One or more processor ?

Hi,

A simple question about PostgreSQL ... I have a Pentium Xeon Quadri processors
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If I do a SQL request ... does PostgreSQL use one or more processor ?

And if it use only one ... why ?
Could you explain me this ;o)

Thanks per advance.
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Hervé Piedvache

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