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64 bit or 32 bit based computer

what does this mean ?? system type - 64 bit operating system , * 64 based processor - 32 bit operating system , *32 based processor what does this represent regarding our pc and whats going on in the background of both of theses systems and what is the difference in both these system types ??plz explain in detail.

3 Answers

Matti Mänty
Matti Mänty
5,885 Points

Answering it in detail is quite the tall order. I don't want to sound rude, but I suggest you try googling it (your question is specific enough that it should be easy to find relevant pages on it). Here's a first link that caught my eye on it: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/32-bit-vs-64-bit-operating-systems/

Marouen Helali
Marouen Helali
1,599 Points

Another thing to pay attention to, (what I learned from my assembly language class) is that 32 bit systems can only make usage of 3gbs or ram and are relatively slower. They are less frequent in computer machines these days!

thank you matti for ur kind reply. i am very grateful to you . :)