If computer clocks max out somewhere around 5GHz, how is it possible for 100Gbit internet to exist? How does the computer possibly transfer that much data per second?

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If computer clocks max out somewhere around 5GHz, how is it possible for 100Gbit internet to exist? How does the computer possibly transfer that much data per second?

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You don’t need to actually understand the data being sent to be able to send it. When you send something in the post, the postman at the sorting office doesn’t need to read the entire letter, they just need to look at the address on the envelope and put the whole thing into the right pigeonhole.