The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Father Maurice Mackenrahty, chaplain to the Earl of Desmond, which was dated 1585, he was beheaded in Clonmel, County Tipperary, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess, 1558 - 1603.
Core. 1. In relation to computer processors, a core is the processing unit which receives instructions and performs calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions can allow a software program perform a specific function.Processors can have a single core or multiple cores.. In relation to computer processors, a core is the processing unit which receives instructions and performs calculations, or actions, based on those instructions. A set of instructions can allow a software program perform a specific function. Processors can have a single core or multiple cores.
This core of the operating system, critical to the functioning of the computer, is called the kernel and is the first set of instructions to be loaded (booted) from secondary storage in the hard disk on to primary memory in RAM when the computer is first turned-on.