Does it make the computer faster? And how are they different from 8 and 16-bit video game consoles?
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Imagine how big numbers can get with 5 digits. All the way to 99999! Now imagine how big numbers get with 10 digits. 9999999999! The second number is so much bigger! It’s actually 99999 times bigger than 99999.
A computer needs to put a number on each thing. With 32 bits (32 digit numbers), computers can put numbers on about 2 million things. With 64 bits, computers can put numbers on FOUR MILLION MILLION things.
When computers can put numbers on lots of things, they can do lots of stuff. This makes them faster since they don’t have to stop doing one thing to start doing another thing.
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