Question

A computer program in Shannon’s computer carries out a single mathematical operation in 1.5 × 10-6 seconds. How much time would the program take to complete 2.5 × 103 mathematical operations?

Answer 1

1/1.5 * 10^-6 = 2500/x

x = 1.5 * 10^-6 * 2500

x = 0.00375 or 3.75 * 10^-3 second.