The fundamental sequence of steps that a CPU performs. Also known as the "fetch-execute cycle," it is the process whereby a single instruction is executed. The first half of the cycle transfers the ...
The processor we will be considering in this tutorial is the MIPS processor. The MIPS processor, designed in 1984 by researchers at Stanford University, is a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) ...
The previous installment in this series took us from the rise of the PowerPC line into the line’s heyday as a leader in the RISC workstation market. During the reign of the PowerPC 600 series, Apple ...