Thunking
a thunking layer
You can add as many as 8 nodes to a cluster if the computers are running on the x86 or IA64 platform.
IA64
IA64
IA64
IA64 they are also called x64 processors.
IA64
IA64
Goto start -> Run and type winmsd.exe. This will bring up system info page. If the string next to Processor is x86, its a 32 bit machine . If the string next to processor is ia64 or AMD64 then its a 64 bit machine. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218 cheers, Esha
There aren't really different types of CPU, but there are some major differences between CPUS. Like Bus Sizes - we have 32 & 64 bits. Some support SSE, SSE2 and SSE3. But there are different processor architectures which you are probably talking about. There are SPARC, IA64, X86, X64, IBM Cell and more. I believe the 3 types of CPUs being requested are: CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computers RISC: Reduced instruction Set Computers MISC: Minimal Instruction Set Computers
Bytecode creates an extra level of indirection.The advantages of this extra level of indirection are:Platform independenceCan create any number of programming languages (syntax) and have them compile down to the same bytecode.Could easily create cross language convertersx86, x64, and IA64 no longer need to be compiled as seperate binaries. Only the proper virtual machine needs to be installed.Each OS simply needs to create a virtual machine and it will have support for the same program.Just in time compilation allows you to update a program just by replacing a single patched source file. (Very beneficial for web pages)Some of the disadvantages:PerformanceEasier to decompile
Version 2.0 added and changed many things including: * Full support for both the x64 and IA64 platforms * Support for generic types * Anonymous methods * Partial classes 2.0 also added the first version of the .NET Micro Framework.