MyLab IT with Pearson eText --  Access Card -- for Exploring 2016 with Technology In Action
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Moore’s Law refers to the number of transistors inside the Central Processing Unit chip.

Hence, the correct option is “D”.

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Moore’s Law:

Moore’s Law is invented by the Intel executive Gordon Moore in the year of 1965.

  • Moore detected that each new processor chip carries almost double the capacity of the early day’s processor chip.
  • It refers to the number of transistors inside the CPU chip.
  • Each new processor chip will be released every two years or within 18 to 24 months of the invention of the previous chip.

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