Historically, it has been observed that computer processing speeds tend to double every two years. Which of the following best describes how technology companies can use this observation for planning purposes?
A. Technology companies can accurately predict the dates when new computing innovations will be available to use.B.Technology companies can plan to double the costs of new products each time advances in processing speed occur.C. Technology companies can set research and development goals based on anticipated processing speeds.D. Technology companies can spend less effort developing new processors because processing speed will always improve at the observed rate.

This is what is called Moore's law, pronounced by Gordon Moore (Intel's CEO) in 1965. More precisely, it states that transistor count in processors doubles every 2 years. Not always this can translate to more processing power, because usually software can't keep up the pace with the raw power of new processors, and can't take full advantage of its speed.

Moore's law has had a positive effect on the market. Not only to the processor market but more so to the software market. The reason is that even though faster, multi-core processors are out there, the software was written to work with single-thread tech for a long time. Now, developers need to adjust their software to support multi-threading (split the program's functions across all processor cores) to increase performance and take advantage of the speed. This helps developers to create software that is up to the latest technologies and maximize efficiency.