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title: "What all does a microprocessor comprise of?"  
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# What all does a microprocessor comprise of?

What all does a microprocessor comprise of?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- A **[microprocessor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97318/features-of-microprocessor)** system is made up of data input, storage, processing, and output devices that are all controlled by a central processing unit (CPU).
- A desktop PC's main unit is a modular system that includes the motherboard, power supply, and disc drives.
- They are made up of the following key elements:
- Central Processing Unit: It executes a computer system's instructions.
- Registers: They hold pieces of data in such a way that they can all be written to or read out at the same time.
- System clock: a basic count of how many ticks have passed since some arbitrary starting date, known as the Epoch.

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