1. Computer power is becoming cheaper, digital data more readily available, and GISs are becoming hybrid systems involving other technologies. 2. It would be a brave man who would claim that these ideas were unrealistic given the availability of cheap computer power. 3. And as computer power is applied to the newly deciphered human genetic code and other data, a new branch of biotechnology involving computers and software emerges. 4. And it takes megabytes of computer power just to run search engines like Netscape. 5. And some observers argue that business and home users already have more computer power than they need. 6. As a result, computer power plummeted in price, and sales soared. 7. Before intercepting phone conversations, an eavesdropper must make one-time sophisticated computations that demand significant computer power. 8. Be aware that the program needs some computer power to operate. 9. A dramatic drop in the cost of computer power, exciting new opportunities like the Internet, and a more expansive Federal Reserve policy were the main factors. 10. A bit is a unit of computer processing power. |