Remember CISC
Full name: Complex Instruction Set Computer
Memory aid: Complex instructions can combine several small jobs.
CISC and RISC labels do not directly rank processor speed.
Study area: Processors & system architecture · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computer
Uses an instruction-set design with relatively complex operations.
Why learn CISC — Complex Instruction Set Computer?
Uses an instruction-set design with relatively complex operations.
Where it came from
CISC and RISC labels do not directly rank processor speed.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Complex instructions can combine several small jobs.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer.
- Recall this memory aid: Complex instructions can combine several small jobs.
- Explain the practical use: Uses an instruction-set design with relatively complex operations.
- Explain this distinction: CISC and RISC labels do not directly rank processor speed.
- Identify CISC in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Intel processor documentation (www.intel.com)