Chap 3

Question 1

What is Moore’s Law?

Answer 1

18mon - 2 yrs

Question 2

Types of Storage Devices

Answer 2

Magnetic tapes
Magnetic disks
Virtual tape
Optical 
  - CD
  - DVD
  - Bluray (3x capacity of DVD)
Solid state secondary storage

Question 3

Is a FLOP a measurement of processing speed?

Answer 3

Yes!

Question 4

What is green computing

Answer 4

reduce the use of hazardous material
lower power consumption
safe disposal