The Microprocessor
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The Microprocessor
Microprocessors Evolution
Only once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play
is a special one, indeed. The Microprocessor has been around since 1971 years, but in the last few years it has changed the American calculators to video games
and computers (Givone 1). Many microprocessors have been manufactured for all sorts of products; some have succeeded and some have not. This paper will
discuss the evolution and history of the most prominent 16 and 32 bit microprocessors in the microcomputer and how they are similar to and different from each
other. Because microprocessors are a subject that most people cannot relate to and do not know much about, this paragraph will introduce some of the terms that
will be in- volved in the subsequent paragraphs. Throughout the paper the 16-bit and 32-bit mi- croprocessors are compared and contrasted. The number 16 in the
16-bit microproces- sor refers how many registers there are or how much storage is available for the mi- croprocessor (Aumiaux, 3). The microprocessor has a
memory address such as A16, and at this address the specific commands to the microprocessor are stored in the memory of the computer (Aumiaux, 3). So with the
16-bit microprocessor there are 576 places to store data. With the 32-bit microprocessor there are twice as many places to store data making the microprocessor
faster. Another common term which is mentioned frequently in the paper is the oscil- lator or the time at which the processors “clock” ticks. The oscillator is the pace
maker for the microprocessor which tells what frequency the microprocessor can proc- ess information, this value is measured in Mega-hertz or MHz. A
nanosecond is a measurement of time in a processor, or a billionth of a second. This is used to measure the time it takes for the computer to execute an instructions,
other wise knows as a cy- cle. There are many different types of companies of which all have their own family of processors. Since the individual processors in the
families were developed over a fairly long period of time, it is hard to distinguish which processors were introduced in order. This paper will mention the families of
processors in no particular order. The first microprocessor that will be discussed is the family of microprocessors called the 9900 series manufactured by Texas
Instruments during the mid-70s and was developed from the ...
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