2006-09-18 04:51:01 · 2 answers · asked by deliala 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Before the microprocessor, computers were enormous machines that required a bunch of specialized technicians to operate and maintain. Only privileged persons could access the computer and had to schedule their time among many others trying to use it.
The microprocessor allowed tremendous computing power to fit into a small, reliable desktop computer. This allowed just about anyone to have access to a computer, increasing productivity massively especially in the scientific fields requiring a great deal of calculation and tabulation of data.
2006-09-18 04:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by speakeasy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Information technology is based upon the microprocessor . A microprocessor is a single IC chip that performs all the processing on data and controls the operation of the entire computer system. Modern digital computers are very powerful electronic machines and have the capabilities to handle data in graphics and speech forms also .Today s microprocessor are very small,very cheap,very reliable and very powerful.
Since the first IC chips were made in early 1960s,their power has increased every year while their cost has decreased and this has caused the information revolution
2016-04-23 20:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by Arsalan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋