The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Computer Room => Topic started by: Barman on May 16, 2008, 08:17:03 AM
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It is bloody quick! eeek:
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WHat is?
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WHat is?
Windows XP 64-bit version you buffooon! ::)
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Ah. So how do you get hold of that then?
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Ah. So how do you get hold of that then?
I just bought a 2nd hand PC and it was pre-loaded...
Nop doubt some of the techies will tell me it is shite... noooo:
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
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Wiki is your friend : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit
Clear as mud. happy088
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
It is twice as big as 32-bit like...
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In computer architecture, 64-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most 64 bits (8 octets) wide. Also, 64-bit CPU and ALU architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size.
64-bit CPUs have existed in supercomputers since the 1960s and in RISC-based workstations and servers since the early 1990s. In 2003 they were introduced to the (previously 32-bit) mainstream personal computer arena, in the form of the x86-64 and 64-bit PowerPC processor architectures.
A CPU that is 64-bit internally might have external data buses or address buses with a different size, either larger or smaller; the term "64-bit" is often used to describe the size of these buses as well. For instance, many current machines with 32-bit processors use 64-bit buses (e.g. the original Pentium and later CPUs), and may occasionally be referred to as "64-bit" for this reason. Likewise, some 16-bit processors (for instance, the MC68000) were referred to as 16-/32-bit processors as they had 16-bit buses, but had some internal 32-bit capabilities. The term may also refer to the size of an instruction in the computer's instruction set or to any other item of data (e.g. 64-bit double-precision floating-point quantities are common). Without further qualification, "64-bit" computer architecture generally has integer registers that are 64 bits wide, which allows it to support (both internally and externally) 64-bit "chunks" of integer data.
Must rush out and get, um, one. WHat is this shite?
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
It is twice as big as 32-bit like...
Did your computer get an enlargement e mail from Cassandra Bouvine or whoever?
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
It is twice as big as 32-bit like...
No no. Its all about buses innit.
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
Nick the processor (aka the brain of the computer) can come in 2 types (before any techies start chipping in I'm not civering all the quad core/dual core malarkey). 32 bit and 64 bit. A 64 bit processor is twice as powerful as its 32 bit counterpart. Windows XP 64 is designed to take advantage of the extra processing power and memory allocation.
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Ah, I see.....
noooo:
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Not a free download then noooo:
What does 64-bit mean (English language only please)?
It is twice as big as 32-bit like...
No no. Its all about buses innit.
You mean a normal bus has 32 bits, then two come along at once?