CISC AND RISC

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JUST ABOUT CISC AND RISC
Luka Lazarevic
Quiz by Luka Lazarevic, updated more than 1 year ago
Luka Lazarevic
Created by Luka Lazarevic about 7 years ago
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Question 1

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Which of CISC OR RISC has more basic hardware?
Answer
  • RISC
  • CISC
  • Neither have basic hardware
  • Both have basic hardware.

Question 2

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RISC stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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There is more focus on the hardware which means that it has more basic software which makes it easy to code and compile, although you will have more basic outcomes from the software. Which does this describe?
Answer
  • RISC
  • CISC

Question 4

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Fill in the blanks for CISC - [blank_start]Complex[blank_end] Instruction Set [blank_start]Computer[blank_end]
Answer
  • Complex
  • Computer

Question 5

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CISC takes more cycles per instruction
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Which one would be more suitable for a smartphone?
Answer
  • RISC
  • CISC

Question 7

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How many cycles does RISC take per instruction?
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Question 8

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True or false? CISC can use less RAM as it does not need to store and intermediate result.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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