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This weeks lesson makes the distinction between machine language and instruction sets from the programming languages written by software engineers to be run on computers. Machine language provides the functional requirements for the processor to perform the desired tasks. Based on your readings, consider the following questions:

How does Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) differ from Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)?

Related to the discussion from Week 3 on instruction set design, discuss how the development of RISC has raised further questions about the more traditional approaches to instruction set design.

How has the widespread use of RISC architecture impacted the computing landscape, and where do you see computer instruction set architecture heading in the near future?