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Question 76Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science (Technical), 12 Sep 2025, Shift 1 (9:00 AM)

Which of the following is a key design goal of an Instruction Set Architecture?

  1. AMinimizing the transistor count
  2. BEnsuring only complex instructions are supported
  3. CMaximizing the instruction decode time
  4. DBalancing simplicity and performance for ease of programming and efficiency
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Correct answer: (D) Balancing simplicity and performance for ease of programming and efficiency

Explanation

An ISA is designed to balance simplicity (easy to program and to implement in hardware) against performance and efficiency. Maximising decode time or allowing only complex instructions are not goals.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science PYQ (Technical), 12 Sep 2025, Shift 1 (9:00 AM)

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