Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780124104099
Author: Michael L. Scott
Publisher: Elsevier Science
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 20CYU

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Technological threshold was crossed in the mid-1970, enabling the introduction of microprocessors:

  • The major technological advancement leads to the development of microprocessor in the mid-1970s.
  • Nowadays the microprogrammed processors can be implement entirely on a single chip.

Advantages of microprocessors:

  • Incorporating the entire processor on a single processor reduce the time and power requirements...

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Subsequent threshold crossed in the early 1980’s made RISC machines:

  • The VLSI technology advanced to the development of RISC machines in the early 1980s.
  • The factors which leads to aid of RISC machine as follows.
    1. ○ Now the pipelined instruction set could be incorporated on a single chip...

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