if im gonna get this computer programme it says i need more GHz wot is it and can i just put more onto my laptop like i could with memory?
2007-02-11 05:35:04 · 6 answers · asked by funkygurl123 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
will the game that needs 1.8GHz or more run ok when I only have 1.2GHz or will it not work at all?
2007-02-12 05:09:32 · update #1
D'ohhh! 'Homer' ( just in case you hadn't already
guessed ) is pulling your leg. Though, actually, little
did he know it, his logic isn't that far out when he
refers to 'packets'. Hi-level Physics there, Homey. :o)
Hertz is frequency. Imagine you were push-biking
along .. say the time it took for your left foot to
complete one full circle was 1 second. Your pedals
would be going at 1 hertz.
Now, a bit like Superman, say you could actually
complete 1,000,000,000 of those full circles in 1
second? That would be 1 Ghz
Translating it to computers, 1 hz =1 instruction per
second, i.e. adding 1+1 to make 2, would be one
instruction. Easy enough huh? Ok, now imagine that
same machine adding 1,000,000,000 instructions in
1 second. Fast eh?
Most people use it as a measure of speed, which it
isn't really. It matters not whether its a laptop or
any other computer.
HTH. See the link below for more indo.
2007-02-11 05:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GHz is the spped of your hardware (probably the processor in this case). In order to get more you would need to get a new processor, this in turn may require a new motherboard and memory.
On a laptop this would be extremely difficult. You may be able to get a faster processor of the same type you have at the moment but I would suggest against doing this. Faster processors generate more heat and laptops may not handle the faster processor.
2007-02-11 15:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gigahertz (GHz) simply means the speed of your laptop processor. In laymans terms it is the ability of your laptop on how fast it can process information & in this GHz they are measured. Like searching for files, downloading information, etc. The faster the better. Its not a software that you can download. Its a computer electronic chip. You can buy it but better to leave it to proffesional because they are the one who can decide if your laptop can accept a faster processor.
2007-02-11 14:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by briggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GHz means giga harz. 1024Mega makes 1 Gega.
for your laptop it is the processor speed. if the processor speed is 1 Giga, it means this processor can perform 10 ^ 9 instructions par secound.
you can update your processor if the bus system and other component of motherboard support it.
2007-02-11 13:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by reed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GHz is something in the hardware.you cant ue a software to upgrade, you have to buy it, and add it to computer physically...
or u have to get a new computer...
2007-02-11 13:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it comes in packets. go to pc world and they will sell you some.
2007-02-11 13:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋