Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 3 - Operating Systems - Chapter Review Problems - Page 165: 47

Answer

$26^9=5,429,503,678,976$ ms$\approx 172.1$ years

Work Step by Step

9 character password consisting of any 26 characters = $26^9$ possible passwords. 1 millisecond to test each = $26^9=5,429,503,678,976$ milliseconds. Convert to years: $\frac{5,429,503,678,976}{1000\cdot 60\cdot 60\cdot 24\cdot 365}\approx 172.1$ years
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