MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

Detailed explanation-1: -Microcontrollers are less expensive and use less power than microprocessors. Microprocessors do not have built-in RAM, read-only memory (ROM) or other peripherals on the chip, but rather attach to these with their pins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Microprocessors are more expensive than microcontrollers because they carry out complex calculations in high-end systems like mobile phones and computers. Additionally, they possess more I/O pins because they need to connect to other peripherals like ROM and RAM, which drives up the price.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also, this small computer can run on low energy and as such its power consumption is in milliamps. Due to its low power consumption, a microcontroller is very affordable. However, the device the microcontroller is embedded in can vary in cost.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is because they’re meant to perform the same, basic tasks. Thus, they’re most cost effective for their application and are generally clocked at much lower speeds when compared to microprocessors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Microprocessor is complicated and expensive, with a large number of instructions to process but Microcontroller is inexpensive and straightforward with fewer instructions to process.