Pronounced risk, acronym for reduced instruction set computer, a type of microprocessor that recognizes a relatively limited number of instructions One advantage of reduced instruction set computers is that they can execute their instructions very fast because the instructions are so simple Another, perhaps more important advantage, is that RISC chips require fewer transistors, which makes them cheaper to design and produce Since the emergence of RISC computers, conventional computers have been referred to as CISCs (complex instruction set computers)
reduced instruction set computer; a computer processing architecture that requires fewer instructions to run applications, thus increasing processing speed
(1 reduced instruction set computer) (n ) A computer using the RISC architecture (2 reduced instruction set computing) (n ) A computer architecture that uses fewer and less complex instructions than complex instruction set computing (CISC) Some complex instructions performed by hardware in CISC computers are done by software in RISC computers RISC computers have fewer transistors, so they cost less to design and produce
Reduced Instruction Set Computers A category of computer processors based around a small set of low-level, highly optimised instructions; cf CISC
A generic name for CPUs that use a simpler instruction set than more traditional designs
processor whose design is based on the rapid execution of a sequence of simple instructions rather than on the provision of a large variety of complex instructions (as in a Complex Instruction Set Computer)
Reduced Instruction Set Computer A type of processor architecture that processes programs more quickly than conventional microprocessors because it uses a smaller, less complex set of instructions Compare CISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computing A computer architecture that reduces chip complexity by using simpler instructions RISC compilers have to generate software routines to perform complex instructions that were previously done in hardware by CISC computers In RISC, the microcode layer and associated overhead is eliminated
Reduced Instruction Set Computer A CPU based on a limited number of basic instructions, systems using RISC result in larger binary files but overally faster execution of each instruction
Reduced instruction set computer A computer processing architecture that requires fewer instructions to run applications, thus increasing processing speed
Reduced Instruction Set Computing A type of microprocessor design that focuses on rapid and efficient processing of a relatively small set of instructions RISC design is based on the premise that most of the instructions a computer carries out are simple instructions As a result, RISC architecture limits the number of instructions that are built into the microprocessor but optimizes each so that it can be carried out very quickly RISC microprocessors carry out simple tasks faster than CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) microprocessors but are slower with complex instructions which must be broken down before they can be carried out by the RISC chips See also CISC
An acronym for Reduced Instruction Set Computer, a processor that uses a simplified set of internal operating instructions to speed execution RISC processors supported by Windows NT 4 0 are Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC See CISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer; a CPU design which increases arithmetic speed by decreasing the number of instructions the CPU must follow
Reduced Instruction Super Computer A recently developed type of processor that works faster due to a simpler way of implementing commands
Reduced Instruction Set Computing: A computer processing technology in which a microprocessor understands a few simple instructions thereby providing fast, predictable instruction flow
Reduced Instruction Set Computer A type of CPU chip Different from CISC, but not in a way you care about
Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC), the technology for today's high performance personal computers and workstations, was invented in 1975
(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform
reduced instruction set computer. in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. The traditional CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) architecture uses many instructions that do long, complex operations. Each RISC instruction is executed much more quickly than a CISC instruction, and most computational tasks can be processed faster. Modern instruction sets combine attributes of CISC and RISC