What does computer mhz mean?

Answer by  qbus (306)

MHz is the abbreviation of Megahertz. Hertz is the physical unit of frequency (named after german physician Heinrich Rudolf Hertz). 1Hz means, that you have 1 cycle per second. Mega is the international prefix for "Million", the abbreviation is "M". That means a CPU with eg. 100 MHz makes 100 Million cycles a second

Answer by  KLR (606)

MHZ stands for MegaHertz which is one million cycles per second. It is a measurement of how many instructions/cycles a computer processes in a second.

Answer by  talktobobby (49)

In computer Hertz (hz) means a cycle or a clock tick. Mega (M) means million. So a MHz means million cycle per second. Each cycle is a stage or a step for the computer, where it can get some instruction done.

Answer by  John57 (13)

The Mhz or Ghz in computer means the speed at which the processor will execute the number of instructions given. It also means the speed at which the processor will communicate with the RAM, harddrive and also other components of the computer. Mhz basically mean the speed of your computer.

Answer by  rhelt (461)

In the computer world, MHz stands for Mega Hertz. A Hertz is defined as one cycle per second. So, one MHz is 1,000,000 cycles per second. This means that a 500 MHz processor can do 500,000,000 actions per second. You can not base the performance of a processor purely on clock speed, there are other factors that must be considered.

Answer by  mmonshausen (114)

Mega-Hertz(MHz) is an electrical term and defines how fast the switches inside of the processor are able to change their state (binary 1 / 0).

Answer by  mtwx (43)

MHz refers to megahertz, which in turn refer to the speediness of your computer. In short, the more megahertz a computer has, the faster it will be able to perform tasks.

Answer by  vikkyrs (377)

Mhz is the acronym for Megahertz. It indicates the transmission speed of electronic devices. The devices may be channels, buses or the internal clock. 1 megahertz means one million cycles per second. It means a particular number of bits are being manipulated one million times per minute. Normally it denotes the speed of the CPU.

Answer by  kenny39 (232)

"mhz" means "megahertz" it's the same thing as "gigahertz" 1000mhz = 1ghz, it is the opertating frequency or speed at which your computer operates.