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1.1.2 Types of processor

A-Level Computer Science

Learning Objectives - RAG Self-Assessment

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1. The differences between the CISC and RISC processors

2. The purpose of GPUs and what applications they are used for

3. The benefits of using GPUs including SIMD processing

4. What is meant by a parallel processing and benefits and limitations of it

5. The different methods of parallel processing (co-processors, multi-core, distributed)

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