What is the difference between processor and coprocessor. How does the coprocessor different from the processor. Can we combine both the processor and made one to improve our performance.
the processor which takes care of all the major work but the coprocessor which take care of only some other thing like that graphics and arithmetic calculations.
Coprocessor gives faster and better performance. That time, the processor comes with quad core and dual core until coprocessors is a unique set of the circuit. Coprocessor also customizes our computer and gives quick result.
A processor is a logic circuitry that responds and processes the basic instructions that operates a computer. Its four primary functions include fetch, execute, decode, and writeback. Its basic elements include the ALU or the Arithmetic Logic Unit, FPU or the Floating Point Unit, registers, and L1 and L2 cache memory. The arithmetic logic unit performs the arithmetic and logic operations in instructions.
The floating point unit is a specialized coprocessor that manipulates numbers faster than the basic microprocessor. Registers are the ones responsible for holding instructions and other data. They also provide operands to the arithmetic logic unit and store the results of the operations.
The L1 and L2 cache memory allows the CPU to save time by fetching the data from the cache memory instead of getting it directly from the random access memory or RAM. A coprocessor, on the other hand, is a special set of circuits within a microprocessor chip designed to manipulate numbers. It can also perform some other specialized functions much quicker than the basic microprocessor circuits.
The coprocessor offloads specialized processing operation which then lowers down the burden on the basic microprocessor circuitry letting it work at optimum speed.
