Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Working for which Japanese electronics company did Intel create the first microprocessor 4004?

  1. Yokogawa HP

  2. NTT DOCOMO

  3. Busicom

  4. Bank of Kochi

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Intel created the 4004 microprocessor in 1971 for Japanese calculator company Busicom. Busicom contracted Intel to design 12 custom chips for their calculators, but Intel's engineers (led by Federico Faggin) convinced them to accept a general-purpose 4-bit microprocessor instead. This revolutionized computing by creating the first commercially available microprocessor.