spo600:computer_architecture
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| ===== Popular Architecture Families | ===== Popular Architecture Families | ||
| - | Throughout this page and the [[: | + | Throughout this page and the Computer Architecture |
| * x86 - The Intel/AMD architecture which debuted with the Intel 8086 processor (16-bit), gained desktop and server dominance as the 386/486/x86 32-bit architecture, | * x86 - The Intel/AMD architecture which debuted with the Intel 8086 processor (16-bit), gained desktop and server dominance as the 386/486/x86 32-bit architecture, | ||
| - | * ARM - An architecture which started with the Acorn computer company, became the dominant mobile and embedded architecture in its 32-bit incarnations, | + | * ARM - An architecture which started with the Acorn computer company, became the dominant mobile and embedded architecture in its 32-bit incarnations, |
| * PowerPC - An architecture which has been used in a wide range of applications, | * PowerPC - An architecture which has been used in a wide range of applications, | ||
| * MIPS - An architecture which was used in Sillicon Graphics workstations but has found its primary audience in network infrastructure such as backbone routers and firewall systems. | * MIPS - An architecture which was used in Sillicon Graphics workstations but has found its primary audience in network infrastructure such as backbone routers and firewall systems. | ||
| + | * Risc-V - A fully open-source emerging computer architecture. | ||
| As well as some architectures which are no longer current: | As well as some architectures which are no longer current: | ||
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