what is difference between micro processor & micro controller ?
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Answer / gopinath sinnurkar
> Microprocessor is a manager of the resources(I/O, Memory)
which lie out-side of its architecture.
> Micro-controllers have I/O, Memory etc. built into it
and specially designed for Control applications
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Answer / ashish
MIcroprocessor doesn't provide on chip peripherals such as
RAM. All the peripherals are connected externally. Whereas
in microcontroller on chip peripherals are present.
Ans.2 is also rite.
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Answer / neha saini
microprocessor is consist by ALU,special function register,timer counter,
but microcontroller have on chip RAM,ALU,special function register,timer & counter .
microprocessor need more hardware but microcontroller need less hardware because it have on chip structure it required more pin.
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Answer / muhammad waqar
microprocessor is general purpose and microcontroller is
uniqe purpose.
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Answer / pritesh
the prime use of micro-processor is to read data, perform
calculation on the data and store that calculation in a mass
storage device.
But Micro-controller is control the the operation of a
machine using fixed program that is stored in ROM.
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Answer / gopalraj
microprocessor is large fecth but few bit handling
instruction
microcontroller is few fecth and large bit handling
instruction
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Answer / pradeep lokare
Architecture of microprocessor and micro-controller is
different, microprocessor doesn't have different RAM and ROM
area where as micro-controllers have.
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Answer / gaurav kumar
In Microprocessor more op-codes, few bit handling instructions. But in Microcontroller: fewer op-codes, more bit handling Instructions, and also it is defined as a device that includes micro processor, memory, & input / output signal lines on a single chip.
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CUCEK-ECE)
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