FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The Intel 4004 is a 4-bit central processing unit (CPU) released by Intel Corporation in 1971. Sold for US$60, it was the first commercially produced microprocessor, and the first in a long line of Intel CPUs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Intel® 4004 microprocessor was produced on two-inch wafers compared to the 12-inch wafers commonly used for today’s products. The Intel 4004 microprocessor is unique in that it is one of the smallest microprocessor designs that ever went into commercial production.

Detailed explanation-3: -1971: Era of integrated electronics That’s when the Intel® 4004 became the first general-purpose programmable processor on the market-a “building block” that engineers could purchase and then customize with software to perform different functions in a wide variety of electronic devices.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Intel 4004 was the world’s first microprocessor-a complete general-purpose CPU on a single chip. Released in March 1971, and using cutting-edge silicon-gate technology, the 4004 marked the beginning of Intel’s rise to global dominance in the processor industry.