Moore's Law: Fast, Cheap Computing and What It Means for the Manager
The Death of Moore’s Law?
Questions and Exercises
- What three interrelated forces threaten to slow the advancement of Moore's Law?
- Which commercial solutions, described in the section
above, are currently being used to counteract the forces mentioned
above? How do these solutions work? What are the limitations of each?
- Will multicore chips run software designed for single-core processors?
- As chips grow smaller they generate increasing
amounts of heat that needs to be dissipated. Why is keeping systems cool
such a challenge? What are the implications for a firm like Yahoo! or
Google? For a firm like Apple or Dell?
- What are some of the materials that may replace the silicon that current chips are made of?
- What kinds of problems might be solved if the
promise of quantum computing is achieved? How might individuals and
organizations leverage quantum computing? What sorts of challenges could
arise from the widespread availability of such powerful computing
technology?