Intel 8087 is known to be a specially designed coprocessor used for performing mathematical calculations of data that contains integer and floating-point values. It is sometimes also called Math Processor or Numeric Data Processor (NDP). The use of a coprocessor along with the microprocessor facilitates the speeding up of calculations thereby saving the overall time …
Intel 8254 is a programmable interval timer designed by intel is a programmable external timer device built with an aim to resolve the time control issues that occur in between various processes occurring within the microprocessor. In order to communicate with the processor, it has a total of 8 data lines. There are overall 24 …
DAC is an acronym used for Digital to Analog Converter and DAC interface is used to generate analog output by converting the digital signal obtained from the microprocessor into equivalent analog form. More simply, DACs are devices that perform digital to analog conversion however, this conversion requires a reference value on the basis of which …
Optical Storage Devices are sometimes referred to as Optical Media or Optical Memory. Optical storage is known to be a storage medium that exhibits the ability to store and retrieve data electronically by the use of low-power laser beams. The storage devices that make use of this scheme are known as Optical Storage Devices. Optical …
Data Transfer Schemes are defined as the ways of transferring data or information between the processor and the peripheral devices/memory. Parallel Data Transfer Schemes allow various data bits to get simultaneously sent over parallel data lines. The data transfer schemes facilitate smooth data communication within the system. Basically, anything that the processor does requires some …
CISC stands for Complex Instruction Set Computer. CISC processor is a classification of microprocessor-based of CPU design that operates on large and complex instruction sets so as to execute various tasks using the least possible codes. It is based on more than one instruction per cycle execution approach. More simply, we can say, the design …
The Intel 8279 is a keyboard/display controller that interfaces keyboard and display devices with the microprocessor-based system. Through the use of this controller, processor utilization reduces in correspondence to time-consuming tasks such as keyboard scanning and display refreshing. Basically, it is a general-purpose controller that performs the function of driving the display unit as well …
RISC is an acronym for Reduced Instruction Set Computer. The RISC processor is a type of microprocessor that operates on small but very optimized instruction sets in order to perform various tasks. It is based on one instruction per cycle approach. RISC is considered to be an alternative to CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) which …
Pentium Microprocessor is one of the powerful family members of Intel’s Χ86 microprocessor. It is an advanced superscalar 32-bit microprocessor, introduced in the year 1993 that contains around 3.1 million transistors. It has a 64-bit data bus and a 32-bit address bus that offers 4 Gb of physical memory space. While the maximum clock rating …
In ARM Processors, ARM is an acronym used for Advanced RISC Machines as these are a family member of those CPUs which are based on RISC architecture. More simply, Advanced RISC machines have created the architecture of ARM processors thus called so. These processors offer architectural simplicity due to which it exists in small size, …