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Transcription: The CPU is an integrated circuit, also called a microprocessor. This chip contains thousands to millions of circuits. CP manufacturers such as Intel and Motorola create a new generation of CPUs about every two years. All CPUs have five characteristics that differentiate them from each other. First, maximum addressable memory, which is how much RAM the CPU can talk to. Second, word size. which is how much data the CPU can process at a time. Third, data bust width, which is how much data the CPU can communicate with the rest of the motherboard at a time. Fourth, math coprocessor, which is the ma ...