Question 1

Zara's use of RFID tags can be considered an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  Kryder's law 
B)  the IoT 
C)  volatile memory 
D)  Carver Meade's Corollary 
A)  Kryder's law 
B)  the IoT 
C)  volatile memory 
D)  Carver Meade's Corollary

Question 2

_____ are the supertiny on-off switches in a chip that work collectively to calculate or store things in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transistors 
B)  Multicore processors 
C)  Single-core processors 
D)  Conductors 
E)  Inductors 
A)  Transistors 
B)  Multicore processors 
C)  Single-core processors 
D)  Conductors 
E)  Inductors

Question 3

The Medtronic _____., which comes with up to two cameras that, once swallowed, can relay images of your innards, has been approved for being used to diagnose intestinal and colon problems.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Medtronic _____., which comes with up...

Question 4

Disney's MagicBand can be used both at their theme parks and with home computer applications

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A Microprocessor is a fast chip-based volatile storage in a computing system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Price elasticity refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  change in the demand for a good in response to a change in income. 
B)  rate at which product prices vary in response to changes in customer demand. 
C)  range of production costs that change as a direct function of the availability of raw materials. 
D)  rate at which demand for a product or service fluctuates with price change. 
E)  numerical measure of the responsiveness of the supply of a product to a change in its production cost. 
A)  change in the demand for a good in response to a change in income. 
B)  rate at which product prices vary in response to changes in customer demand. 
C)  range of production costs that change as a direct function of the availability of raw materials. 
D)  rate at which demand for a product or service fluctuates with price change. 
E)  numerical measure of the responsiveness of the supply of a product to a change in its production cost.

Question 8

_____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Grids 
B)  Platforms 
C)  Lecterns 
D)  Fabs 
E)  Kilns 
A)  Grids 
B)  Platforms 
C)  Lecterns 
D)  Fabs 
E)  Kilns

Question 9

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

Accepted Answer

solid stat

Question 10

Moore's Law has impacted the camera industry such that the firms that sell the most cameras aren't camera companies, but phone manufacturers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Disney's says the MagicBand now cost less than $5 to manufacture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

E-waste management is extraordinarily difficult to monitor and track, and loopholes are rampant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Based on the author's take on e-waste management, a manager would do well to learn that:

Accepted Answer

A)  dealing with e-waste at home can be ten times cheaper than sending it abroad. 
B)  disposal and recycling partners must be audited with the same vigor as suppliers and other partners. 
C)  environmentalists target only the big firms as they can afford to compensate for any environmental damage wrought by their practices. 
D)  it is simple enough for firms to monitor and track e-waste management through international agencies such as Fair Factories Clearinghouse. 
E)  appointing environmentalists like Al Gore to the firm's board of directors helps avoid legal action and brand tarnishing due to bad e-waste management practices. 
A)  dealing with e-waste at home can be ten times cheaper than sending it abroad. 
B)  disposal and recycling partners must be audited with the same vigor as suppliers and other partners. 
C)  environmentalists target only the big firms as they can afford to compensate for any environmental damage wrought by their practices. 
D)  it is simple enough for firms to monitor and track e-waste management through international agencies such as Fair Factories Clearinghouse. 
E)  appointing environmentalists like Al Gore to the firm's board of directors helps avoid legal action and brand tarnishing due to bad e-waste management practices.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Random-access memory 
B)  Flash memory 
C)  Optical disk drive 
D)  Nanodrive 
E)  Read-only memory 
A)  Random-access memory 
B)  Flash memory 
C)  Optical disk drive 
D)  Nanodrive 
E)  Read-only memory

Question 15

Moore's Law applies to all types of technology components including drives and fiber optic cable transmission speeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

China has banned the importing of e-waste within its borders since 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

Accepted Answer

Examples include: bands can be used for

Question 18

If electronics now travel half the distance to make a calculation, that means the chip is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  half as big 
B)  easier to keep cool 
C)  twice as fast 
D)  very expensive 
E)  all of the above 
A)  half as big 
B)  easier to keep cool 
C)  twice as fast 
D)  very expensive 
E)  all of the above

Question 19

What are the implications of e-waste management from an organizational and managerial perspective?

Accepted Answer

Thinking deeply about the ethical conseq

Question 20

Which of the following is not true about the development of MyMagic+?

Accepted Answer

A)  The firm had the backing of executive leadership who also provided resources to support the complex and expensive project 
B)  Many disparate teams were impacted by the project, presenting political challenges in a project so large 
C)  It is estimated that Disney spent over $1 billion on these systems 
D)  Contrary to what one would expect from Moore's Law, the cost of the MagicBands themselves actually rose past original per-unit estimates 
A)  The firm had the backing of executive leadership who also provided resources to support the complex and expensive project 
B)  Many disparate teams were impacted by the project, presenting political challenges in a project so large 
C)  It is estimated that Disney spent over $1 billion on these systems 
D)  Contrary to what one would expect from Moore's Law, the cost of the MagicBands themselves actually rose past original per-unit estimates

Zara's use of RFID tags can be considered an example of

_____ are the supertiny on-off switches in a chip that work collectively to calculate or store things in memory.

The Medtronic _____., which comes with up to two cameras that, once swallowed, can relay images of your innards, has been approved for being used to diagnose intestinal and colon problems.

Disney's MagicBand can be used both at their theme parks and with home computer applications

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

A Microprocessor is a fast chip-based volatile storage in a computing system.

Price elasticity refers to the:

_____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors.

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

Moore's Law has impacted the camera industry such that the firms that sell the most cameras aren't camera companies, but phone manufacturers.

Disney's says the MagicBand now cost less than $5 to manufacture.

E-waste management is extraordinarily difficult to monitor and track, and loopholes are rampant.

Based on the author's take on e-waste management, a manager would do well to learn that:

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

Moore's Law applies to all types of technology components including drives and fiber optic cable transmission speeds.

China has banned the importing of e-waste within its borders since 2000.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

If electronics now travel half the distance to make a calculation, that means the chip is ____.

What are the implications of e-waste management from an organizational and managerial perspective?

Which of the following is not true about the development of MyMagic+?

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Zara's use of RFID tags can be considered an example of

_____ are the supertiny on-off switches in a chip that work collectively to calculate or store things in memory.

The Medtronic _____., which comes with up to two cameras that, once swallowed, can relay images of your innards, has been approved for being used to diagnose intestinal and colon problems.

Disney's MagicBand can be used both at their theme parks and with home computer applications

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

A Microprocessor is a fast chip-based volatile storage in a computing system.

Price elasticity refers to the:

_____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors.

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

Moore's Law has impacted the camera industry such that the firms that sell the most cameras aren't camera companies, but phone manufacturers.

Disney's says the MagicBand now cost less than $5 to manufacture.

E-waste management is extraordinarily difficult to monitor and track, and loopholes are rampant.

Based on the author's take on e-waste management, a manager would do well to learn that:

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

Moore's Law applies to all types of technology components including drives and fiber optic cable transmission speeds.

China has banned the importing of e-waste within its borders since 2000.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

If electronics now travel half the distance to make a calculation, that means the chip is ____.

What are the implications of e-waste management from an organizational and managerial perspective?

Which of the following is not true about the development of MyMagic+?

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Disruptive Technologies: Understanding the Giant Killers and Considerations for Avoiding Extinction

Amazoncom: an Empire Stretching From Cardboard Box to Kindle to Cloud

Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

Social Media, Peer Production, and Web 20

The Sharing Economy, Collaborative Consumption, and Creating More Efficient Markets Through Technology

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