Chapter 4, Problem 1RP

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Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor

• The RISC processor is a family processor which has a set number of shared characteristics.
• RISC name arises from Reduced Instruction Set Computer and is a technological advancement to Complex Instruction Set Compilers (CISC)...

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RISC processor architecture

• The architectural design of central processing unit (CPU) is RISC.
• Reduced instruction set computing is a Central Processing Unit design strategy based on the vision that basic instruction set gives a great performance when combined with a microprocessor architecture which has the capacity to perform the instructions by using some microprocessor cycles per instruction...

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Processors using advanced technologies

• RISC processor uses advanced technologies such as pipelining, speculative execution and multiprocessing.
• RISC processor gained performance through the use of pipelining...