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Today's computer would be nothing like it is now without the microprocessor. Most every electronic device has a microprocessor in it, from garage door openers, to remote controls, and cell phones. The microprocessor revolutionized electronics, giving them intelligence, and making our lives easier. Thus, it revolutionized the computer industry.
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∙ 13y agoThe invention of the microprocessor, a machine which combines the equivalent of thousands of transistors on a single, tiny silicon chip, was developed by Ted Hoff at Intel Corporation in the Santa Clara Valley south of San Francisco, California, an area that was destined to become known to the world as Silicon Valley because of the microprocessor and computer industry that grew up there. Because a CPU calculates, performs logical operations, contains operating instructions, and manages data flows, the potential existed for developing a separate system that could function as a complete microcomputer
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What is the meaning of Micro Computer?
A micro computer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. A microprocessor incorporates most or all of a CPU. A CPU (central processing unit), executes computer programs.
What inventions revolutionized the textile industry?
The cotton gin.spinning jenny and the water frame.
A computer that fits on a desktop and uses a microprocessor?
microcomputer
Why is steven jobs and steven wozniak important in the development of computers?
They revolutionized the computer, and founded Apple.
On a personal computer all processing functions are contained on a single electronic chip called a?
microprocessor
Which device revolutionized the computer industry?
The transistor.
What was the name of the first electronic spreadsheet software that revolutionized the personal computer industry?
VisiCalc, released in 1979.
How did Intel revolutionized computers?
Intel invented the 32 and 64 bit microprocessor which are in all modern computers
Is microprocessor used in animals?
well with this a microprocessor is use in any computer and or device that siamliary acts like a computer. a microprocessor is a CPU. which is like a brain to a computer or device that acts like a computer.
Who revolutionized the US car industry?
Henry Ford
What program language revolutionized the software industry?
Algol
Who revolutionized American textile industry?
sewing machine
Who is Marician Hoff?
hi bye i hate yo! Marcian Hoff was one of the inventors for the microprocessor. The microprocessor is like the engine for the computer. When you turn on the computer the microprocessor helps the computer start.
Do computer and chip manufacturers use the term microprocessor to refer to a personal computer processor chip?
microprocessor
What are parts in the computer?
microprocessor
Inventor of revolutionized the readymade clothing industry?
Elias Howe
What game is known to have revolutionized the arcade industry?
Pong, definitely
