A Certain CD-ROM Disk Can Store 600 Megabytes

question 77

Multiple Choice

A certain CD-ROM disk can store 600 megabytes of information. If an average word requires 9.0 bytes of storage, how many words can be stored on one disk?

• A) 6.7 × 10⁷ words
• B) 5.4 × 10⁹ words
• C) 2.1 × 10⁷ words
• D) 2.0 × 10⁹ words

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