It runs on computer chips that store information in one location and process it in another, requiring power - hungry operations to move the data back and forth between the two.
Any program
running on a computer chip has to manage its own memory use, and it's generally handy to let the program act as if it has its own dedicated memory store.
Not exact matches
Separately, a second defect called Spectre has been found that also exposes core memory in most
computers and mobile devices
running on chips made by Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ARM Holdings, a unit of Japan's Softbank.
There's no telling if or when Apple's Mac
computers will
run on Intel's eighth generation
chips.
Instead of light,
computers run on electrons moving through silicon - based
chips — which, despite huge advances, are still less efficient than photonics.
But CIG uses very little data, so needs no extra
chips and can be
run on almost any desktop
computer.
Mobile phone
chip maker Qualcomm showed off a previously unannounced version of Asustek
Computer's Eee PC based
on its Snapdragon processor and
running the Android OS.
Based
on a few benchmarks, The Register thinks
computers running Intel
chips are going to be slower by 5 to 30 percent.
Windows, Linux, MacOS, and other
computer operating systems
running on Intel or AMD
chips could be exposed to a serious security threat as a major design flaw in the... Read More