LSUS ISDS 705 Module #3 exam with
complete solutions
Globalization - ANSWER-the integration of good, services, and culture among
the nations of the world
Internet usage in 2012 - ANSWER-over 150 countries by 2.4 billion people
worldwide
1996 Manuel Castells - The Rise of the Network Society - ANSWER-an economy
with the capacity to work as a unit in real time on a planetary scale
2005 Thomas Friedman - The World is Flat - ANSWER-impacts that the personal
computer, Internet, and communication software has had on globalization; 3
eras
Eras of Globalization - ANSWER-Globalization 1.0: 1492-1800; countries - how
much horsepower, wind power, steam power; world shrank from size "large" to
"medium;
2.0: 1800-2000; multinational companies; "medium" to "small";
3.0: 2000-present; "flat-world platform" - small groups and individuals; "small"
to "tiny"
According to Friedman, third era of globalization brought about by information
technologies: - ANSWER-1. graphical user interface - something anyone could
use, digital storage of content, simpler to communitcate
2. build-out of the Internet - telecomm companies laid thousands of miles of
fiber-optic cable all over the world; Internet protocols, such as SMTP (email),
HTML (web pages) and TCP/IP (network communications became standard
3. software to automate and integrate business processes - "workflow
software", allows people to work together more easily
, LSUS ISDS 705 Module #3 exam with
complete solutions
Additional technologies that contributed to the flat-world platform - ANSWER-
open-source movement and mobile technologies
advantages of globalization - ANSWER-1. ability to locate expertise and labor
around the world 2. ability to operate 24 hours a day 3. larger market for their
product
challenges of globalization - ANSWER-1. infrastructure differences (US-4.6
MBps, South Korea 16 MBps, Egypt/India 0.83/0.86 MBps)
2. labor laws and regulations
3. legal restrictions - what can be sold or how advertised
4. language, customs, and preferences
5. international shipping - inconsistent address formats, dishonest customs
agents, and prohibitive shipping costs
where can you test your download and upload speeds - ANSWER-speedtest.net
the digital divide - ANSWER-a separation between those who have access to
this global network and those who do not
1992 ACM Council Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - on the digital
divide - ANSWER-positions the use of computers as a fundamental ethical
consideration - equal opportunity to participate in, or benefit from, the use of
computer resources
complete solutions
Globalization - ANSWER-the integration of good, services, and culture among
the nations of the world
Internet usage in 2012 - ANSWER-over 150 countries by 2.4 billion people
worldwide
1996 Manuel Castells - The Rise of the Network Society - ANSWER-an economy
with the capacity to work as a unit in real time on a planetary scale
2005 Thomas Friedman - The World is Flat - ANSWER-impacts that the personal
computer, Internet, and communication software has had on globalization; 3
eras
Eras of Globalization - ANSWER-Globalization 1.0: 1492-1800; countries - how
much horsepower, wind power, steam power; world shrank from size "large" to
"medium;
2.0: 1800-2000; multinational companies; "medium" to "small";
3.0: 2000-present; "flat-world platform" - small groups and individuals; "small"
to "tiny"
According to Friedman, third era of globalization brought about by information
technologies: - ANSWER-1. graphical user interface - something anyone could
use, digital storage of content, simpler to communitcate
2. build-out of the Internet - telecomm companies laid thousands of miles of
fiber-optic cable all over the world; Internet protocols, such as SMTP (email),
HTML (web pages) and TCP/IP (network communications became standard
3. software to automate and integrate business processes - "workflow
software", allows people to work together more easily
, LSUS ISDS 705 Module #3 exam with
complete solutions
Additional technologies that contributed to the flat-world platform - ANSWER-
open-source movement and mobile technologies
advantages of globalization - ANSWER-1. ability to locate expertise and labor
around the world 2. ability to operate 24 hours a day 3. larger market for their
product
challenges of globalization - ANSWER-1. infrastructure differences (US-4.6
MBps, South Korea 16 MBps, Egypt/India 0.83/0.86 MBps)
2. labor laws and regulations
3. legal restrictions - what can be sold or how advertised
4. language, customs, and preferences
5. international shipping - inconsistent address formats, dishonest customs
agents, and prohibitive shipping costs
where can you test your download and upload speeds - ANSWER-speedtest.net
the digital divide - ANSWER-a separation between those who have access to
this global network and those who do not
1992 ACM Council Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - on the digital
divide - ANSWER-positions the use of computers as a fundamental ethical
consideration - equal opportunity to participate in, or benefit from, the use of
computer resources
