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CMN170v
Midterm
1,
video/quiz
questions
"ICT
convergence"
or
"digital
convergence
refers
to
the
fact
that?
-
correct
answer-3
previously
separate
technological
trajectories
converge
on
the
digital
paradigm
(communication,
storage,
computation)
"The
internet
can
be
used
in
a
way
to
increase
productivity"
is
an
example
of?
-
correct
answer-Social
constructivism
(it's
a
tool
that's
used
by
society
to
construct
a
certain
outcome;
in
this
case,
productivity)
"The
internet
increases
productivity"
is
an
example
of?
-
correct
answer-Technological
determinism
(in
reality,
the
internet
can
make
one
also
extremely
unproductive;
the
internet
is
just
a
tool)
2
fundamental
constraints
to
the
possibility
to
implement
democracy
consist
in?
-
correct
answer-The
number
of
people
and
the
level
of
their
involvement
A
mobile
phone
allows
us
to
do
what?
-
correct
answer-Communicate
over
distances
while
being
mobile
A
very
general
definition
of
what
an
"algorithm"
is
what?
-
correct
answer-A
recipe
According
to
Carlota
Perez,
"bubbles"
are
always
bad.
Yes
or
no,
and
why?
-
correct
answer-No,
they
also
provide
the
conditions
for
full
expansion
of
the
new
paradigm
According
to
Carlota
Perez,
the
"deployment
period"
of
long
wave
(of
great
surge)
starts
when?
-
correct
answer-After
the
financial
bubble
burst
(during
the
second
half
of
the
wave)
An
informational
bit
is
what?
-
correct
answer-Uncertainty
reduction
by
half
Before
there
were
cars,
there
were
no
gasoline
stations
and
gasoline
pumps.
However,
this
became
a
major
industry
and
a
signature
of
the
landscape
of
our
modern
times
(think
about
how
often
you
see
them...).
From
the
perspective
of
the
technology
we
call
automotive,
which
step
of
the
6
consecutive
stages
of
Arthur's
"core
mechanism"
of
technological
evolution
best
describes
this
phenomena?
-
correct
answer-Supporting
technologies
and
arrangements
Brian
Arthur
argues
that
the
number
of
available
technologies
grows
exponentially
because
why?
-
correct
answer-Combinatorics
are
mathematically
exponential
Brian
Arthur
talks
a
lot
about
how
technologies
evolve
by
a
process
of
"self
creation".
What
does
he
mean
by
this?
-
correct
answer-New
elements
are
constructed
from
ones
that
already
exist,
serving
as
new
building
blocks
for
further
elements Carlota
Perez
claims
that
the
"age
of
information"
is
not
only
the
latest,
but
also
the
last
great
surge
of
social
evolution.
Yes
or
no,
and
why?
-
correct
answer-No,
she
claims
that
biotechnology,
bioelectronics,
nanotechnology,
and
new
materials
might
be
already
in
gestation
o
the
next
paradigm
Countries
with
higher
shares
of
software
spending
also
have
higher
shares
of
software
professionals.
T
or
F?
-
correct
answer-True
(positive
correlation
between
y
and
x
axis)
During
great
surges/long
waves,
income
polarization
is
problematic
because?
-
correct
answer-High
income
segments
want
new
technology,
while
low
income
segments
can't
afford
the
current
technology,
which
slows
down
or
even
stop
the
diffusion
process,
resulting
in
premature
market
saturation;
in
an
attempt
to
make
technologies
cheaper
for
low
income
consumers
at
home,
companies
tend
to
outsource
production
to
countries
with
even
lower
income,
as
such
creating
more
unemployment
at
home,
leading
to
even
less
average
income
for
potential
home
consumers;
people
with
less
income
can't
buy
enough
of
the
new
technology
Economies
of
scale
in
digital
products
refer
to
the
fact
that?
-
correct
answer-Duplicating
digital
content
is
cheap
and
easy
ERP,
SCM,
and
CRM
stand
for?
-
correct
answer-Enterprise
Resource
Planning
(help
to
manage
all
the
resources
within
the
company),
Supply
Chain
Management
(databases
that
administer
the
inventory
in
the
company),
and
Customer
Relationship
Management
(the
interface
on
websites
that
gives
you
recommendations,
like
Amazon's
"what
to
buy"
recommendations)
For
economists,
the
difference
between
innovation
and
invention
is
that?
-
correct
answer-Innovations
have
an
economic
impact,
inventions
not
really
From
what
we've
seen
before,
the
trend
line
of
human
progress
looks
like
what?
-
correct
answer-It
is
exponentially
increasing
Gasoline-driven
cars
have
become
ever
more
fuel
efficient
over
the
recent
decades.
This
is
an
example
of?
-
correct
answer-Continuous
innovation
(it
simply
improves
the
same
logic,
gasoline-driven
motors;
a
transition
to
the
electric
car
or
a
car
driven
on
banana
peels
would
be
a
disruptive
innovation)
How
can
it
be
that
worldwide
there
are
more
mobile
phone
subscriptions
(95%)
than
access
to
electricity
(some
80%)?
-
correct
answer-Some
people
in
the
developed
world
have
2-3
mobile
phone
subscriptions,
while
some
in
developing
countries
don't
have
any;
some
people
in
developing
countries
charge
their
phones
through
alternative
energy
sources,
motors,
and
batteries
How
do
supply
and
demand
affect
prices?
-
correct
answer-Lots
of
demand
tends
to
raise
prices
and
lots
of
supply
tends
to
lower
prices
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