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Old 07-05-2005, 05:03 PM  
psili
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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
How does a dual work? Does it double the speed of the computer or what?
I could be wrong, but a processor is only able to compute tasks one after the other, in order - not like the brain which is a true parallel processor, meaning it can execute many simultaneous operations. The more processors, the more parallel operations able to be executed.

However, I think I'm wrong in that assessment, so wait for a CS guy to come in and rip apart my post.
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