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The "brain" of a computer; executes instructions and drives all computing operations
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Key Facts
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Intel 4004 (1971) β first commercial microprocessor; 4-bit, 2,300 transistors, 740 kHz clock speed
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Modern CPUs (e.g. Apple M3) have 50+ billion transistors; operate at 3β5 GHz with 8β24 cores
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Moore's Law (1965): number of transistors on a chip doubles roughly every 2 years β held true for 50+ years
π‘ Did you know? Intel's first microprocessor (4004) in 1971 had 2,300 transistors; modern CPUs have 50+ billion
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