Let us consider the case i.e washing machine, in this we can see the options like
1. set timings
2. Wash
3. Spin & rinse etc....
So in order perform all these options we need to program the MICRO CONTROLLER or MICROPROCESSORS to perform respective jobs. We program these processors in such a way that it has to recognize which job to be perform when user approach any of the above said options.
Microprocessors are used to control consumer electronic devices, such as the programmable microwave oven and DVD player; to regulate gasoline consumption and antilock brakes in automobiles; to monitor alarm systems; and to operate automatic tracking and targeting systems in aircraft, tanks, and missiles and to control radar arrays that track and identify aircraft, among other defense applications.
Microprocessors are http://www.answers.com/topic/integrated-circuitd to perform repetitive operations exactly the same way time after time. They are cheap to produce and all their components are in the same package. They very rarely fail in operation.
Microprocessor don't specifically have I/O (input or output) connections, but instead, due to their connection to the motherboard (which does have I/O), control the I/O devices.
Intel and AMD are the primary manufacturers of microprocessors for desktop PCs, laptops and netbooks. ARM are well known for their microprocessors used in smaller computing devices like mobile phones, smartphones and some tablet PCs.
A 7 segment display is an I/O device, and it is not necessarily used in microprocessors. The choice of I/O devices is a function of system design, not microprocessor design.
A computer is one such device.
machines are devices that can be of two types:Mechanical and digital.
Control electronics are devices like remote controls. Control electronics are used to control other electronic devices
In real life for real humans than no. Even with machines/devices its still no.
microcomputer or maybe system on a chip, which has one or more microprocessors, memory, and input/output devices all on same chip.
Binding machines are devices that are used to take a large stack of loose papers and turn them into a bound book.
Fewer.
Advantages of Microprocessors is that these are general purpose electronic processing devices which can be programmed to execute a number of tasks. These are used in personal computers as well as a number of other embedded products. There are no disadvantages as such but when compared to fixed logic devices or certain ASICs (application specific intergrated circuits), there is a need to program Miicroprocessors and write software/firmware when used in embedded applications.
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