Tag - Microprocessor

Microcontroller vs Microprocessor

The term microprocessor and microcontroller can be confusing for those who are new to this field. I recommend you to read our articles What is a Microcontroller ? and What is a Microprocessor ? to understand more about microcontroller and microprocessor. Both microcontroller and microprocessor are programmable multipurpose silicon chip, clock driven, register based, accepts binary data as input and provides output after processing it as per the instructions stored in the memory....

What is a Microprocessor ?

What is a Microprocessor ?

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit (IC) which incorporates core functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU). It is a programmable multipurpose silicon chip, clock driven, register based, accepts binary data as input and provides output after processing it as per the instructions stored in the memory.

Block Diagram of a Computer

Block Diagram of a Computer

Why we need a Microprocessor ?

Thank you "B B DWIVEDI" for asking this question in the comment. So I thought...

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