eli5: difference between 32 bit and 64 bit OS.

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eli5: difference between 32 bit and 64 bit OS.

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Depends on the CPU. As you probably already know, everything at a very fundamental level on a computer runs on binary: values of 0 and 1.

A 32-bit system has 2^32 possible “0 or 1” slots, while a 64-bit system has 2^64 possible “0 or 1” slots.