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32 bit and 64 bit

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  1. donbosio
    guest
    Posted 5 months ago #

    what is the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit operating system?
    what is the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit microprocessors?
    what is the difference between 16 bit and 32 bit compilers?
    is there anything else related to this 32 bit and 64 bit thing?
    what is the relation between all?

  2. kartik
    Moderator
    Posted 5 months ago #

    See http://geeksforgeeks.org/forum/topic/what-is-32-in-a-32-bit-architecture

    A 64 bit operating system can run only on 64 bit machine. A 32 bit operating system can either run on a 32 bit machine or a 64 bit machine (in comatability mode)


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