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 A processor is characterised by its main parameters, including its operating frequency and class. A processor is characterised by its main parameters, including its operating frequency and class.
  
-Frequency is crucial information which tells the user how many operations can be executed in a time unit. To obtain the detailed information on the number of instructions per second, it must be combined with the average number of clock pulses required to execute an instruction. Older processors required a few or even a dozen clock pulses per instruction. Modern machines, thanks to parallel execution, can achieve impressive results, with a few instructions per cycle.+Frequency is crucial information which tells the user how many operations can be executed in a time unit. To obtain the detailed information on the number of instructions per second, it must be combined with the average number of clock cycles per instruction. Older processors required a few or even a dozen clock pulses per instruction. Modern machines, thanks to parallel execution, can achieve impressive results, with a few instructions per cycle.
  
 The processor's class indicates the number of bits in the data word. It tells us what the sizes of the arguments the processor can calculate with a single arithmetic, logical, or other operation are. The still-popular 8-bit machines have a data length of 8 bits, whereas the most sophisticated can use 32- or 64-bit arguments. The processor's class determines the size of its internal data registers, the size of instructions' arguments and the number of data bus lines. The processor's class indicates the number of bits in the data word. It tells us what the sizes of the arguments the processor can calculate with a single arithmetic, logical, or other operation are. The still-popular 8-bit machines have a data length of 8 bits, whereas the most sophisticated can use 32- or 64-bit arguments. The processor's class determines the size of its internal data registers, the size of instructions' arguments and the number of data bus lines.
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