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QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s money …….

QUESTION 1                                                                                                            

Refer to the document World of Numbers.docx.

(a)        Answer the following questions about the article “Viva la evolution”.

(i)         The article states that the ENIAC cost US$6,000,000 and that your smart phone costs 17,000

times less.  According to this, how much does “your smart phone cost”?  Show your working.  [You may ignore inflation.]

(ii)        “… technological change … seems to accelerate as time goes on.  So, while the development of

‘computing’ in the 19th and early 20th centuries was ‘methodical’, in the 21st century it’s ‘exponential’.  Read on and prepare to amazed …”.

What does the author mean when he says “the development … it’s ‘exponential’”?  Explain.

(iii)       “…boasted 5 megabytes (MB) of storage and cost a cool $3,500.  … in today’s….