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2003 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

CISC, RISC, OISC

A Tale of Three Architectures

Authors : William F. Gilreath, Phillip A. Laplante

Published in: Computer Architecture: A Minimalist Perspective

Publisher: Springer US

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Complex instruction set computers (CISC) supply relatively sophisticated functions as part of the instruction set. This gives the programmer a variety of powerful instructions with which to build applications programs and even more powerful software tools, such as assemblers and compilers. In this way, CISC processors seek to reduce the programmer’s coding responsibility, increase execution speeds, and minimize memory usage.

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Title
CISC, RISC, OISC
Authors
William F. Gilreath
Phillip A. Laplante
Copyright Year
2003
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Computer Architecture: A Minimalist Perspective

Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-4980-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4615-0237-1

Copyright Year: 2003

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0237-1_5