SOLUTION: A file on a computer hard drive consists of 5000 data records each 128 bytes long. The computer can process 1 kilobyte of data in 100 milliseconds. Use the binary definition of a

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Question 787260: A file on a computer hard drive consists of 5000 data records each 128 bytes long.
The computer can process 1 kilobyte of data in 100 milliseconds. Use the binary definition of a kilobyte to find the number of seconds to process the entire file.

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5000 * 128/1024 = 625 kb of data

625 * 100/1000 = 62.5 seconds to process

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