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Data and program instructions are temporarily held in what while the processor is using them?
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RAM or the processor cache
When the data and instructions reach the RAM they are operated on immediately.
For data and instructions that the CPU is working on right at that time, these memory locations are called Registers. Many systems have dedicated registers just for EITHER data or instructions, while others have a set of registers which can be used for either, and still other CPUs have all three (data, instruction, and general-use registers).
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What generic term refers to a piece of hardware?
Device
Where the data and program kept while the processor is using them?
In the RAM
Why would you express a program as a text file in a programming language instead of writing processor instructions?
It's easier to write low-level code using a high-level language.
What are the Instructions that the processor understands?
programmingans. 2The instructions that a processor understands are known as the Instruction Set.The task of combining instructions to perform some task is known as programming. This is not necessarily done directly. Writing a program by specifying entities from the Instruction Set is called machine code programming if the instructions' numeric values are used, or Assembly Language programming if the instructions are called up by short names called mnemonics. These are both low level procedures, referred to by their users as 'working on the bare metal'.Most programming today is done using high level languages. Here the programmer writes instructions which are often close to english, where one instruction calls for something quite complex to be done. The processor does not understand these instructions. Another program, called an Interpreter or a Compiler, is used to translate the high level instructions into the (low level) ones from the Instruction Set which the processor does understand.
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What is a reserved place which stores data temporarily?
It usually means that a software program is installed there, or has told the system that it is not using, but WILL use this part of memory for storage.
What the steps that tell computer how to perform particular task?
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Advantages of RISC processor?
The advantages are that a simpler instruction set found in a RISC processor are easier for compilers to write programs in, as well as the simple design of the processor that is allowed to result from this simple instruction set. In the past, CISC processors were used when people had to program in the assembly language of the processor itself. These processors had many different instructions that could perform complicated operations with one instruction, making the assembly programmers life easier. Eventually, we wrote programs called compilers which converted high level languages, such as C, into these assembly instructions. As C is much easier to program in than assembly language, this made our lives even easier. Unfortunately, it was found that it was difficult to program a compiler in such a way that it could realise when these complicated instructions offered by the CISC processor would be useful. This, in addition to the fact that some complicated instructions were actually slower than a series of simple instructions that performed the same task, meant that it was easier to write compilers that only used the simple instructions. By cutting out the complicated instructions, simpler processor designs could be used, and this is, in essence, what a RISC processor is. Of course, the most popular desktop architecture today, x86, is a CISC processor, but this was a case of people unwilling to change to a different instruction set. Ultimately, modern processors which use the x86 architecture actually convert the CISC instructions of the architecture into a simpler RISC-like series of instructions, before being executed on the processor. So, to sum up: + simpler processor design + simpler instruction set + easier for compilers to write programs for
Which language is used in robotics?
Ultimately, the processor that is used in any robotic device must execute the binary instructions that correspond with that processor. But processors are often programmed using a high level language such as C++ or Java, then the programmer runs the code through either a compiler or interpreter to convert the program into binary. Often the manufacturers of a processor may have provided several high level languages that work with a specific processor, giving the programmer options as to which language might best serve his/her needs. The binary instructions and the higher level programming language are often referred to as a language for processors, whether in robots or other automation devices.
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