Re: determining speed using window xp

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With exactly the same processor you are saying the memory speed is twice as
fast on a 3.2 vs 1.6GHz processor.
Impossible.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:18:59 -0600, "Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

That is an absolute fallacy. A 3.2 GHz processor is NOT twice as fast as
a
1.6GHz processor.


Not always, no. But note that I said "of the same type." When they are
the same type, the 3.2 *is* twice as fast.

But of course, having a twice as fast a processor does *not* mean that
the computer is twice as fast.



"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:26:37 GMT, "Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

It is absolutely NOT a measure of a processors speed. It is an
advertising
gimmick.


It is certainly a measure of processor speed.


Example: My computer is said to be 3.2 GHz. Do you think 3,200,000,000
operations
can be done per second?


Of course not, because that's not what it's measuring.

However a 3.2GHz processor is twice as fast as a 1.6GHz processor of
the same type. In that sense, it *is* a measure.



"Sam Hobbs" <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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GHz is a unit of measure that is often used to specify the speed of
the
processor. The article "Windows Vista Help: Find your computer's
processor
speed" clearly says so; see:

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/010c34ba-8293-4b02-8590-308d5495c2331033.mspx

Yes, RAM is random access memory. That is definitely correct.
Whether
RAM
is where the work is done or not is a matter of the definition of
"where
the work is done". Compared to disk drive memory and other external
memory, RAM is where the data and code is stored for the processor's
access. The processor has relatively direct access to RAM. The
following
seem relevant.

Add more memory to your computer
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/addmemory.mspx

RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223

There are many other articles about RAM; see:

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=ram



"Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Some fallacies in your response:
GHz is NOT the speed of the processor.
RAM is NOT where the work is done. RAM is random access memory.
RAM contains the instructions and results of some operations to be
done.
The processor does the work ; executes the instructions.
:"Maximus the Mad" <maxwachtel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Cynanthis" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> after much thought,came up with
this
jewel in news:#0M7bL9MIHA.4948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

hello, As i am searching options for a new/gently used lapop,
what
is the term used for processor speed . I have a 2 yr old laptop
running home XP. My laptop has only 512 ram and 80 GB HD...Now I
am looking for another laptop for a fam member who will need
plenty of memory for graphics/photos/ etc sometime in the near
future. Can you define briefly processor speed and what it does?
plus HD and Ram. . Is the GHZ number the one that determines how
fast the unit functions?

Yes,you just anwswered your first question. GHZ is speed of the
processer. 512 mb of RAM is about the least you would want for
XP.A
hard drive of 80 GB was fine but now most folks need double that
or
more. The processor does the work. RAM is where the actual work is
done. The drive is for storage and also is used for virtual RAM.If
you do not have enough RAM windows will use the drive. Drives are
slower than RAM so the more RAM you have,the less XP has to use
the
drive for virtual memory (which is slower than the actual RAM you
have).

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