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The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004.

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Which is the first general purpose microprocessor?

4004 is the first general purpose microprocessor by Intel


If Intel's first microprocessor the 4004 had been built as a first generation computer instead of as a microprocessor on a PMOS integrated circuit chip how many vacuum tubes would have been required?

If Intel's first microprocessor, the 4004, had been built as a first-generation computer using vacuum tubes instead of as a microprocessor on a PMOS integrated circuit chip, it would have required thousands of vacuum tubes. The 4004 is capable of executing about 60,000 instructions per second, and replicating this performance with vacuum tubes would likely necessitate a large number of them, possibly in the range of several hundred to a few thousand, depending on the overall design and architecture. This would result in a much larger, less reliable, and more power-hungry system compared to the compact and efficient microprocessor design.


What happened during 1970?

During the 1970s, science was heading into outer space with the Voyager program. Also during this time period, the first microprocessor came out and the first supercomputer was finished.


What does Megahertz measure?

The speed of a microprocessor


What was the first microprocessor used in home computers?

The first microprocessors emerged in the early 1970s and were used for electronic calculators, using binary-coded decimal (BCD) arithmetic on 4-bit words. Other embedded uses of 4-bit and 8-bit microprocessors, such as terminals, printers, various kinds of automation etc., followed soon after. Affordable 8-bit microprocessors with 16-bit addressing also led to the first general-purpose microcomputers from the mid-1970s on.

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Which is first microprocessor of Intel?

The Intel 4004 was the world's first microprocessor. It was designed in 1970.


Which is the first general purpose microprocessor?

4004 is the first general purpose microprocessor by Intel


Who is the first microprocessor?

The first microprocessor is invented by Intel that is 4004(its name.) in around 1970...


First modern microprocessor?

what modern intel microprocessor core i3


What was Intel's first microprocessor?

The 4004 was Intel's first microprocessor and the world's first single chip microprocessor. For the first PC as we know it (the 1981 IBM PC), it was the 8088, following with 80286, 80386, 80486 and then the Pentium line.


Who invented the microprocessor first and what was the first microprocessor?

Ted hughes was the first person who designed microprocessors. In 1971 Ted hughes make first microprocessor for intel. The name of the first microprocessor was: Intel-4004. It contains lacs of electronic circuits.


It was the world's first commercial microprocessor?

I believe it was the 4004 by Intel, later the 8008 and then the 8080


When the first microprocessor was found?

Type your answer here...  The first microprocessor was found in 1971 by Intel, and it's name was Intel 4004.


When did Intel launch their first microprocessor?

the microprocessor was first introduced on November 1971 and appeared in Electronic News . Actually, the first commercial microprocessor was the AL1 developed by Four Phase Systems. See the Description of this chip on the Computer History Museum timeline.


Where was the first microprocessor made?

my gaff :)


What is the first microprocessor of PC having 8 bit databus?

The Intel 8080 was the first microprocessor using an 8 bit databus.


What is the reason for naming microprocessor as 8085 and microcontroller as 8051?

b/c the 8085 microprocessor is the first 8 bit microprocessor which Intel is produces in 1877 and this is the first general purpose 8 bit microprocessor. there was an 8 bit general purpose register before 8085 named as 8008 but this microprocessor is not functional 8 bit microprocessor