Computing/Network Capacity and Performance
Information and communication tools are fostering a new science of the 21st century. Computing/Network Capacity and Performance
Processor speed - Megaflops* - Multiflops - Gigaflops - Teraflops
Memory size - Megabytes - Multi-Megabytes - Gigabytes - Terabytes
Network Bandwidth - Kilobits** - Megabits - Gigabits - Terabits
Device number connected to Internet - Hundreds - Thousands - Millions - Billions
1970's - 1980's - 1990's - 2000+
*flop = floating point operation/second; **bits/second