The speed of a processor is measured in?

Processor speed, also known as clock speed, is measured in Hertz (Hz). This unit tells us how many cycles a processor can complete in one second. For modern processors, this speed is usually measured in higher units like Megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz (GHz), where:

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  1 Megahertz = 1 million cycles per second

  
  


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  1 Gigahertz = 1 billion cycles per second

  
  

A higher clock speed generally means the processor can perform tasks faster, although other factors like the number of cores and processor architecture also affect performance.