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The Essentials Of Computer Organization And Architecture 4th Edition by Linda Null,Julia Lobur

Edition 4ISBN: 978-1284074482
book The Essentials Of Computer Organization And Architecture 4th Edition by Linda Null,Julia Lobur cover

The Essentials Of Computer Organization And Architecture 4th Edition by Linda Null,Julia Lobur

Edition 4ISBN: 978-1284074482
Exercise 1
By what order of magnitude is something that runs in nanoseconds faster than something that runs in milliseconds?
Explanation
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Order of Magnitude
An order of magnitude means power of ten (10).
Runs in nanoseconds means 10 -9
Runs in milliseconds means 10 -3
Runs in milliseconds / Runs in nanoseconds = 10 -3 / 10 -9 = 10 6.
10 6 that means 6 order of magnitude.
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