Microprocessors used in personal computers or other general purpose applications consisting of various discrete chips, where as in contrast the Microcontrollers are designed for embedded applications.
1. Introduction to architecture, internal operations, instructions and timings of microprocessors and microcontrollers.
2. To introduce 8051 architecture and programming of microcontroller.
3. To introduce basic concepts of interfacing memory and peripheral devices to a microprocessor & microcontroller.