gigahertz
Billion cycles unit
Gigahertz is a unit of frequency equal to one billion cycles per second, used primarily to measure computer processor speeds and radio frequencies.
A processor running at 3.5 gigahertz performs 3.5 billion cycles per second.
Abbreviated GHz.
Radio-based network access
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- channelPassage for transmission
Bluetooth · antenna · signal · interference · congestion · throughput · modem · networking
Spatial repetition interval
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- frequencyRate of recurrence
cycles · wave · amplitude · resonance · harmonic · period · radiation · infrared
Main computing chip
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- chipsetCoordinated circuit collection
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
motherboard · transistor · core · overclocking · turbo · benchmark · throughput · cache
Mass signal transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- radarRadio-wave object detection
satellite · telecommunication · shortwave · UHF · VHF · tuning · modulation · carrier
Voltage waveform display device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nanosecondOne-billionth second unit
- picosecondTrillionth of a second
metrology · instruments · resolution · accuracy · reference · standards · quantification
WiFi
Radio-based network access
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
channel · Bluetooth · antenna · signal · interference · congestion · throughput · modem · networking · unlicensed
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
frequency · cycles · wave · amplitude · resonance · harmonic · period · radiation · infrared
CPU
Main computing chip
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- chipsetCoordinated circuit collection
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
silicon · motherboard · transistor · core · overclocking · turbo · benchmark · throughput · cache · processor
broadcasting
Mass signal transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
radar · satellite · telecommunication · shortwave · UHF · VHF · tuning · modulation · carrier · ham
oscilloscope
Voltage waveform display device
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- nanosecondOne-billionth second unit
picosecond · metrology · instruments · resolution · accuracy · reference · standards · quantification
- giga- unitsgigaton, gigabit, gigajoule, gigavolt, gigapascal
- CPU speedsclock rate, overclock, 5 GHz, throttling
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- computing unitsbit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte
- Electrical Unitswatt, ampere, volt, coulomb, ohm
- frequencyfrequency, Hz, MHz, cycles per second, wave frequency