Transistors and Moores Law Task

Work your way through the Moores Law movie and find the answers to the
questions below.
1. In which year was the transistor first invented?
1947

2. Write down the names of three electronic devices that you own which
contain transistors
i computer
ii Iphone
iii iPod

3. List at least three advantages that transistors have over valves

i smaller
ii faster and very powerful
iii no moving parts

4. The first CPUs contained around 2,000 transistors. How many might you
find on a CPU today?
2,000,000,000
5. Which is smaller, the tip of a human hair or a transistor?
transistor

6. Transistors can act as a digital switch inside the CPU. They can be either
. or ..
open or closed, 1 or 0
7. Briefly explain how transistors can represent binary data
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binary 1 is on and binary 0 is off

8. Transistors can be combined within the CPU to do different jobs. Give

two examples of jobs they might do.
i process data
ii store data

9. Gordon Moore made an observation that was so accurate it became

known as Moores Law. What does Moores Law say?
every two years the number of transistors double

10. What is the problem with Moores Law in the future?

final limit is coming in few years. If transistors shrink to atomic size they will
stop working properly

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