A Certain CD-ROM Disk Can Store Approximately 6

question 105

Multiple Choice

A certain CD-ROM disk can store approximately 6.0 × 10² megabytes of information,where 10⁶ bytes = 1 megabyte.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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Capital Investments

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