MGCR 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Flash Memory, Microprocessor, Multi-Core Processor

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Chapter 5: moore"s law: fast, cheap computing and what it means for the manager: introduction: Computer industry is driven by 2 words: faster and cheaper. Moore"s law: chip performance per dollar doubles every eighteen months. Applies to chips broadly speaking, to processors, or the electronics stuff that"s made out of silicon. Microprocessor: the part of the computer that executes the instructions of a computer program. In 18month the next generation of microprocessor will be twice as fast for the same price (according to moore"s law) Random-access memory (ram): the fast, chip-based volatile storage in a computing device. The ram inside your personal computer is volatile memory, meaning that when the power goes out, all is lost that wasn"t saved to nonvolatile memory (i. e. , a more permanent storage media like a hard disk or flash memory). Think of ram as temporary storage that provides fast access for executing computer programs and files.

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