CISC vs RISC Architecture Quiz

CISC vs RISC Architecture Quiz

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40 Qs

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CISC vs RISC Architecture Quiz

CISC vs RISC Architecture Quiz

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40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary design goal of CISC architecture?

Maximize execution speed of instructions

Minimize program size by using fewer instructions

Simplify hardware design for better pipelining

Use fixed-length instructions for uniformity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a CISC instruction?

LOAD r1, [r2]

ADD [mem], eax

STORE r1, [r2]

ADD r1, r1, r3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is pipelining more challenging in CISC architecture compared to RISC?

CISC uses fixed-length instructions

CISC instructions have irregular sizes and execution times

CISC has fewer addressing modes

CISC relies on a hardwired control unit

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which architecture is referred to as a "Load-Store Architecture"?

CISC

RISC

Both CISC and RISC

Neither CISC nor RISC

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key feature of RISC architecture?

Variable-length instructions

Large number of special-purpose registers

Uniform instruction length for easy decoding

Complex instructions combining multiple operations

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a disadvantage of CISC architecture?

Larger program size

Simpler hardware design

Harder to decode instructions

Uniform execution time per instruction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which processor is an example of CISC architecture?

ARM

MIPS

x86

SPARC

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