Across
- 2. The opposite of RISC, this processor design includes a large and complex set of instructions.
- 4. What architecture stores both data and instructions in the same memory?
- 7. The main component that executes instructions and performs arithmetic and logic operations in a computer.
- 8. Abbreviation for the set of instructions visible to the programmer that defines how software communicates with hardware.
Down
- 1. The shared communication pathway that connects CPU, memory, and I/O devices.
- 2. What type of computing provides infrastructure, platforms, and software as services over the internet?
- 3. What popular RISC-based architecture is widely used in mobile and embedded devices?
- 5. What part of the CPU performs arithmetic and logical operations?
- 6. What type of processor design uses a small set of simple instructions executed very quickly?
- 7. What small, fast memory stores copies of frequently accessed data to improve performance?