Which of the Following Is True About RISC CPU Hardware

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about RISC CPU hardware?

• A) it is less complicated and can perform pipelining more effectively than CISC hardware
• B) it is more complicated and must run at slower clock speeds than CISC hardware
• C) instructions take a widely varying number of clock cycles
• D) all current CPUs are based on it

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