answersLogoWhite

0

What is a 32 bit microprocessor?

User Avatar

Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 5/10/2023

In computer architecture, 32-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are at most 32 bits (4 octets) wide. Also, 32-bit CPU and ALU architecturesare those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. 32-bitis also a term given to a generation of computers in which 32-bit processors were the norm.

The range of integer values that can be stored in 32 bits is 0 through 4,294,967,295 or −2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647 using two's complement encoding. Hence, a processor with 32-bit memory addresses can directly access 4 GB of byte-addressablememory.

The external address and data buses are often wider than 32 bits but both of these are stored and manipulated internally in the processor as 32-bit quantities. For example, the Pentium Pro processor is a 32-bit machine, but the external address bus is 36 bits wide, and the external data bus is 64 bits wide.

32-bit - Computers or software programs capable of transferring data 32-bits at a time. Examples of 32-bit operating systems are OS/2 and Windows NT. The first true 32-bit processor was the Intel 80386. 32-bit can also refer to the amount of colours a video card is displaying. 32-bit is the same as 16.7 million colours (24 bit colour with a 8-bit alpha channel).

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How do you load 32 bit data in 8085 microprocessor?

The 8085 is an 8 bit microprocessor. It cannot directly handle 32 bit data. That said, it is possible to write a routine that can handle 32 bit data, just 8 bits at a time.


What is the advantage of 64 bit over 32 bit operating systems?

The main advantage of a 64 bit operating system is that it can make use of all the features and performance of a modern 64 bit microprocessor. If you run a 32 bit operating system on a modern 64 bit microprocessor the operating system will not be able to make use of any 64 bit features of the microprocessor and the performance will not be what the microprocessor is capable of.However a 64 bit operating system WILL NOT run at all on a 32 bit microprocessor (or one with a smaller word size) as the microprocessor does not implement the 64 bit features needed for the operating system to work.Note: in the not too distant future microprocessor manufacturers will release 128 bit microprocessors, which will require 128 bit operating systems to use all the features and performance of these microprocessors.


When did Motorola build the 68040 32 bit-25 MHz microprocessor?

1335


What is the width of the address bus on the modern core i7 microprocessor?

32 bit


What is the main advantage of selecting a 64bit operating system over a 32bit operating system?

It isn't an issue of advantages, it is an issue of compatibility with your computer. The 64 bit operating system can take full advantage of the capabilities of a 64 bit microprocessor, if your computer has a 64 bit microprocessor. However a 64 bit operating system will not run at all if your computer has an older 32 bit microprocessor; you will have to use a 32 bit operating system on that computer.


How did Intel revolutionized computers?

Intel invented the 32 and 64 bit microprocessor which are in all modern computers


What is Intel CPU?

I assume you mean an Intel Microprocessor. Intel has made many different microprocessors, starting with the 4 bit Intel 4004 in 1971 followed by the 8 bit Intel 8008 in 1972. The modern Intel Microprocessor used in PC is a 32 bit or 64 bit Microprocessor whose architecture is derived from the 8 bit Intel 8008. Some of the other Intel Microprocessor in this path of architectural evolution are the 8 bit Intel 8080, the 8 bit Intel 8085, the 16 bit Intel 8086 (and the 16 bit Intel 8088 with 8 bit external multiplexed databus), the 16 bit Intel 80186, the 16 bit Intel 80286, the 32 bit Intel 80386 (first 80x86 Microprocessor to implement virtual memory), the 32 bit Intel 80489, the 32 bit Intel Pentium (was originally to have been the 80586, but you cannot Trademark numbers only words and Intel wanted a Trademark at that time to protect their IP rights). Intel also built many other Microprocessors with unrelated architectures (e.g. 3000 series bitslice, 80432, 80860, 80960).


Why 8085 cannot be 16-bit microprocessor?

Because it is an 8-bit microprocessor.


What do you mean by 8 bit?

An 8 bit microprocessor is a 'microprocessor' which only has an 8 bit wide databus.


What is the address space range of a microprocessor with 32-bit address bus?

0x00000000 to 0xFFFFFFFF in hexadecimal 0 to 4294967295 in binary


What are the disadvantages of bit slice microprocessor?

The disadvantage of the bit slice microprocessor is that it is slow that it why it was slow with earlier processors.


How many bit input is given to a microprocessor?

8 bit input is given to Intel 8085 microprocessor.