2006-12-30 16:55:36 · 3 answers · asked by farmers77@verizon.net 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Abbreviation for megahertz. One MHz represents one million cycles per second. The speed of microprocessors, called the clock speed, is measured in megahertz. For example, a microprocessor that runs at 200 MHz executes 200 million cycles per second. Each computer instruction requires a fixed number of cycles, so the clock speed determines how many instructions per second the microprocessor can execute. To a large degree, this controls how powerful the microprocessor is. Another chief factor in determining a microprocessor's power is its data width (that is, how many bits it can manipulate at one time).
In addition to microprocessors, the speeds of buses and interfaces are also measured in MHz.
2006-12-30 17:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by tavpro4 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Abbreviation for megahertz : One MHz represents one million cycles per second.
In addition to microprocessors, the speeds of buses and interfaces like RAM's are also measured in MHz.
2006-12-31 01:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by raj k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its refers to speed in ways
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MHZ
2006-12-31 01:00:07 · answer #3 · answered by dubya b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋