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.
Since 2005, computer CPU chip makers have increasingly adopted the use of multiple cores to increase performance. Each core runs a separate computing task, so the computer gets more work done. Before the rush to multi-core CPUs, computer designers sometimes put two, four or more single-core CPUs into a system.