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It is called a microprocessor because it is the single microchip integrated circuit processor of a microcomputer. The term minicomputer was already taken and referred to small computers whose processor was built of many different microchip integrated circuits. There was never anything called a "miniprocessor" in these computers, just as there was never anything called a "mainframe processor" in the big computers.
Note: Some early microprocessors were not single microchips, but were instead a family of related microchips that could be interconnected in a variety of different ways (e.g. AMD 2900 family). This served two functions:
- it avoided the limits of the number of transistors that could be put on a single microchip with the technology available then
- providing greater design flexibility (e.g. the same microprocessor family could be used to build microcomputers having very different word lengths depending on the requirements: 16 bit, 32 bit, 48 bit, 64 bit, etc.)
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Why processor named as microprocessor?
They're called as such because of the size of the transistors they contain which is in micrometer dimensions .The first microprocessor is INTEL4004 (1971) .As it was too small in compare to other processors at that time so they called that processor as microprocessor
Microprocessor is single chip processor or multi chip?
Microprocessor is a single chip processor.
Why you are called microprocessor?
that's a good question. maybe your processor is so small..
All of the processor's functions typically reside on a single chip often called a?
microprocessor
What is another term for the CPU?
Central Processing Unit, processor, microprocessor, computer brain, floating-point-calculator, integer calculator, core, etc They can be called a lot of things, but CPU, processor and microprocessor are the big three.
Why ARM is called as processor?
ARM is a processor architecture that incorporates a few different types of microprocessor that isn't built on the x86 protocol. They are called processors because they ARE processors.
Where is microprocessor placed in computer?
The central processor unit (microprocessor) is placed on the motherboard. The cooler, necessary to refrigerate the microprocessor is placed behind it.
Why segment is 64k in microprocessor?
Because the processor is a 16 bit processor, and 64k is what you can address with a 16 bit processor.
What processor is in a Commodore 64?
A MOS 6510 microprocessor
What does the microprocessor in PDA do?
It's the brain of the device. It is the processor.
Computer processor chips are sometimes referred to as?
Microprocessor
Which processor used in 4th generation computers?
a microprocessor
