Title :
An overview of RISC vs. CISC
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Florida State Univ. Coll of Eng., Tallahassee, FL, USA
Abstract :
One of the most significant recent developments in computer processor technology is the RISC (reduction-instruction-set-computer) microprocessor. Under certain circumstances, RISC devices offer significant advantages over their conventional CISC (complex-instruction-set-computer) counterparts. A brief comparison of the principal features of both RISC and CISC processors is presented
Keywords :
computer architecture; reduced instruction set computing; CISC; RISC; complex-instruction-set-computer; computer architecture; computer processor technology; reduction-instruction-set-computer; Computer aided instruction; Delay; Educational institutions; Instruction sets; Microprocessors; Optimizing compilers; Pipelines; Process design; Reduced instruction set computing; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1990., Twenty-Second Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cookeville, TN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2038-2
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1990.138185
