LSUS MBA 703- Mod 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does Moore's Law describe? The potential for low-cost computing to improve
performance and capabilities over time.
What is price elasticity in the context The rate at which the demand for a product or
of technology? service fluctuates with price changes.
List the evolving waves of computing 1960s - Mainframe computers; 1970s -
from the 1960s to the 2010s. Minicomputers; 1980s - PCs; 1990s - Internet
computing; 2000s - Smartphone revolution; 2010s -
Pervasive computing.
What is pervasive computing? The vision of embedding low-cost sensors,
processors, and communication into a wide array
of products and environments to collect data and
coordinate actions.
How does Moore's Law impact It shows the potential for low-cost computing to
healthcare? improve healthcare quality while lowering costs.
What is the function of the GlowCap It is a smart pill bottle that reminds users to take
from Vitality, Inc.? their medicine and can alert others if doses are
missed.
, What technology does Proteus Ingestible tech that includes a sensor activated by
provide for medication? the body's digestive acids to send health data.
What is the purpose of the To relay images of the digestive tract for
Medtronic PillCam? diagnosing intestinal and colon problems.
What is a bit in computing? The smallest unit of data, represented as either a
one or a zero.
How many bits are in a byte? Eight bits form a byte.
What is a kilobyte? Roughly one thousand bytes or characters.
Define a megabyte. One million bytes.
What is a gigabyte? One billion bytes.
How many bytes are in a terabyte? One trillion bytes.
What is a petabyte? One quadrillion bytes.
Define an exabyte. One quintillion bytes.
How is telecommunication capacity In bits per second (bps), using prefixes like Kbps,
typically measured? Mbps, Gbps, and Tbps.
What role do microprocessors in cell They are transforming lives by providing access to
phones play for the poor? information and resources, particularly for those in
farming.
What managerial implications arise Impacts on strategic planning, inventory
from faster and cheaper computing? management, and accounting.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does Moore's Law describe? The potential for low-cost computing to improve
performance and capabilities over time.
What is price elasticity in the context The rate at which the demand for a product or
of technology? service fluctuates with price changes.
List the evolving waves of computing 1960s - Mainframe computers; 1970s -
from the 1960s to the 2010s. Minicomputers; 1980s - PCs; 1990s - Internet
computing; 2000s - Smartphone revolution; 2010s -
Pervasive computing.
What is pervasive computing? The vision of embedding low-cost sensors,
processors, and communication into a wide array
of products and environments to collect data and
coordinate actions.
How does Moore's Law impact It shows the potential for low-cost computing to
healthcare? improve healthcare quality while lowering costs.
What is the function of the GlowCap It is a smart pill bottle that reminds users to take
from Vitality, Inc.? their medicine and can alert others if doses are
missed.
, What technology does Proteus Ingestible tech that includes a sensor activated by
provide for medication? the body's digestive acids to send health data.
What is the purpose of the To relay images of the digestive tract for
Medtronic PillCam? diagnosing intestinal and colon problems.
What is a bit in computing? The smallest unit of data, represented as either a
one or a zero.
How many bits are in a byte? Eight bits form a byte.
What is a kilobyte? Roughly one thousand bytes or characters.
Define a megabyte. One million bytes.
What is a gigabyte? One billion bytes.
How many bytes are in a terabyte? One trillion bytes.
What is a petabyte? One quadrillion bytes.
Define an exabyte. One quintillion bytes.
How is telecommunication capacity In bits per second (bps), using prefixes like Kbps,
typically measured? Mbps, Gbps, and Tbps.
What role do microprocessors in cell They are transforming lives by providing access to
phones play for the poor? information and resources, particularly for those in
farming.
What managerial implications arise Impacts on strategic planning, inventory
from faster and cheaper computing? management, and accounting.
