In your new job you are asked to urgently deliver 400 terabytes of data from Boston to Los Angeles. You have a 10 Gbps dedicated

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link for data transfer available. Would you prefer to transmit the data via this link or instead use FedEx overnight delivery? Explain.

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jeka57 [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-30T12:17:19+03:00

Answer:

40 terabytes = 40 × 10^12 × 8 bits.

So, if using the dedicated link, it will take 400 × 1012 × 8 / (10 ×109 ) = 320000 seconds = 3.7 days.

But with FedEx overnight delivery, you can guarantee the data arrives in one day, and it only costs you no more than $100.

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