Question

In 1951, the Univac computer performed approximately 1000 operations per second. Since then the speed has doubled, on average, about every two years. a) Express the number of operations, N, as an exponential function of time, t, in years since 1951. b) Make sure your formula works for t=1, 2, 3 Show your work. c) Predict when the computers will be able to perform a billion operations per second.