3. Identify the processor model and year when two billion transistors were placed on a single processor chip. * In 2008 * The next generation in the Intel Itanium processor family code named Tukwila is described. The 21.5 mm by 32.5 mm die contains 2.05 billion transistors, making it the first two billion transistor microprocessor ever reported. Tukwila combines four ported Itanium cores with a new system interface and high speed serial interconnects to deliver greater than 2X performance relative to the Montecito and Montvale family of processors [1], [2].
(My calculator doesn’t go that far, ha.) Cost of Hard Drive Space per GB: In 1980, the price per GB was roughly $100,000. Today, it would not even cost a dollar. Based on the chart above, the space per unit cost has roughly double every 14 months. ”Several terabyte+ drives have recently broken the $0.10/gigabyte barrier, making the next milestone $0.01/gigabyte, or $10/terabyte.” (Komorowski, 2009) With Moore’s law in effect, I believe we will see a 100 TB hard drive within the next twenty years.
The Pentium chip which is the most common 1993 chip from Intel contained 3,100,000 transistors. The technology behind transistors over the years has changed, they are made smaller so that microprocessors could be fitted with more, which gives faster processors. The co-founder of Intel, Gordon E. Moore in 1965 described how the amount of transistors for integrated circuits which had doubled every year, Moore predicted that for at least the next ten years the trend would continue. Now more than forty five years later this prediction is still somewhat correct. Moore stated that this could continue another decade or two, but would eventually reach its limits at atomic levels of miniaturization.
5. What are the minimum system requirements for Fedora 15 with the GUI installed? The minimum system requirements for Fedora 15 with GUI is: Intel Pentium Pro processor with 400 megahertz. RAM 384-512 mebibytes. Hard disk space can be as little as 90 mebibytes.
After-tax net cash flows are then expected to grow at a rate of 4% per year for 7 years, ending 8 years from today. In each year after that in perpetuity, after-tax net cash flows are expected to grow at a more sustainable rate of 2% per year. The project’s cost of capital is 15%. (a) [2] What is the terminal value of the project at the end of year 8? Terminal value at the end of year 8 is the value at that time of the after-tax net cash flows that the project is expected to provide after that date.
The office has decided to use coaxial cable as the medium. Which transmission medium connector would connect each computer to the transmission medium? (Points : 5) T-connector ST connector IBM data connector RJ-45 connector Question 3.3. What is the maximum transmission distance for a network using 10Base2 technology? (Points : 5) 100 meters per segment 185 meters per segment 500 meters per segment 1,000 meters per segment Question 4.4.
It was discovered that the mean life was 362 days and the sample standard deviation was 10 days. The research department decided to conduct the test at the 0.05 level of significance whether the modification actually increased the life of the AAA battery. What was their decision rule? A. Reject the null hypothesis if computed z is 1.96 or greater.
Its average sales per day were $ 668.49 during 2008 and its average collection period was 99 days. This represented an improvement from the average collection period of 105 days in 2005. 3. SciTronics apparently needed $ 29,000 of inventory at year-end 2008 to support its operations during 2008. Its activity during 2008 as measured by the cost of goods sold was $ 74,000.
From this we know that a) Firm A has a higher profit margin than firm B b) Firm B has a higher profit margin than firm A c) Firm A and B have the same profit margin d) Firm A has a higher equity multiplier than firm B 16. If you deposit $15,000 per year for 9 years (each deposit is made at the beginning of each year) in an account that pays an annual interest rate of 8%, what will your account be worth at the end of 9 years? 17. You plan to accumulate $450,000 over a period of 12 years by making equal annual deposits in an account that pays an annual interest rate of 9% (assume all payments will occur at the beginning of each year). What amount must you deposit each year to reach your
Now suppose Gladstone has zero-coupon debt with a $100 million face value due next year. b. What is the initial value of Gladstone’s debt? c. What is the yield-to-maturity of the debt? What is its expected return?