Moore, Units, Virtual Machines

Intro Slides

• Moore's Law - annual 60% increase in number of transistors on a chip
• Virtual Machines written in some language Ln
• Ln is translated into L(n-1) of the next lowest machine
• repeat until actual computer is reached
•  Languages go from: 
• Problem Oriented -->Assembly-->Operating System-->Instruction Set Architecture -->MicroArchitecture-->Digital Logic (actual Hardware)
• Units....
• Nano and Giga   ==== 9
• Milli and Kilo    ==== 3
• Pico and Terra    === 12
• Micro and Mega ==== 6