MIS 309 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/.Big firms fail to see disruptive innovations as a threat because:
a.they concentrate only on future financial performance.
b.they fail to listen to customer needs.
c.they don't indulge in playing catch-up.
d.they primarily focus on the bottom line.
e.they overestimate the impact of these innovations - Answer-✅D
/.Yahoo!'s mobile team didn't have an executive champion to protect and nurture the
team during the pioneering phase when financial results couldn't be realized. It couldn't
show substantial results, so managers were reassigned. This is an example of:
a.overspending on unproven projects
b.social engineering
c.the options portfolio of innovation
d.the Creosote Bush effect - Answer-✅D
/.As of 2018, bitcoin's highest daily transaction volume was approximately
_____________.
a.446
b.46,000
c.4.6 million
d.440,000
e.none of the above - Answer-✅D
/._____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors.
a.Fabs
b.Kilns
c.Lecterns
d.Grids
e.Platforms - Answer-✅A
/.If electronics now travel half the distance to make a calculation, that means the chip is
____.
a.half as big
b.easier to keep cool
c.twice as fast
d.very expensive
e.all of the above - Answer-✅C
/.E-waste is particularly difficult to address because of:
, a.multiple international agencies like the Fair Factories Clearinghouse.
b.environmental advocates being appointed to influential positions on company boards.
c.the increased longevity of electronic products.
d.the complexity of the modern value chain.
e.morals and ethics that dictate firms to put principles above profits. - Answer-✅D
/.What differentiates microcontrollers from general-purpose computers ?
a.Microcontrollers have no processor, memory, or input/output.
b.Microcontrollers are faster than general-purpose computers.
c.Microcontrollers are composed of several tiny chips.
d.Microcontrollers have no operating system.
e.None of the above. - Answer-✅B
/.Grid computing is a type of computing in which:
a.computers are designed with many microprocessors that work together,
simultaneously, to solve problems.
b.computer software seeks to reproduce or mimic human thought, decision making, or
brain functions.
c.microprocessors with two or more (typically lower power) calculating processor cores
are fabricated on the same piece of silicon to solve multiple problems.
d.special software is installed on several computers enabling them to work together on
a common problem.
e.quantum properties, such as superposition and entanglement, are used to represent
data and perform operations on these data. - Answer-✅D
/.The _____ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer
program.
a.flash memory
b.microprocessor
c.software
d.DWDM
e.random-access memory or RAM - Answer-✅B
/.One of the implications of price elasticity of technology products is that:
a.firms stock up on tech products and sell them once their prices increase.
b.the magnetic disk areal storage density doubles annually.
c.the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years.
d.the value of chips in semiconductor-based devices appreciates every six months.
e.customers not only buy more products as they become cheaper, but whole new
markets employing new technology open up. - Answer-✅E
/.The term _____ refers to computers that are among the fastest of any in the world at
the time of their introduction.
a.minisuper computers
b.mainframes
c.supercomputers
/.Big firms fail to see disruptive innovations as a threat because:
a.they concentrate only on future financial performance.
b.they fail to listen to customer needs.
c.they don't indulge in playing catch-up.
d.they primarily focus on the bottom line.
e.they overestimate the impact of these innovations - Answer-✅D
/.Yahoo!'s mobile team didn't have an executive champion to protect and nurture the
team during the pioneering phase when financial results couldn't be realized. It couldn't
show substantial results, so managers were reassigned. This is an example of:
a.overspending on unproven projects
b.social engineering
c.the options portfolio of innovation
d.the Creosote Bush effect - Answer-✅D
/.As of 2018, bitcoin's highest daily transaction volume was approximately
_____________.
a.446
b.46,000
c.4.6 million
d.440,000
e.none of the above - Answer-✅D
/._____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors.
a.Fabs
b.Kilns
c.Lecterns
d.Grids
e.Platforms - Answer-✅A
/.If electronics now travel half the distance to make a calculation, that means the chip is
____.
a.half as big
b.easier to keep cool
c.twice as fast
d.very expensive
e.all of the above - Answer-✅C
/.E-waste is particularly difficult to address because of:
, a.multiple international agencies like the Fair Factories Clearinghouse.
b.environmental advocates being appointed to influential positions on company boards.
c.the increased longevity of electronic products.
d.the complexity of the modern value chain.
e.morals and ethics that dictate firms to put principles above profits. - Answer-✅D
/.What differentiates microcontrollers from general-purpose computers ?
a.Microcontrollers have no processor, memory, or input/output.
b.Microcontrollers are faster than general-purpose computers.
c.Microcontrollers are composed of several tiny chips.
d.Microcontrollers have no operating system.
e.None of the above. - Answer-✅B
/.Grid computing is a type of computing in which:
a.computers are designed with many microprocessors that work together,
simultaneously, to solve problems.
b.computer software seeks to reproduce or mimic human thought, decision making, or
brain functions.
c.microprocessors with two or more (typically lower power) calculating processor cores
are fabricated on the same piece of silicon to solve multiple problems.
d.special software is installed on several computers enabling them to work together on
a common problem.
e.quantum properties, such as superposition and entanglement, are used to represent
data and perform operations on these data. - Answer-✅D
/.The _____ is the part of a computer that executes the instructions of a computer
program.
a.flash memory
b.microprocessor
c.software
d.DWDM
e.random-access memory or RAM - Answer-✅B
/.One of the implications of price elasticity of technology products is that:
a.firms stock up on tech products and sell them once their prices increase.
b.the magnetic disk areal storage density doubles annually.
c.the cost of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years.
d.the value of chips in semiconductor-based devices appreciates every six months.
e.customers not only buy more products as they become cheaper, but whole new
markets employing new technology open up. - Answer-✅E
/.The term _____ refers to computers that are among the fastest of any in the world at
the time of their introduction.
a.minisuper computers
b.mainframes
c.supercomputers
