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Shravan Kumar B
Shravan Kumar B

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Bit Wars: 32-bit vs 64-bit Systems Explained

This is a submission for DEV Computer Science Challenge v24.06.12: One Byte Explainer.

Explainer

A 64-bit system is like a highway, while a 32-bit system is like a bypass road.

A 64-bit system allows more data to be transmitted simultaneously, resulting in improved overall speed and performance.

Additional Context

A 64-bit system can handle more data at once than 32-bit, like using 64 fingers instead of 32, hence the analogy of a Highway with multiple lanes and Bypass road with 2 lanes.

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KarthikSJ97

Short and crisp !!
Nice to understand the data bus and highway analogy :)

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Kartikeya Manchanda

Nice explanation!

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Nalin Ajmera

cool stuff

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Shanthi Rajendran

Great one

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Panthangi Panthangi

Simple and cool

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