Based on the below graph which shows the growth of technology over six years, perform your calculation to determine the percentage growth of the technology on an annual basis per dollar.

Assume that the power of a computer is measured by the product of the storage, processing power and communication speed.

Explain the significance of this number that you came up with and how it compares to Moores Law.Use a spreadsheet.

 

300 250 200 150 Performance/$ T T T Moore's Law- Doubles 18 months (number of transistors) Data Storage- Doubles 12 months (bits per square inch) Optical Fiber- Doubles 9 months (bits per second) 100 50 0 Years