Hey guys so I've been having some trouble with this question How

[oldspice1212]

Hey guys so I've been having some trouble with this question...

How many nanoseconds does it take for a computer to perform one calculation if it performs 6.9 × 10^7 calculations per second?

 

[Integral]

How many nano seconds in a second?

 

[oldspice1212]

10^9 I believe

 

[oldspice1212]

So is the answer 69 nano seconds?

 

[Andre]

No. Just shift the decimals until you have something with ... x 10⁹ sec since you can substitute that with nano seconds

 

[nasu]

So is the answer 69 nano seconds?

The conversion to nanoseconds is the second step for the question. First you have to find the time for one operation, in seconds or any convenient unit. Then you can convert in nanoseconds.
The given value is not the time for one operation but the number of operation per second.

 

[oldspice1212]

Alright so I got 14 nano seconds, I did 1 calculation/ seconds * seconds/ calculations per second which was 14 nano seconds :P