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| − | A microprocessor, sometimes called ''logic chip'' is a | + | A microprocessor, sometimes called a ''logic chip'' is a computer processor or microchip. It incorporates the functions of a computer's '''central proccesing unit'''(CPU) on a single '''integrated circuit'''(IC). |
| − | It runs '''programmes''' from the '''operating system''' to '''user applications'''; it | + | It runs '''programmes''' from the '''operating system''' to the '''user applications'''; it runs the programmes' '''instructions''' in a '''low-level language''', it performs arithmetic operations; such as add, subtract, multiply, divide, binary logic and memory accesses. |
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Revision as of 11:13, 14 October 2015
A microprocessor, sometimes called a logic chip is a computer processor or microchip. It incorporates the functions of a computer's central proccesing unit(CPU) on a single integrated circuit(IC).
It runs programmes from the operating system to the user applications; it runs the programmes' instructions in a low-level language, it performs arithmetic operations; such as add, subtract, multiply, divide, binary logic and memory accesses.
