WHere did you get this from? ;-)
char = 8bits = 1byte
short = 16bits = 2bytes
int = 32bits = 4bytes
long = 32bits = 4bytes
long long = 64bits = 8bytes
If you don't trust me, run this:
int main(void) {
printf ("Size: %d\n", sizeof(char));
printf ("Size: %d\n", sizeof(short));
printf ("Size: %d\n", sizeof(int));
printf ("Size: %d\n", sizeof(long));
printf ("Size: %d\n", sizeof(long long)); }
Size: 1
Size: 2
Size: 4
Size: 4
Size: 8
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 06:05:23 -0700
>From: Kulwinder Atwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [rtl] "Longer" Thread Periods
>
>For Linux on a 32-bit machine (Pentium):
>
>short = 8 bits
>int = 16 bits
>long = 32 bits = one word
>long long = 64 bits = two words
>
>As you can see it turns out to be a very 'long long' time.
>
>- Kal.
>
>
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