Reduced Instruction Set Computing

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Reduced_Instruction_Set_Computing
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RISC
gptkbp:category Computer architecture
Instruction set architectures
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Complex_Instruction_Set_Computing
gptkbp:emphasizes instruction pipelining
high performance
register-to-register operations
gptkbp:feature large number of registers
load/store architecture
simple addressing modes
fixed instruction length
few instruction formats
gptkbp:focusesOn simplified instructions
gptkbp:goal increase instruction throughput
simplify hardware design
enable faster clock speeds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reduced Instruction Set Computing
gptkbp:influenced embedded systems
mobile devices
modern microprocessors
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Berkeley_RISC
gptkb:IBM_801
gptkb:Stanford_MIPS
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:David_Patterson
gptkb:John_Cocke
gptkb:John_Hennessy
gptkbp:originatedIn 1970s
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:architecture
microprocessor design
compiler optimization
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ARM_architecture
gptkb:SPARC_architecture
gptkb:PowerPC_architecture
MIPS architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RISC_(Reduced_Instruction_Set_Computing)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7