What is a Microprocessor?

<div class="htmlview paragraph">A microprocessor is a device capable of automatically carrying out a sequence of operations on data expressed in discrete (digital) or continuous (analog) form. The purpose of a computer or a microprocessor is to solve a problem or class of problems; the problem may be one of control, analysis, or a combination of the two. Without a doubt, any problem a computer can solve, a man could solve. The advantage is one of time. On a series of complex analytical problems, a mathematician could dedicate his entire life to doing what a computer could do in mere seconds; similarly, no human could continuously analyze new stimuli and generate responses in the microsecond intervals required by modern electronics and electromechanical hardware.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">As much as we fefer to computers for microprocessors as one entity, we will try to spell out capability, structure, and economic differences.</div>