Top "Processor" questions

A Processor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU)

How to determine whether a given Linux is 32 bit or 64 bit?

When I type uname -a, it gives the following output. Linux mars 2.6.9-67.0.15.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Apr 22 13:50:33 EDT 2008 i686 i686 …

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What's the difference between a single precision and double precision floating point operation?

What is the difference between a single precision floating point operation and double precision floating operation? I'm especially interested in …

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How do cache lines work?

I understand that the processor brings data into the cache via cache lines, which - for instance, on my Atom …

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how to set CPU affinity of a particular pthread?

I'd like to specify the cpu-affinity of a particular pthread. All the references I've found so far deal with setting …

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Get pc (system) information on windows machine

Is there a way to get the following information by using c# script. PC Name Service Tag CPU type CPU …

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How to get the number of CPUs in Linux using C?

Is there an API to get the number of CPUs available in Linux? I mean, without using /proc/cpuinfo or …

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Getting processor information in Python

Using Python is there any way to find out the processor information... (I need the name) I need the name …

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Minimum and recommended requirement for Tomcat 7 or Tomcat 6

What is the minimum and recommended requirements for tomcat 6 or Tomcat 7. Please provide memory requirement, Disk Space Requirement and Processor …

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What is a clock cycle and clock speed?

I have been reading a book about the Computer's Processor. And i came across some of the terms like clock …

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Polling or Interrupt based method

When should one use polling method and when should one use interrupt based method ? Are there scenarios in which both …

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