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Meaning of "RISC" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES RISC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

RISC

Reduced instruction set computing

Reduced instruction set computing, or RISC, is a CPU design strategy based on the insight that simplified instruction set provides higher performance when combined with a microprocessor architecture capable of executing those instructions using fewer microprocessor cycles per instruction. A computer based on this strategy is a reduced instruction set computer, also called RISC. The opposing architecture is called complex instruction set computing, i.e. CISC. Various suggestions have been made regarding a precise definition of RISC, but the general concept is that of a system that uses a small, highly optimized set of instructions, rather than a more specialized set of instructions often found in other types of architectures. Another common trait is that RISC systems use the load/store architecture, where memory is normally accessed only through specific instructions, rather than accessed as part of other instructions like add. Although a number of systems from the 1960s and 70s have been identified as being forerunners of RISC, the modern version of the design dates to the 1980s.

Definition of RISC in the English dictionary

The definition of RISC in the dictionary is reduced instruction set computer: a computer in which the set of instructions which it can perform has been reduced to the minimum, resulting in very fast data processing.

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RISC»

Discover the use of RISC in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to RISC and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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AVR RISC Microcontroller Handbook
The main text is divided into three sections: hardware, which covers all internal peripherals; software, which covers programming and the instruction set; and tools, which explains using Atmel's Assembler and Simulator (available on the ...
Claus Kühnel, 1998
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Guide to RISC Processors: For Programmers and Engineers
Here is an accessible, comprehensive guide to all the popular modern RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors.
Sivarama P. Dandamudi, 2005
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MIPS RISC architecture
A complete reference manual to MIPS RISC architecture, this book describes the user instruction set, together with extension to the ISA.
Gerry Kane, Joe Heinrich, 1992
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Introduction to Assembly Language Programming: For Pentium ...
Assembly language provides the link between high-level languages and the physical operation of a computer. This book introduces assembly language programming using either Pentium or RISC processors and either DOS or Linux.
Sivarama P. Dandamudi, 2006
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VLSI Risc Architecture and Organization
The RISC project at Berkeley started from the observation that high level language compilers had difficulty making good use of complex instruction sets. This led to graduate studies of the behaviour of compiled programs to produce statistics ...
S. B. Furber, 1989
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The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
How large is each overlapping register window? » 5. A RISC processor has 8 global registers and 10 register windows. Each window has 4 input registers, 8 local registers, and 4 output registers. How many total registers are in this CPU?
Linda Null, Julia Lobur, 2006
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Introduction to Information Technology
To prevent more interactions with memory or to reduce the access time, the RISC design incorporates a larger number of registers. As each instruction is executed directly using the processor, no hard-wired circuitry (used for complex ...
I. T. L. Education Solutions Limited, Itl, 2005
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InfoWorld
Given these benefits, will RISC PCs displace MS-DOS computers and Macs in the foreseeable future? Hardly. At least not any time soon. As veteran chip designer Nick Tredennick told attendees at the the Microprocessor '89 Symposium on ...
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Fundamentals of Computer Organization and Architecture
TABLE 10.2 Different Register Windows Characteristics Architecture Number of windows Number of registers per window Berkeley RISC-I 8 16 Pyramids 16 32 SPARC 32 32 In addition, a set of a fixed number of CPU registers are identified ...
Mostafa Abd-El-Barr, Hesham El-Rewini, 2005
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InfoWorld
"Is RISC architecture in and of itself going to give anyone a competitive advantage? My answer is no, "says William Zachmann, an International Data Corp. vice president. "I believe it [RISC architecture] will go down into the micro world, down ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RISC»

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RISC vs CISC: What's the Difference?
A new study comparing the Intel X86, the ARM and MIPS CPUs finds that microarchitecture is more important than instruction set architecture, RISC or CISC. «EE Times, Jul 15»
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RISC OS 5.22 stable released
For the first time the stable release includes the OMAP4 port, a Cortex-A9 processor used in the PandaRO from CJE Micros and ARMiniX from RComp. «OS News, Apr 15»
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EnSilica adds DSP to RISC cores
Ian Lankshear - CEO of EnSilica EnSilica has added a 64-bit precision, fully-pipelined MAC unit to its RISC core to deliver the eSi-3260 for audio, sensor hub, ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Apr 15»
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RISC Networks wins award for IT assessment tool
ASHEVILLE – An Asheville-based startup company is getting some international attention from America's neighbor to the north. RISC Networks recently took ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb 15»
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Windows CE Development for RISC Computers Made Easy
Windows CE (a.k.a. Windows Embedded Compact) is usually associated with small, low power devices with no or minimal display and processing capabilities ... «Embedded Computing Design, Jan 15»
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Berkeley's RISC-V Wants to Be Free
Berkeley was the source of some early RISC processor research and the birthplace of Sun's famous SPARC processor. And its Big Kahuna, Dr. David A. «EE Journal, Dec 14»
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Sebastian Junger's Fight to Save Journalists' Lives
A filmmaker, best-selling author and the founder of a nonprofit, Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues (RISC), Junger was inspired to get involved in the fight ... «TIME, Nov 14»
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RISC Networks Joins Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a …
(The Hosting News) – RISC Networks is proud to announce its official partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a global leader in the cloud computing ... «TheHostingNews.com, Oct 14»
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RISC-VLIW IP Core for the Airborn Navigation Functional Oriented …
Development of a miniature precise Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (SINS) for high maneuvering flying vehicles is based on two key aspects. They are ... «Design and Reuse, Sep 14»
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RISC rides again: New RISC-V architecture hopes to battle ARM …
One of the pioneers of the original RISC instruction set has returned to the design table with a goal that's nothing short of massive. David Patterson wants to ... «ExtremeTech, Aug 14»

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