Question 1

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. D

Question 2

Which of the following sets of interrelated forces threatens to slow down the progression of Moore's Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weight, speed, and capacity 
B)  Density, clock speed, and wafer thickness 
C)  Size, heat, and power 
D)  Silicon availability, efficiency, and energy 
E)  Memory, cache size, and speed 
A)  Weight, speed, and capacity 
B)  Density, clock speed, and wafer thickness 
C)  Size, heat, and power 
D)  Silicon availability, efficiency, and energy 
E)  Memory, cache size, and speed C

Question 3

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

Accepted Answer

Examples include: bands can be used for

Question 5

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 6

Moore's Law states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic disk storage density doubles annually. 
B)  the cost per unit of useful light emitted by an LED falls by a factor of 10 every decade. 
C)  the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system. 
D)  chip performance per dollar doubles every eighteen months. 
E)  the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant is cut in half every four years. 
A)  magnetic disk storage density doubles annually. 
B)  the cost per unit of useful light emitted by an LED falls by a factor of 10 every decade. 
C)  the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system. 
D)  chip performance per dollar doubles every eighteen months. 
E)  the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant is cut in half every four years.

Question 7

_____ are substances that are capable of enabling as well as inhibiting the flow of electricity.

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A)  Insulators 
B)  Semiconductors 
C)  Resistors 
D)  Inductors 
E)  Thermostats 
A)  Insulators 
B)  Semiconductors 
C)  Resistors 
D)  Inductors 
E)  Thermostats

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Electronic waste is expected to decrease with the rise of living standards worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Modern supercomputing is typically done via a technique called massively parallel processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Multicore processors are formed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  connecting identical processors in a parallel combination and drawing power from the same source. 
B)  putting two or more lower power processor cores on a single chip. 
C)  connecting a series of high powered processors through a single power source. 
D)  slicing a flat chip into pieces and reconnecting the pieces vertically. 
E)  connecting a combination of parallel and series-connected processors to a single larger processor to supplement its functioning. 
A)  connecting identical processors in a parallel combination and drawing power from the same source. 
B)  putting two or more lower power processor cores on a single chip. 
C)  connecting a series of high powered processors through a single power source. 
D)  slicing a flat chip into pieces and reconnecting the pieces vertically. 
E)  connecting a combination of parallel and series-connected processors to a single larger processor to supplement its functioning.

Question 13

_____ is a nonvolatile, chip-based storage, often used in mobile phones, cameras, and MP3 players.

Accepted Answer

A)  Random-access memory 
B)  Cache memory 
C)  Optical storage memory 
D)  Holographic memory 
E)  Flash memory 
A)  Random-access memory 
B)  Cache memory 
C)  Optical storage memory 
D)  Holographic memory 
E)  Flash memory

Question 14

The managerial definition of Moore's Law suggests that computing costs related to chips (microprocessors and silicon-based storage) double every eighteen months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Hard drive storage is considered to be solid state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is M-Pesa and what advantages does this bring to Kenya's population?

Accepted Answer

The M-PESA mobile banking service run by

Question 17

Give a brief description of each of the factors that is impeding the continued validity of Moore's Law.

Accepted Answer

Moore's Law is possible because the dist

Question 18

The third wave of computing was characterized by the introduction of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal computers 
B)  mainframe computers 
C)  minicomputers 
D)  Internet computing 
E)  laptops 
A)  personal computers 
B)  mainframe computers 
C)  minicomputers 
D)  Internet computing 
E)  laptops

Question 19

_____ is a form of cloud computing where a firm subscribes to a third-party software and receives a service that is delivered online.

Accepted Answer

Software a

Question 20

The _____ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer program.

Accepted Answer

A)  software 
B)  flash memory 
C)  DWDM 
D)  random-access memory or RAM 
E)  microprocessor 
A)  software 
B)  flash memory 
C)  DWDM 
D)  random-access memory or RAM 
E)  microprocessor

Price elasticity refers to the:

Which of the following sets of interrelated forces threatens to slow down the progression of Moore's Law?

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

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

Moore's Law states that:

_____ are substances that are capable of enabling as well as inhibiting the flow of electricity.

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

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

Electronic waste is expected to decrease with the rise of living standards worldwide.

Modern supercomputing is typically done via a technique called massively parallel processing.

Multicore processors are formed by:

_____ is a nonvolatile, chip-based storage, often used in mobile phones, cameras, and MP3 players.

The managerial definition of Moore's Law suggests that computing costs related to chips (microprocessors and silicon-based storage) double every eighteen months.

Hard drive storage is considered to be solid state.

What is M-Pesa and what advantages does this bring to Kenya's population?

Give a brief description of each of the factors that is impeding the continued validity of Moore's Law.

The third wave of computing was characterized by the introduction of _____.

_____ is a form of cloud computing where a firm subscribes to a third-party software and receives a service that is delivered online.

The _____ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer program.

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Exam 5: Moores Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing and What This Means for the Manager

Price elasticity refers to the:

Which of the following sets of interrelated forces threatens to slow down the progression of Moore's Law?

Random-access memory is an example of nonvolatile memory.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

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

Moore's Law states that:

_____ are substances that are capable of enabling as well as inhibiting the flow of electricity.

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

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

Electronic waste is expected to decrease with the rise of living standards worldwide.

Modern supercomputing is typically done via a technique called massively parallel processing.

Multicore processors are formed by:

_____ is a nonvolatile, chip-based storage, often used in mobile phones, cameras, and MP3 players.

The managerial definition of Moore's Law suggests that computing costs related to chips (microprocessors and silicon-based storage) double every eighteen months.

Hard drive storage is considered to be solid state.

What is M-Pesa and what advantages does this bring to Kenya's population?

Give a brief description of each of the factors that is impeding the continued validity of Moore's Law.

The third wave of computing was characterized by the introduction of _____.

_____ is a form of cloud computing where a firm subscribes to a third-party software and receives a service that is delivered online.

The _____ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer program.

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