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A computer with a 32-bit word length does not refer to a computer that can calculate a maximum of 32-bit decimal, but a computer that can calculate a maximum of 32-bit binary; the CPU of a 32-bit computer can handle up to 32-bit data at a time, for example, its EAX register is 32-bit, although 32-bit computers can usually handle 16-bit and 8-bit data.

A 32-bit word-length computer is a computer that can calculate a maximum of 32-bit binary.

The CPU of a 32-bit computer can handle up to 32-bit data at a time. For example, its EAX register is 32-bit. Of course, 32-bit computers can usually handle 16-bit and 8-bit data.

A 32-bit computer can process 32-bit binary data per unit time.

1. In computer technology, the number of digits of the binary capacity that can be processed at one time for CPU in unit time (at the same time) is called word length. So a CPU that can handle 8-bit data is usually called an 8-bit CPU.

2 and 8-bit CPU can only handle one byte at a time, while 32-bit CPU can handle 4 bytes at a time. CPU, which is 64 bits long, can handle 8 bytes at a time, and one byte is 8 bits.

3. The difference between bytes and word length: because commonly used English characters can be represented by 8-bit binary, 8-bit is usually called a byte. The length of word length is not fixed, and the length of word length is different for different CPU.

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