Micoprocessors
...are or how much storage is available for the microprocessor (Aumiaux, 3). The microprocessor has a memory address such as A16, and at this address the specific commands to the microprocessor are stored in the memory of the computer (Aumiaux, 3). So with the 16-bit microprocessor there are 576 places to store data. With the 32-bit microprocessor there are twice as many places to store data making the microprocessor faster. The oscillator is the pacemaker for the microprocessor, which tells what frequency the microprocessor, can process information, this value is measured in Mega-hertz or MHz. A nanosecond is a measurement of time in a processor, or a billionth of a second. This is used to measure the time it takes for the computer to execute instructions, other wise knows as a cycle. There are many different types of companies of which all have their own family of processors. Since the individual processors in the families were developed over a fairly long period of time, it is hard to distinguish which processors were introduced in order. The first microprocessor that will be discussed is the family of microprocessors called the 9900 series manufactured by Texas I...