Hello people. How would you know if you're using a 32 bit or a 64 bit computer
We will see how to check if you have a 32 bit or a 64 bit processor
And if you're using a 32 bit or a 64 bit operating system
I'll show you the methods for both Windows and Linux. But before we see that
let's first talk about what exactly is 32 bit or 64 bit computer
In the nineties, almost all the processes were 32 bit, which means the capacity of the data burst were 32 bit
Eventually, as the technology grew, 64 bit processors came into picture. That means the data bus has the capacity
of handling 64 bit, which means that if you have four GP ram or eight GB ram
the 64 bit processor will be faster because the data bus is capable of handling more data at the same time
So of course, it means 64 bit processor and 64 bit operating system is a lot faster than the 32
bit processor and the operating system. So I'm using the term processor and operating system separately because you can
install a 32 bit operating system on a 64 bit processor. This is because the 64 bit processor is backward compatible
with the 32 bit operating system. But you cannot do the other way around
You cannot install a 64 bit operating system on a 32 bit processor
So now that you know the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit processor and operating system
it's time to see how to know if you are using a 64 bit or a 32 bit system and processor
If you're using Windows, you can go to the Windows explorer right
Click on this PC and then go to properties. As you can see
the system type says 64 bit operating system, X 64 based processor
This means that I have a 64 bit operating system that is windows installed is 64 bit and the processor is
X 64 which means 64 bit. If you're using Linux, you can use the command line mode and just
use this small command L S C P U. And you will have two informations here
architecture and CP mode architecture. X 86 64 means it's a 64 bit operating system
C P U operation mode, 32 bit 64 bit means the C P U is capable of running both in 32 bit mode
as well as in 64 bit mode, which means that the C P U or the processor if you want is 64 bit system
If you see something like I 686 or something similar in the architecture
this means that you have a 32 bit Linux operating system. So I hope this video helps you to determine
whether you have a 32 bit over a 64 bit operating system and processor
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