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    Fixed-length instructions have the advantage of being fast and improving performance with instruction pipelining, but waste storage space. Variable-length instructions save storage space but are more complex to decode. The document discusses and compares the advantages and disadvantages of fixed-length versus variable-length instructions.

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    Fixed-length instructions have the advantage of being fast and improving performance with instruction pipelining, but waste storage space. Variable-length instructions save storage space but are more complex to decode. The document discusses and compares the advantages and disadvantages of fixed-length versus variable-length instructions.

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    Fixed vs Variable Instruction Lengths: Pros and Cons

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    Fanuel Njobvu
    Fixed-length instructions have the advantage of being fast and improving performance with instruction pipelining, but waste storage space. Variable-length instructions save storage space but are more complex to decode. The document discusses and compares the advantages and disadvantages of fixed-length versus variable-length instructions.

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    fixed-length instructions

    · advantage: fixed-length instruction is fast and results in better performancewhen instruction


    levelpipelining is used.
    · Diadvantage: wastes space
    b. variable-length instructions
    · Advantage: Variable-length instruction saves storage space/
    · Disadvantage: more complex to decode

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    _compared_to_variable_length_instructions#ixzz1NTvyb0FK

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