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Microprocessor is the critical components of a complete computer housed on a tiny silicon chip. The microprocessor is the heart of any normal computers, whether it is a desktop, laptop or a server. The microprocessor each computer is using might be different, such as a Pentium, a K6, a PowerPC, a Sparc or any of the many other brands and types of microprocessors; However, they all do approximately the same thing in approximately the same way. The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004 and was invented in 1971, which had tremendous impact on our society. The development of the microprocessor marked the beginning of the fourth generation of computers. Even though the 4004 was not very powerful -- all it could do was add and subtract, and it could only do that 4 bits at a time; it was amazing that everything was on one chip.
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