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What is the difference between CPU and MicroProcessor?

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Answered Apr 26, 2020

CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, which is part of the computer that executes instructions. This CPU can be employed by using a single IC, several IC’s directive transistors, or a room complete with vacuum tubes. A microprocessor, on the other hand, is a single-chip implementation of CPU. The CPU is very extensive, with a control unit, a logic, an arithmetic unit, and registers.

It also contains a tiny bit of memory termed cache. The logic unit handles instructions one cycle at a time. It enacts the guidelines based on the computer program that is running. CPU performs individual guidance, and when combined to execute a task, this is a computer program.

The microprocessor is comprised of millions of transistors. These are minuscule electric devices that carry an electrical charge. They have an on and off switch that steers the current through an absolute path to encourage the desired result.

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