COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Computer
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digital system
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Calculators
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Detailed explanation-1: -General-purpose microprocessors in personal computers are used for computation, text editing, multimedia display, and communication over the Internet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Microprocessors are classified into five types, namely: CISC-Complex Instruction Set Microprocessors, RISC-Reduced Instruction Set Microprocessor, ASIC-Application Specific Integrated Circuit, Superscalar Processors, DSP’s-Digital Signal Microprocessors.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three types of microprocessors namely, CISC, RISC, and EPIC. Before learning about them. Let us understand what is a microprocessor. A microprocessor is basically the brain of the computer.
Detailed explanation-4: -3rd Generation. Around 1978, Intel released 8086, the first 16-bit microprocessor. With 16-bit word size, it was possible to represent signed numbers in the range of −32, 768 to +32, 767, which is quite a decent range for performing arithmetic calculations.