What is Minimal instruction set computer?
'''Minimal Instruction Set Computer''' ('''MISC''') is a [[CPU design|processor architecture]] with a very small number of basic [[Instruction (computer science)|instruction]] operations and corresponding [[opcode]]s. As a result of this is a smaller [[instruction set]], a smaller and faster [[instruction set]] [[Parsing|decode]] unit, and faster operation of individual [[Instruction (computer science)|instructions]]. The disadvantage is that smaller [[instruction set]] always have more sequential dependencies, reducing [[instruction-level parallelism]]. ==Related pages== * [[Complex instruction set computer]] (CISC) * [[Reduced instruction set computer]] (RISC) * [[Very long instruction word]] (VLIW) ==Other websites== *[http://www.ultratechnology.com/chips.htm Forth MISC chip designs] *[http://www.intellasys.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35 seaForth-24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225302/http://www.intellasys.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35 |date=2011-07-21 }} - the latest [[multi-core]] MISC design from [[Chuck Moore]] {{Tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer architecture]]