Operating System CPU Program RAM Programming Language 2. Assume there are 5 bits

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Operating System CPU Program RAM Programming Language 2. Assume there are 5 bits available. How many distinct states of the world can be encoded? (2 pts) A) 5 B) 10 C) 16 D) 32 3. The Cray-2 Supercomputer-released in 1985-could perform 1 million operations per second. Assume the Cray series of computers abides exactly to Moore's law. If the company is planning on unveiling a new edition-the CrayCray X Supercomputer-later this year (in 2018), how many calculations per second should it be able to perform? Note: Only the formula is needed, you do not have to perform the math. (3

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2. 32

Each of those 5 bits can take 2 distinct values 1 and 0. Hence the total number of distinct combinations possible using those 5 bits is 25 = 32 . Therefore 32 distinct states can be encoded using those 5 bits.

  

3. Moore’s law state that processor speeds double every 2 years . Number of years that has passed since Cray-2 supercomputer is 33 years . Hence the speed of the new supercomputer will be approximately :

Speed= 1 million X 216 oprations per second

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