Is information matter? Does it take up space in the same way an object such as a chair does? Will we eventually have so much technology that we must unload/store data in outerspace?
2007-02-03 07:32:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes, in a static sense, but ultimately the answer is no. The "space" that webpages take up consists of the physical volume of the hard disks holding the information. People who have a website either have a specific disk quota they pay for in terms of megabytes, or at least the computer their page is stored on has a finite disk space. However, folks can pay for a bigger quota or, if they own the server, buy bigger or more hard disks. As the traffic increases money generated from all those sales is used to increase the bandwidth of the Internet connecting the computers. There is no practical limit. It all comes down to money; the Internet will grow to keep up with Internet business interests.
2007-02-03 08:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the information itself does not take up space, merely the meduim on which it is stored takes up space (like your hard drive). As technology evoves, and more information is able to fit on smaller things, (the earliest computers took up the size of a room and had the computing power of a standard calculator) the amount of space it takes to store information decreases, and therefore you are unlikely to run out of room for information.
2007-02-03 07:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The storage capacity of all computers would have to be completely maxed out, both hard drive and RAM.
2007-02-03 07:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know... but good question
2007-02-03 07:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by queenosofly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋