How Can a Tiny Microchip Control an Entire Computer?

A microchip is like a brain for the computer. It has millions of tiny switches inside it, called transistors, that can turn on and off really fast. When they switch on and off, they send messages to other parts of the computer, kind of like how your brain sends signals to make you move or think.

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A microchip inside your phone turns on and off millions of times every second to help it run games or play music.
Your computer’s microchip acts like a brain that helps it understand what you’re typing.
Even a tiny microchip can control everything from your smartwatch to the spaceship going to Mars.

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