Ms technology vocabulary MHz

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Mary Ellison January 2009 Computer 7-6


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Mega hertz (MHz) is a unit of frequency used to describe the amount of electrical pulses created by an oscillator within the computer that sets the pace for a processor. 1 Mega hertz is equal to 1 million pulses. This describes the speed of computer equipment. The higher the MHz the better the performance. (sometimes referred to as the computer's "clock speed").





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