(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.
If Tyrene Products wants to maintain the same CM ratio as last year, what selling price per skateboard must it charge next year to cover the increased labor costs? * 5. Refer to the original data. The company is considering the construction of a new, automated plant. The new plant would slash variable costs by 40%, but it would cause fixed costs to increase by 90%.
a. hundreds b thousands c. millions d. Billions 9. What made the 8088 Intel CPUT special compared to its procedcessors? a. 1MB address limit b. 33 MHZ processor c. 64KB address limit d. 1MHZ processor The 8088 Intel CPU could address 1MB of memory.
NT1110 Unit 7 Research Paper 1: CMOS 1. Search the internet for information on “CMOS memory” and answer the following questions: * How has CMOS memory changed over the years? * Has the size of the CMOS memory increased, decreased, or stayed the same? CMOS memory was originally used in the early days to store semi-permanent data stored in chips. The speeds have increased and the noise has been reduced it also went from analog to digital.
New FDA approval of smaller accelerators has reduced the costs to the $25 million range for accelerator and facility. Technology is continuing to evolve at a rapid pace. Reimbursement rates and coverage for treatment is highly volatile. Medicare rates have dropped 23% in the past year, but are under review as there are concerns with the data calculation. Insurance payers are evaluating the coverage
The equipment will last for seven years but will need a major overhaul costing $30,000 at the end of the fifth year. At the end of seven years, the equipment will be sold for $24,000. An increase in working capital totaling $30,000 will also be needed at the beginning. This will be recovered at the end of the seven years. On the positive side, Camus estimates that the new process will save $135,000 per year in environmental costs (fines and cleanup costs avoided).
Part A: When we refer back to the 1970s, most people generally think of punk rock, lava lamps, and the hippie movement. However for the economy, it was a devastating economic decade of stagflation, a three day week and the return of unemployment. During this time period according to Dollar and Sense, “From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, the U.S. economy grew at an average annual rate of nearly 4%. The annual unemployment rate only exceeded 6% twice in the 25 years between 1949 and 1973. The annual inflation rate, too, only topped 6% twice, and was actually under 2% for 14 of the 25 years in this period.
a. AMD b. Apple c. IBM d. MITS 8. Moore’s law that states that the number of transistors that can fit on an integrated circuit chip __________ every 18-24 months. a. doubles b. triples c. quadruples d. increases ten-fold 9. The first operating system for the personal computer was __________. a.
Provide a comparison table showing the similarities and differences between Desktop and notebook computers Similarities | Differences | Functionality: Both types of computers provide expansion ports, CD/DVD drives, keyboards, mouse, both audio output and visual display | Power Source: The desktop computer extracts power from the wall outlet and may provide hundreds of watts of power whereas a laptop relies upon a rechargeable battery for power | Software: Both types of computers can run on the same operating system and application programs. | Size: The desktop computer sits on a hard surface and is not easily portable. The notebook computer sits on the top of a hard surface or upon your lap and is easily portable. | Power Saving: Both types of computers can hibernate or sleep when not in use. | Components: The internal components of a desktop computer are not designed for low power operation.
This term refers to the fact that potential GDP could be around $14,400 billion (in 2005 US dollars), but has only slowly increased to a mere $13,500 billion after the recession, as of late 2012 estimates. The United States is “finally back to pre-recession peak employment” as of July 2014. The main issue with this, however, is why has it taken such a significant time to simply get back to the level prior to the recession? It took seven years to bounce back from the 2008 recession, which is notably longer than any of the other Post-World War II recessions. The Congressional Budget Office anticipates that the U.S. economy’s actual GDP will not reach potential GDP until the 2017 third quarter.