RISC And CISC Paradigms

RISC

RISC stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer. In RISC, instructions are simple and the instruction set has a small size. Examples include ARM and MIPS.

CISC

CISC stands for Complex Instruction Set Computer. In CISC, instructions are complex, have irregular formats, more operands, and complex functionalities. The instruction set has a large size. Examples include x86 and VAX