Professional paper
THE BASICS OF 64-BIT COMPUTING
Sandi SVETIĆ
Antun SOK
; Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The paper explains the principles of 64-bit computing on a desktop computer. Besides 64-bit hardware (microprocessors), 64-bit software (64-bit operating systems and 64-bit applications) is also described in detail. The advantages and disadvantages of transition to a 64-bit platform are analysed.
Keywords
64-bit computing; desktop computer; 64-bit hardware; 64-bit software
Hrčak ID:
30624
URI
Publication date:
19.12.2008.
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