Question 1

Why is Moore's Law seen as having a 'special kind of price elasticity'?

Accepted Answer

Fast-cheap technology means that consume

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Question 5

What is electronic waste? What are the factors that aggravate this problem?

Accepted Answer

Discarded, often obsolete technology is

Question 6

Which of the following factors is responsible for enabling the advance of Moore's Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  The distance between pathways inside silicon chips gets smaller with each successive generation. 
B)  Silicon is commonly available in the form of sand or silicon dioxide, which helps keep the costs of chip production low. 
C)  Constant interaction among three forces-size, heat, and power-makes Moore's Law practical and ensures that it will endure for decades to come. 
D)  The availability of better cooling technologies ensures chips can continue growing smaller and more power efficient. 
E)  With the exponential growth in information technology-enabled businesses, the demand for computers makes Moore's Law possible. 
A)  The distance between pathways inside silicon chips gets smaller with each successive generation. 
B)  Silicon is commonly available in the form of sand or silicon dioxide, which helps keep the costs of chip production low. 
C)  Constant interaction among three forces-size, heat, and power-makes Moore's Law practical and ensures that it will endure for decades to come. 
D)  The availability of better cooling technologies ensures chips can continue growing smaller and more power efficient. 
E)  With the exponential growth in information technology-enabled businesses, the demand for computers makes Moore's Law possible.

Question 7

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 8

Vitality Corporation's GlowCaps showed how the Internet of Things can potentially impact health care. Briefly describe the effort and the benefit to individuals and firms.

Accepted Answer

Vitality Corp's GlowCaps is an example o

Question 9

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 10

The multiple-brain approach is best suited for problems of a linear nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Storage that retains data even when powered down is known as _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Storage that retains data even when powered...

Question 12

Multicore processors can run older software written for single-brain chips.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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 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 15

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

Question 16

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

Accepted Answer

solid stat

Question 17

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 18

A(n) _____ is a high-speed glass or plastic-lined networking cable used in telecommunications.

Accepted Answer

optical fi

Question 19

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

Accepted Answer

Examples include: ba

Question 20

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

Why is Moore's Law seen as having a 'special kind of price elasticity'?

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

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

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

What is electronic waste? What are the factors that aggravate this problem?

Which of the following factors is responsible for enabling the advance of Moore's Law?

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

Vitality Corporation's GlowCaps showed how the Internet of Things can potentially impact health care. Briefly describe the effort and the benefit to individuals and firms.

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

The multiple-brain approach is best suited for problems of a linear nature.

Storage that retains data even when powered down is known as _____ memory.

Multicore processors can run older software written for single-brain chips.

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

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

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

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

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

A(n) _____ is a high-speed glass or plastic-lined networking cable used in telecommunications.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

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

Why is Moore's Law seen as having a 'special kind of price elasticity'?

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

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

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

What is electronic waste? What are the factors that aggravate this problem?

Which of the following factors is responsible for enabling the advance of Moore's Law?

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

Vitality Corporation's GlowCaps showed how the Internet of Things can potentially impact health care. Briefly describe the effort and the benefit to individuals and firms.

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

The multiple-brain approach is best suited for problems of a linear nature.

Storage that retains data even when powered down is known as _____ memory.

Multicore processors can run older software written for single-brain chips.

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

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

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

Semiconductor-based devices are also known as _____.

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

A(n) _____ is a high-speed glass or plastic-lined networking cable used in telecommunications.

Describe some of the benefits customers receive from using MagicBands.

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

Setting the Stage: Technology and the Modern Enterprise

Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners From Losers

Zara: Fast Fashion From Savvy Systems

Netflix in Two Acts: the Making of an E-Commerce Giant and the Uncertain Future of Atoms to Bits

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 2.0

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

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Google in Three Parts: Search, Online Advertising, and an Alphabet of Opportunity

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