microprocessors
prehistoric catch!
BY MR. Mafe
INTEL CORPORATION
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Our definitive guide to what’s hot and what’s not in the world of Microprocessors
Microprocessor binds the CPU’s function on a single integrated circuit. It now became more efficient and needs less energy to operate unlike the older versions that are bigger and needs more electricity to be operated.
(Krishna Kant Microprocessors And Microcontrollers: Architecture Programming And System DesignPHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2007 ISBN 81-203-3191-5 page 61, describing the iAPX 432)
Most microprocessors are used for computation, text editing, multimedia display, and communication over the Internet. Many more microprocessors are part of embedded systems, providing digital control over myriad objects from appliances to automobiles to cellular phones and industrial process control.
(https://www.classle.net/submission/microprocessor-definition#)