2 Processors
You may remember that the quote from Danny Hillis in Session 1 mentioned a microprocessor. The term microprocessor was introduced when processors were first made on a single silicon chip, with the prefix ‘micro’ emphasising their small size. Today, however, the fact that a processor can be made on a single silicon chip is taken for granted and the term ‘microprocessor’ is not so often used. This course will generally use the term ‘processor’.