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.
CPU is a loosely-used term, but traditionally referred to a single physical computer chip, the computing brain inside your Mac. The MacBook Pro, MacBook, iMac all have a single CPU chip; certain models of the Mac Pro (2012) have dual CPUs, each with four or eight cores.On each physical CPU, there can be more than one CPU core (âcoreâ), with each core fully capable of running the entire system and applications all by itself.As of 2012, Intel chips used in Macs have 2/4/6/8/12 cores.hen using Activity Monitorâs window (), the ideal scenario is to see all CPU cores busy; black areas indicate idle time. Show at right is the CPU usage for Photozoom Pro 3 running a system stress test. All 16 virtual cores are fully utilized.