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CISC and RISC Architectures: An Overview

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This chapter discusses the rise of the CISC architecture and the RISC architecture; it then discusses modern hybrid processor architectures.

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© 2004 Mark Burrell

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Burrell, M. (2004). CISC and RISC Architectures: An Overview. In: Fundamentals of Computer Architecture. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11313-9_19

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11313-9_19

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-99866-3

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