dual-core
Paired processing units
Dual-core describes a processor with two independent processing units on a single chip, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously: a dual-core laptop, dual-core smartphone.
The term emerged in the mid-2000s as manufacturers shifted from faster single cores to multiple cores for better performance and efficiency.
Compare quad-core, octa-core.
Main computing chip
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- IntelSemiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
- threadingPassing strand through opening
cache · gigahertz · multiprocessing · socket · Athlon · Pentium · silicon · transistor
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- mobileCapable of movement
netbook · Chromebook · router · gaming console · set-top box · smartwatch · IoT · ARM
Doing several things concurrently
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- speedRate of motion
- workloadAssigned task volume
throughput · optimization · responsiveness · rendering · compiling · simultaneous · productivity · resource allocation
CPU
Main computing chip
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- IntelSemiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
threading · cache · gigahertz · multiprocessing · socket · Athlon · Pentium · silicon · transistor · die
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- laptopPortable hinged computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- embeddedSet firmly within something
mobile · netbook · Chromebook · router · gaming console · set-top box · smartwatch · IoT · ARM · entry-level
multitasking
Doing several things concurrently
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- speedRate of motion
workload · throughput · optimization · responsiveness · rendering · compiling · simultaneous · productivity · resource allocation · bottleneck
- processorsCPU, processor, microprocessor, Pentium, microchip