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Network - CISC (Complex Instruction Set

Computing) CISC is a processor design strategy that provides the processor with a relatively large number of basic instructions, many of which are complex but very powerful. These complex instructions may require several clock cycles to complete, which can slow down overall processing. CISC is in contrast to the RISC (reduced instruction set computing) design strategy. A RISC chip uses a small number of simple operations to do its work. These simple operations are optimized for speed, and most require only a single clock cycle for completion.