Features are any capability added to the basic functionality of a microprocessor which gives it an advantage over other processors.
It can refer to a specialisation such as microcontrollers (Specialised processors to control machinery) or ability which allow it to process more efficiently (like onboard caches, FPU's etc). Some features which have been included on past and present day processors are;
Multitasking Support
Some Processors feature instructions which make multitasking more efficient.(See HT below)
GPIO
General Purpose IO. These are connections to the processor which may either be software configured as an input or an output. This allows some processors to sink enough current to drive LED's directly from the CPU. This type of IO is more often found on microprocessors used in control circuits.
PIT
Programmable Interval Timers allow for sophisticated time dependant programming. It can count up and count down, and flag events via the Status indicator which can be tested by the CPU.
TPU
Time Processing Units allow sophisticated event handling based on time and counts.
Turbo Boost
The ability for a processor clock speed to be altered in real-time according to program requirments (automated over/underclocking).
Multiple cores
To get around the heat problems associated with running one processor ever faster, the transputer idea (multiple processors acting together) has been modified to create multiple core processors, each core handling separate threads.
Onboard Cache memory
Ultra high speed memory built into the processor core, which enhances program execution speed.
AES-NI Encryption/Decryption Acceleration
Built in encryption features (Intel i7). To reduce processing overheads when dealing with coded information and secure links.
Integrated memory controller
Processors like the i7 forgoes an external memory controller chip by having one built into the processor core.
HT Technology
Hyperthreading allows multiple processes to be dealt with alternately through rapid process exchange.
Pipelined Hardware
Breaks up processing into two or more steps that can be assigned to various semiconductor circuits. One pipe can be working on different parts of sequential instructions.
Virtual Processes Handling
Provides special instuctions and hardware to simulate multiple separate virtual machines running other Operating Systems with their own processes threads.
Branch Prediction
Allows some work to be done in advance handling a branch instruction where one path is more common. If guessed wrong, the results are discarded.
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differentiate the three types of variables from one another
The three Intel microprocessors that were launched in a row and latest (till June 5 when this question is answered) is Intel i3,Intel i5 and Intel i7.
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You can. There are thousands of microprocessors.
CPU are microprocessors.
If you mean "elements", there are not three, but over a hundred known elements.
The three elements of electricity are: - Voltage - Current - Resistance
Microprocessors
Three elements.
Elements are classified as set out in the Periodic Table of the elements. It is NOT clear to what "three" you are referring.
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Division into three parts or elements or a system based on three parts or elements.