A: Computational power increases faster than power / computation decreases. Better manufacturing techniques = larger silicon chips in addition to more efficient use of the chip. Thus, more power.
B: Computer demand is not need based but use based. The more power a computer has, the more useful it is, the more demand there is to have one.
Therefore, C: - the percentage of power used by computers is going to continue to rise for the foreseeable future. In fact, as computers become integrated into everything, I expect usage to approach 100%.
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B: Computer demand is not need based but use based. The more power a computer has, the more useful it is, the more demand there is to have one.
Therefore, C: - the percentage of power used by computers is going to continue to rise for the foreseeable future. In fact, as computers become integrated into everything, I expect usage to approach 100%.