depends on your processor type and the workload on it.
As quoted from Google Books, "Word size refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time."
Parallelism
At 9600 baud, each baud represents one signal change per second. Since one baud corresponds to one bit, 9600 baud means 9600 bits are transmitted per second. Therefore, the time to transmit a single bit is approximately 1/9600 seconds, or about 104 microseconds. To calculate the time for a specific number of bits, simply divide the number of bits by 9600.
8 bits totals one byte where one byte is roughly a single character such as 'A' or '1'
A binary number containing eight bits is referred to as one "Byte". A binary number containing four bits is referred to as one "Nibble".
As quoted from Google Books, "Word size refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time."
Word length is the number of bits that can be processed at one time.
Bandwidth
the number of bits process at one time
The term is used to describe the number of bits that a CPU can access at one time is bit rate. This is also written as a bitrate and uses the variable R.
Parallelism
The one who transmits more data bits in the same length of time, or the same number of data bits in less time, has the faster transmission rate.
The largest number of bits a CPU can process is word size. A CPU's Word Size is the largest number of bits the CPU can process in one operation.
At 9600 baud, each baud represents one signal change per second. Since one baud corresponds to one bit, 9600 baud means 9600 bits are transmitted per second. Therefore, the time to transmit a single bit is approximately 1/9600 seconds, or about 104 microseconds. To calculate the time for a specific number of bits, simply divide the number of bits by 9600.
An x86-based OS processes 32 bits at a time.
The first microprocessor was the 4004. It could handle 4 bits at a time.
one bit at a time