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Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) Defin |
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Solutions: Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC): Pronounced "sisk," CISC refers to traditional computers that operate with large sets of instructions. Most modern computers fall into this category, including the IBM-compatible microcomputers. As computing technology evolved, instruction sets expanded to include newer instructions which are complex in nature and require several to many execution cycles and, therefore, more time to complete. Computers that operate with system software based on these instruction sets have been referred to as complex instruction set computers (CISC). Contrast with RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) computers, which have far fewer instructions. |
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