Difference between CPU and microprocessor

[zeerak]

Hello,
what is the difference between CPU and microprocessor

 

[ASHISH65]

Microproccessor is the brain of computer and it is known as cpu.they both are same just different names.

 

[kovzone]

you could read here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microprocessor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit
I think it's all have the same purpose as processor, but word CPU is usually use for computer or notebook as central processor, because there could be another processor like gpu (graphic processing unit)