Gigahertz, generally abbreviated GHz, refers to frequencies in the billions of cycles per second range. Giga is the standard multiplier for 1 billion, and Hertz is the standard unit for measuring frequencies, expressed as cycles or occurrences per second. One GHz is equivalent to 1,000 megahertz . Most commonly, gigahertz is used when discussing computer performance or radio frequencies. In computers, it most often refers to the clock speed of the central processing unit ; the faster the CPU clock can tick, the faster, in general, the computer can process data and instructions.
In Italy, France, Belgium, and French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada, 1 April tradition is often known as April fish (poissons d'avril in French or pesce d'aprile in Italian).This includes attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed.ome precursors of April Fools' Day include the Roman festival of Hilaria, the Holi festival of India, and the Medieval Feast of Fools. In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392), the  Nun's Priest's Tale  is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.
Tweet. Lest you think that April Fools Day is a strictly American thing, let me set the record straight. (And no, Iâm not making this whole âfishâ thing up in the spirit of April Fools Day.I swear. ) Il Pesce dâAprile, or Aprilâs Fish, is very much like itâs American cousin â a day of practical jokes and pranks.ou can read about an Italianâs memories of Aprilsâ Fish here, a Wikipedia entry about it (in Italian) here, an article with vocabulary words here, and another article about it here â including a video! Tags: About Italy, Planning a Trip. Tweet PRINT. Comments on this entry are closed.