CPU Architecture, Instruction Cycles and RISC vs CISC
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- CPU Roles and Components
- Instruction Format
- The Instruction Cycle
- Clock Speed and Timing
- Program Counter
- Indirect Memory Access
- Hidden Registers
- Interrupts
- Von Neumann Architecture
- Harvard Architecture
- CISC vs RISC
- Micro-ops and Microcode
- RISC-V and Modern CPUs
- Key Takeaways
CPU Roles and Components
What Does a CPU Do?
Primary roles: