030. Cambridge IGCSE Topic 3.1 CPU instruction sets

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CAMBRIDGE 0478 & 0984 Specification Reference
Section 3.1 - 4

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00:00 CPU instructions sets
00:06 Intro
00:11 What is an instruction set?
00:29 Multiplying two numbers in memory
02:40 Instruction sets and mnemonics
03:30 Summary
03:39 Going beyond the IGCSE specifications
04:04 Complex instruction set computer (CISC)
04:32 Reduced instruction set computer (RISC)
05:02 Outro

Last updated: 04.09.25

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