MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

Detailed explanation-1: -A microprocessor is a computer processor where the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry required to perform the functions of a computer’s central processing unit (CPU).

Detailed explanation-2: -CPU on a chip At the same time, semiconductor ICs reached a stage where general-purpose circuits were favored over application-specific chips. The most prominent example was the industry’s efforts to integrate the entire computer CPU on a single chip, which resulted in the CPU-on-a-chip, or the microprocessor.