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 a single chip processor.
The central processor unit (microprocessor) is placed on the motherboard. The cooler, necessary to refrigerate the microprocessor is placed behind it.
Because the processor is a 16 bit processor, and 64k is what you can address with a 16 bit processor.
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A MOS 6510 microprocessor
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It's the brain of the device. It is the processor.
Every processor in a gadget is a microchip , a microchip can be a microprocessor or micro controller or something else. Example for microchip is processor in the CPU of a PC. Microprocessor 8085.
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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.
Nothing, a Pentium Processor, or any other processor for that matter, is merely a brand name for different microprocessors.