32-bit computing
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32-bit computing refers to computer architectures with a processor, memory, and other major components that operate on 32-bit units of data. Compared to smaller bit widths, 32-bit computers can perfor
A 1984 Motorola 68020 prototype. It features a 32-bit ALU, addresses, and data buses.
16-bit computing
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In computer architecture, 16-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 16 bits wide. Also, 16-bit central processing unit and arithmetic logic unit architectures are those
32-bit computing
…space possible with the 80386 and later chips. The term came about because MS-DOS, Windows and OS/2 were originally written for the 8088/8086 or 80286, 16-bit microprocessors with a segmented address space where programs had to switch between segments to reach more than 64 kilobytes of memory, causing performance…
Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11, a popular 16-bit minicomputer during the 1970s