136) ________
asserts that the number of components on a chip doubles each year.
137) Packing more ________ into a tiny microprocessor has exponentially increased processing power.
138) ________
uses individual atoms and molecules to create computer chips and other devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technologies permit.
139) Another driver transforming IT ________ is the rapid decline in the costs of communication and the exponential growth in the size of the Internet.
140) One reason for the growth in the Internet population is the rapid decline in Internet connection and overall ________ costs.
141) Today's enterprise infrastructure and Internet computing would be impossible without agreements among manufacturers and widespread consumer acceptance of ________ standards.
142) ________ is a code that made it possible for computers from different manufacturers to exchange data; later used as the universal language linking input and output devices such as keyboards and mice to computers.
143) ________ is a suite of communications protocols and a common addressing scheme that enables millions of computers to connect together in one giant global network (the Internet).
144) ________ is a network standard for connecting desktop computers into local area networks that enabled the widespread adoption of client/server computing and local area networks and further stimulated the adoption of personal computers.
145) The ________ market has actually grown steadily over the last decade although the number of providers has dwindled to one: IBM.