What is the difference between microprocessor and
microcontroller?
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Answer / gaurav
One difference is microcontrollers are usually designed to perform a small set of specific functions whereas microprocessors are for huge, general functions
In short:
Microprocessor= CPU
Microcontroller= CPU+ peripherals+ memory
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Answer / lakshmi
The difference is that microcontroller is programed only
once and it can work on its own but microprocessor can
not.controller handles real time tasks.
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Answer / hasini
microcontroller having internal memory but micrprocessor
does not having internal memory
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Answer / sahitya
Microprocessor is a normal CPU (Central Processing Unit) as you can find in a PC. Communication with external devices is achieved via a data bus, hence the chip mainly features data
and address pins as well as a couple of control pins. All peripheral devices (memory, floppy controller, USB controller, timer, . . . ) are connected to the bus. A microprocessor cannot be operated stand-alone, at the very least it requires some memory and an output device to be useful.
A microcontroller already contains all components which allow it to operate standalone,and it has been designed in particular for monitoring and/or control tasks. In consequence,in addition to the processor it includes memory, various interface controllers, one or more timers, an interrupt controller, and last but definitely not least general purpose I/O pins which allow it to directly interface to its environment. Microcontrollers also include bit operations which allow you to change one bit within a byte without touching the other bits.
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Answer / vishal
this link might help you
http://www.firmcodes.com/difference-microcontroller-microprocessor/
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Answer / sukhs
microprocessor is part of computer but microcontroller is a small computer itself.
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Answer / rahul kumar singh
microprocessor is nothing but the combination of software
plus hardware. in the hardware we give the software to
performed the operation is called microprocessor
microcontroller is nothing but the control statement or
commond that given to the microprocessor bto perform the
logic operation
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Answer / iswarya
microprocessor is a single semiconductor chip with mpu,
timer, general purpose registers and special function
registers and can be used only for processing.
access time is more for microprocessor.
microcontroller is a single chip computer which has
microprocessor and internal memory with controlling capability.
microcontroller requires less access time
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Answer / pillaphasureshkumar
micro processor is a 16bit register
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Answer / neha sharma
microcontroller inherits the micro processor so
microcontroller can be made out of microprocessor but not
microprocessor
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