MBA 703 - Module 7 | Questions with 100% Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: Trends in IS
Answer: 1. Continuing expansion of globalization (penetration rate increasing in all continents,
increase in mobile phone usage - 80%)
2. Social media growth outside of the US- Facebook (only 10% US) and other social media
sites
3. Personal Customization - on devices and via suggestions for content matched based
on collected personal information
4. Advent of Mobile technologies - most impactful trend
5. Wearable technology growth: strong growth predicted by 2021
6. Collaborative Trend: easier sharing of information for mutual benefit, both passive
(location tracking) and active (ratings)
7. Printable (3D printing): modeling, prototyping, and product generation (brought the
Web's democratizing power to manufacturing.)
8. Internet of Things (findables)
9. Autonomous robots and vehicles
10. Increased need for security
Question: penetration rate
Answer: the percentage of people who have access to and use the internet in a particular area
-
growing all over the world
Question: Key indicators of the mobile phone trend
Answer: 1. Mobile vs Desktop: mobile phone minutes are 2.5 times number of desktop minutes
2. Daytime vs Evening: desktop dominated day, but mobile phone dominates evening
with peak at 8PM
3. Device usage: Smartphones are used more than any other technology (then laptops,
tablets, desktops)
4. Smartphone sales decline: first decline in sales in 2017 (started tracking in 2004)
5. the rise and fall of tablets: tablet sales dropping at faster rate than PCs
the advent of 5G connection technologies will accelerate an "always-connected" state
for a majority of people around the world.
Question: wearable technology
Answer: Computing devices that are worn on various parts of the body.
Question: Products resulting from 3D printing
Answer: 1. Buildings: MIT robot that can print 3D buildings in ~14 hours
2. Musical Instruments: various instruments created in metal and plastic
3. Medical Models: orthopedics, transplant surgery, oncology - doctor training
4. Clothing: software measures a body then 3D prints the clothing to exact measurements
- well fitting clothes that use less raw materials
, Question: Maker
Answer: a new category of builders who are using open-source methods and the latest
technology to bring manufacturing out of its traditional factory context, and into the
realm of the personal desktop computer.
Example - people who use 3D printing
Question: Internet of things (IoT)
Answer: devices that have been embedded into a variety of objects including appliances,
lamps,
vehicles, lightbulbs, toys, thermostats, jet engines, etc. and then connecting them via Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE to the Internet.
These things are capable of sending and receiving data
Think of IoT as devices that you wouldn't normally consider being connected to the
Internet and the connection is independent of human intervention.
Question: 3 principle factors needed for an IoT
Answer: 1. inexpensive processors (Processors have become both smaller and cheaper in
recent
years, leading to their being embedded in more devices)
2. wireless connectivity,
3. a new standard for addresses on the Internet known as IPv6.
Question: Words used to describe the IoT
Answer: 1. Independent - not relying on human intervention
2. Interconnected - connected to other IoTs and data collection points/servers
3. Ubiquitous/Embeddedness -
Question: Benefits from IoTs
Answer: 1. Optimization of Processes - manufacturing (temp, humidity, barometric pressure,
etc...)
2. Component Monitoring - added to components in the manufacturing process, then
monitored to see how each component is performing
3. Home Security Systems
4. Smart Thermostats - efficient consumption of utilities
5. Residential lighting
Question: Security concerns with IoTs
Answer: 1. Eavesdropping - smart speakers
2. Internet-connected Smart Watches - location tracking
3. Lax use by owners - not changing passwords
Question: Examples of autonomous robots and vehicles
Answer: 1. nanotechnology robots (nanobots)
2. self-driving cars
3. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (drones)
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: Trends in IS
Answer: 1. Continuing expansion of globalization (penetration rate increasing in all continents,
increase in mobile phone usage - 80%)
2. Social media growth outside of the US- Facebook (only 10% US) and other social media
sites
3. Personal Customization - on devices and via suggestions for content matched based
on collected personal information
4. Advent of Mobile technologies - most impactful trend
5. Wearable technology growth: strong growth predicted by 2021
6. Collaborative Trend: easier sharing of information for mutual benefit, both passive
(location tracking) and active (ratings)
7. Printable (3D printing): modeling, prototyping, and product generation (brought the
Web's democratizing power to manufacturing.)
8. Internet of Things (findables)
9. Autonomous robots and vehicles
10. Increased need for security
Question: penetration rate
Answer: the percentage of people who have access to and use the internet in a particular area
-
growing all over the world
Question: Key indicators of the mobile phone trend
Answer: 1. Mobile vs Desktop: mobile phone minutes are 2.5 times number of desktop minutes
2. Daytime vs Evening: desktop dominated day, but mobile phone dominates evening
with peak at 8PM
3. Device usage: Smartphones are used more than any other technology (then laptops,
tablets, desktops)
4. Smartphone sales decline: first decline in sales in 2017 (started tracking in 2004)
5. the rise and fall of tablets: tablet sales dropping at faster rate than PCs
the advent of 5G connection technologies will accelerate an "always-connected" state
for a majority of people around the world.
Question: wearable technology
Answer: Computing devices that are worn on various parts of the body.
Question: Products resulting from 3D printing
Answer: 1. Buildings: MIT robot that can print 3D buildings in ~14 hours
2. Musical Instruments: various instruments created in metal and plastic
3. Medical Models: orthopedics, transplant surgery, oncology - doctor training
4. Clothing: software measures a body then 3D prints the clothing to exact measurements
- well fitting clothes that use less raw materials
, Question: Maker
Answer: a new category of builders who are using open-source methods and the latest
technology to bring manufacturing out of its traditional factory context, and into the
realm of the personal desktop computer.
Example - people who use 3D printing
Question: Internet of things (IoT)
Answer: devices that have been embedded into a variety of objects including appliances,
lamps,
vehicles, lightbulbs, toys, thermostats, jet engines, etc. and then connecting them via Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE to the Internet.
These things are capable of sending and receiving data
Think of IoT as devices that you wouldn't normally consider being connected to the
Internet and the connection is independent of human intervention.
Question: 3 principle factors needed for an IoT
Answer: 1. inexpensive processors (Processors have become both smaller and cheaper in
recent
years, leading to their being embedded in more devices)
2. wireless connectivity,
3. a new standard for addresses on the Internet known as IPv6.
Question: Words used to describe the IoT
Answer: 1. Independent - not relying on human intervention
2. Interconnected - connected to other IoTs and data collection points/servers
3. Ubiquitous/Embeddedness -
Question: Benefits from IoTs
Answer: 1. Optimization of Processes - manufacturing (temp, humidity, barometric pressure,
etc...)
2. Component Monitoring - added to components in the manufacturing process, then
monitored to see how each component is performing
3. Home Security Systems
4. Smart Thermostats - efficient consumption of utilities
5. Residential lighting
Question: Security concerns with IoTs
Answer: 1. Eavesdropping - smart speakers
2. Internet-connected Smart Watches - location tracking
3. Lax use by owners - not changing passwords
Question: Examples of autonomous robots and vehicles
Answer: 1. nanotechnology robots (nanobots)
2. self-driving cars
3. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (drones)
