64 bit Editions of Windows Evaluation Guide - Technology and Trends
64 bit Editions of Windows Evaluation Guide - Technology and Trends
64 bit Editions of Windows Evaluation Guide - Technology and Trends
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<strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong><br />
<strong>Evaluation</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Section 5<br />
Comparing 32 <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Windows</strong><br />
to <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Windows</strong><br />
Section 5 –Comparing32 <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Windows</strong> to <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong><br />
Section Summary<br />
� The <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong> environment is a solid platform for <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong><br />
applications <strong>and</strong> high-end server needs. The <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong> break<br />
through 32 <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Windows</strong> memory barriers <strong>and</strong> increases performance, reliability<br />
<strong>and</strong> scalability <strong>of</strong> memory-intensive applications. The <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong><br />
architecture allows more efficient processing <strong>of</strong> extremely large data. It also<br />
supports 16 terabytes <strong>of</strong> flat virtual memory, breaking the 4GB memory limit <strong>of</strong> 32<br />
<strong>bit</strong> <strong>Windows</strong>. The <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong>, along with the Itanium processor,<br />
also provide an increase in performance through more floating-point accuracy<br />
<strong>and</strong> computing capability. The <strong>64</strong> <strong>bit</strong> <strong>Editions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Windows</strong> also improve reliability<br />
through its Machine Check Architecture (MCA).
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