Microprocessors

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Fetch—Microprocessor gets a software instruction from memory telling it what to do with the data.

Back 1

Decode—Microprocessor determines what the instruction means.

Front 2

Execute—Microprocessor performs the instruction.

Back 2

transistor
A type of switch that contains no moving parts and uses electricity to turn itself on and off.

Front 3

micron
A unit of measure that is one millionth of a meter; synonymous with micrometer.

Back 3

quadrupeds
Four-footed animals

Front 4

wafer
A thin, flat piece of semiconductor crystal used in the manufacture of microprocessors and integrated circuits. Circuit components are created on the surface of the wafer through a series of manufacturing techniques that include layering and etching.

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