ISTM 643 Exam 1 Questions With
Answers 100% Solved
According to Forbes, what percentage of firms are failing at digital
transformation? - ANSWER 72%
What is the world's most profitable media company? - ANSWER Google
If app sales through iTunes constituted its own business, where would it
rank among the Fortune 500? - ANSWER higher than half of the Fortune
500
How many of the Fortune 500 companies on the list in 2000 have fallen off
since this time due to mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies? - ANSWER
Half of them
What has merged as a catalyst for social change? - ANSWER Social media
What country has more internet users than any other country? - ANSWER
China
How much more did China spend in mobile payments in 2018 than the US?
- ANSWER over 250x more at $41.3 trillion
What is the largest IPO of all time? - ANSWER Baidu, Tencent, and
Alibaba (Chinese publicly traded Internet firm)
How much has India's tech sector grown in the last 2 decades? - ANSWER
From almost nothing to a $120 billion industry
, What is the world's number two technology solutions firm by size? -
ANSWER India's Tata Consulting Services (TCS), second to IBM
What percentage of sub-Saharan Africa lives within range of mobile phone
coverage? - ANSWER 70%
What are some tech giants that run R&D centers and significant operations
in several African nations? - ANSWER Google, IBM, Microsoft
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? - ANSWER A vision where low-cost
sensors, processors, and communication are embedded into wide array of
products and our environment (think smart home)
New technologies have: - ANSWER Fueled globalization
Redefined concepts of software and computing
Crushed costs
Fueled data-driven decision making
Raised privacy and security concerns
Who created Instagram? - ANSWER Kevin Systrom
Who created Snapchat? - ANSWER Evan Spiegel
Who created YouTube? - ANSWER Steve Chen and Chad Hurley
Who created Rent the Runway? - ANSWER Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss
Who created ClassPass? - ANSWER Payal Kadakia
__________ has the power to make certain pieces of capital obsolete -
ANSWER Technology
The roles of finance in tech include: - ANSWER Lending to tech firms
Evaluating the role of technology in firms in an investment portfolio
Researchers in China and the US have shown an AI approach that: -
ANSWER beat major trading indices and traditional investment portfolio
allocation strategies
Answers 100% Solved
According to Forbes, what percentage of firms are failing at digital
transformation? - ANSWER 72%
What is the world's most profitable media company? - ANSWER Google
If app sales through iTunes constituted its own business, where would it
rank among the Fortune 500? - ANSWER higher than half of the Fortune
500
How many of the Fortune 500 companies on the list in 2000 have fallen off
since this time due to mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies? - ANSWER
Half of them
What has merged as a catalyst for social change? - ANSWER Social media
What country has more internet users than any other country? - ANSWER
China
How much more did China spend in mobile payments in 2018 than the US?
- ANSWER over 250x more at $41.3 trillion
What is the largest IPO of all time? - ANSWER Baidu, Tencent, and
Alibaba (Chinese publicly traded Internet firm)
How much has India's tech sector grown in the last 2 decades? - ANSWER
From almost nothing to a $120 billion industry
, What is the world's number two technology solutions firm by size? -
ANSWER India's Tata Consulting Services (TCS), second to IBM
What percentage of sub-Saharan Africa lives within range of mobile phone
coverage? - ANSWER 70%
What are some tech giants that run R&D centers and significant operations
in several African nations? - ANSWER Google, IBM, Microsoft
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? - ANSWER A vision where low-cost
sensors, processors, and communication are embedded into wide array of
products and our environment (think smart home)
New technologies have: - ANSWER Fueled globalization
Redefined concepts of software and computing
Crushed costs
Fueled data-driven decision making
Raised privacy and security concerns
Who created Instagram? - ANSWER Kevin Systrom
Who created Snapchat? - ANSWER Evan Spiegel
Who created YouTube? - ANSWER Steve Chen and Chad Hurley
Who created Rent the Runway? - ANSWER Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss
Who created ClassPass? - ANSWER Payal Kadakia
__________ has the power to make certain pieces of capital obsolete -
ANSWER Technology
The roles of finance in tech include: - ANSWER Lending to tech firms
Evaluating the role of technology in firms in an investment portfolio
Researchers in China and the US have shown an AI approach that: -
ANSWER beat major trading indices and traditional investment portfolio
allocation strategies
