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Why can hardware impose a limit on what can be computed in practice?.
- A.Hardware has finite processing speed and memory
- B.Hardware automatically changes every algorithm into a sorting algorithm
- C.Hardware prevents programs from accepting input
- D.Hardware guarantees that every algorithm finishes immediately
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- Hardware has finite processing speed and memory
Explanation
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A computer has finite resources. If an algorithm needs more processing time or memory than the available hardware can provide within acceptable limits, the computation may not be practical.
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