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1
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where can arm architecture be found

A

in small devices eg mobile phones, in cars, in factories and plants

2
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three types of arm architecture

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cortex A processors, Cortex R processors and Cortex M processors

3
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applications of Cortex A processors

A

performance sensitive systems eg phones, laptops

4
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applications of Cortex R systems

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high performance cores for real time applications eg hard disk controllers

5
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applications of Cortex M systems

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microcontroller cores for a wide range of embedded applications eg. cost and energy efficiency

6
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what does arm BASED mean

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much of the functionality of the device is fabricated into the chip itself rather than built around in separate processors

7
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what does RISC stand for

A

reduced instruction set computing

8
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What does CISC stand for

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complex instruction set computing

9
Q

does arm make their designs

A

no, only sells them

10
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what is an embedded system

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small computers embedded in the world around us