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64bit processors ??? vs 32 bit processors

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Chrissirhc

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I have a question about the difference between 64bit processors and 32 bit ones.

What are the implications of using one over the other. Does a 64bit processor mean a processor that processes 64bits of information per a cycle?

If that was the case should it not be twice as fast in real terms than a 32bit.

Or does the software have to be 64bit and what would this mean in laymans terms.

Cheers

Chris
 
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