System component called _ is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and provides results as output.

A microprocessor is a multipurpose, programmable, clockdriven, register-based electronic device that accepts binary data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and provides results as output. It incorporates the functions of a computers central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit (IC)