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What is the difference between a RISC and CISC processor?

A RISC processor is designed using the Reduced Instruction Set Computing philosophy. This means it has a limited number of simple instructions. This results in high performance when fewer cycles occur, an...

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Answered by Tom F. Computing tutor
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Describe how sensors and microprocessors are used to maintain certain conditions.

Information from the sensors is sent to the microprocessor. The ADC (analogue to digital converter) converts the analogue data into digital form. The microprocessor compares this digital data with stored ...

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Answered by Yassin O. Computing tutor
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What are the main differences between different loops when it comes to coding ?

This question is relevant to different coding languages, and it can be easily explained using Java language : for instance, we will use an integer array called FOR:for(int i=0;i<ArrayList.size();i++) t...

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Describe the 4 layers of the TCP/IP model

The Application layer is the first in the stack; it uses high-level protocols that set an agreed standard for the communicating end-points; related to the application used to transmit data. It does not ac...

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Answered by Jose R. Computing tutor
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Outline three differences between RAM and ROM

RAM is faster, primary memory, whereas ROM is secondary memoryRAM is volatile, whereas ROM is non-volatile, which is why ROM stores necessary information like the boot-up sequence.RAM stores applications ...

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