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32-bit processing

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32-bit processing

Refers to programs running in a 32-bit computer. A 32-bit computer processes four bytes at a time compared with two bytes in a 16-bit computer or one byte in an 8-bit computer. Starting with the 386 chip, Intel CPUs have been built with a split personality for compatibility with earlier models. They have both 16- and 32-bit modes of operation, the 32-bit mode being the native mode with the most advanced capabilities.

The 32-bit mode does not result in two times as much real work getting done as in 16-bit mode, because it relates to internal processing. Disk speed, cache and memory sizes and speeds and bus speed play important roles in a computer's performance. See bit specifications.



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