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Microprocessors are [[instruction set processors]] (ISPs), meaning they operate on a predefined [[instruction set|set of instructions]]. In the broadest sense, their basic functionality is to continuously read in digital data consisting of instructions and possibly values; execute them by interpreting the instructions and performing a certain operation on the values; and finally outputs a result. | Microprocessors are [[instruction set processors]] (ISPs), meaning they operate on a predefined [[instruction set|set of instructions]]. In the broadest sense, their basic functionality is to continuously read in digital data consisting of instructions and possibly values; execute them by interpreting the instructions and performing a certain operation on the values; and finally outputs a result. | ||
− | While the basic functionality is shared among all microprocessors, they vary greatly in the type and size of data they handle, the kind of operations they support, how they perform those operations, their intended purpose, and their performance characteristics. The functionality of a microprocessor is dependent on the characteristics of the [[instruction set]] it operates on. Every program that runs on that microprocessor is therefore bound by that [[instruction set architecture]] (ISA) and is encoded in that instruction set | + | While the basic functionality is shared among all microprocessors, they vary greatly in the type and size of data they handle, the kind of operations they support, how they perform those operations, their intended purpose, and their performance characteristics. The functionality of a microprocessor is dependent on the characteristics of the [[instruction set]] it operates on. Every program that runs on that microprocessor is therefore bound by that [[instruction set architecture]] (ISA) and is encoded in that instruction set. |
== Variants == | == Variants == |