diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ce770bb..db9580f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1644,3 +1644,26 @@ Security is a broad topic. Unless you have considerable experience, a security * [Security guide for developers](https://github.com/FallibleInc/security-guide-for-developers) * [OWASP top ten](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Top_Ten_Cheat_Sheet) + +## Appendix + +You'll sometimes be asked to do 'back-of-the-envelope' estimates. For example, you might need to determine how long it will take to generate 100 image thumbnails from disk or how much memory a data structure will take. The **Powers of two table** and **Latency numbers every programmer should know** are handy references. + +### Powers of two table + +``` +Power Exact Value Approx Value Bytes +--------------------------------------------------------------- +7 128 +8 256 +10 1024 1 thousand 1 KB +16 65,536 64 KB +20 1,048,576 1 million 1 MB +30 1,073,741,824 1 billion 1 GB +32 4,294,967,296 4 GB +40 1,099,511,627,776 1 trillion 1 TB +``` + +#### Source(s) and further reading + +* [Powers of two](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_two)