In this instance, as the file size n increases, memory will be consumed at an exponential growth rate, which is order O(2<sup>n</sup>). This is an extremely rapid and most likely unmanageable growth rate for consumption of memory resources. | In this instance, as the file size n increases, memory will be consumed at an exponential growth rate, which is order O(2<sup>n</sup>). This is an extremely rapid and most likely unmanageable growth rate for consumption of memory resources. |