Enterprise Information Systems Security Architectural Framework[EISSAF]
Current Computer Hardware are based on the concept of an on-off (two-way) switch. Thus everything in this system is a function of base 2 or power of 2. A n slot memory (register) can hold up to 2^n items. Specifically a 4 bit register can handle 16 items (2^4).
Ok, what if we have a 16-way switch. One that can have one of 16 different states at any one time. A register made up of such a switch will be such that if we call each unit "hit", then a 4 hit register will handle 16^4 items (65536).
A 128 bit register today can handle 340282366920938463463374607431768211456 items or addresses if you wish.
A 128 hit register on the other hand will handle 13407807929942597099574024998205846127479365820592393377723561443721764030073546976801874298166903427690031858186486050853753882811946569946433649006084096
What if we can device a 16-way switch? Or a 128-way switch? Or a switch with an arbitrarily long way ? Where we can choose how many ways it can go? What will be the merit of such a computing system?
Speed? Memory Size?
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