carries out one instruction in a single clock cycle. Complex instruction set computer, a processor executing one instruction in multiple clock cycles... 873 bytes (112 words) - 17:38, 5 January 2022 |
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... 41 KB (4,135 words) - 07:10, 1 May 2024 |
Very long instruction word (VLIW) refers to instruction set architectures that are designed to exploit instruction-level parallelism (ILP). A VLIW processor... 24 KB (2,975 words) - 19:38, 23 March 2024 |
A branch is an instruction in a computer program that can cause a computer to begin executing a different instruction sequence and thus deviate from its... 13 KB (1,702 words) - 13:40, 24 January 2024 |
 | Motorola 68000 (category Computer-related introductions in 1979) usually pronounced "sixty-eight-thousand") is a 16/32-bit complex instruction set computer (CISC) microprocessor, introduced in 1979 by Motorola Semiconductor... 67 KB (7,221 words) - 23:59, 7 May 2024 |
 | 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... 27 KB (3,571 words) - 14:00, 11 April 2024 |
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 Ltd. develops the ISAs and licenses... 137 KB (13,383 words) - 11:23, 6 May 2024 |
 | DEC Alpha (redirect from Motion Video Instructions) Corporation (DEC). Alpha was designed to replace 32-bit VAX complex instruction set computers (CISC) and to be a highly competitive RISC processor for Unix... 62 KB (6,317 words) - 17:20, 25 April 2024 |
RISC-V (category Instruction set architectures) "risk-five": 1 ) is an open standard instruction set architecture (ISA) based on established reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. Unlike most... 130 KB (13,556 words) - 12:29, 7 May 2024 |