13.5: Study Questions
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- Ly-Huong T. Pham, Tejal Desai-Naik, Laurie Hammond, & Wael Abdeljabbar
- ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
Summary
Information systems have changed how we work, play, and learn since the internet was introduced to the mass. We may be at a tipping point now with many significant advances of technologies that have been in research for many decades and are converged roughly at the same time as described in the above trends.
The adoption of many technologies has also been accelerated due to the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Organizations will need to determine how they want to move forward to leverage opportunities and manage risks should any of the above trends become a reality.
As the world of information technology moves forward, we will be constantly challenged by new capabilities and innovations that will both amaze and disgust us. As we learned in chapter 12, many times, the new capabilities and powers that come with these new technologies will test us and require a new way of thinking about the world. Businesses and individuals alike need to be aware of these coming changes and prepare for them.
Study Questions
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Which countries are the biggest users of the Internet? Social media? Mobile?
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Which region had the largest Internet growth (in %) as of this year?
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Identify the top three social media networks by active users?
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How many people worldwide still need to be connected?
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Explain what a virtual environment is.
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What are two different applications of wearable technologies?
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What are two different applications of collaborative technologies?
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What capabilities do printable technologies have?
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What makes anything an Internet of Think?
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What is a UAV?
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What is Conditional Automation?
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What is a nanobot?
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What is a humanoid?
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Explain what Artificial intelligence is.
Exercises
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If you were going to start a new technology business, which of the emerging trends do you think would be the biggest opportunity? Do some original research to estimate the market size.
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What could privacy concerns be raised by collaborative technologies such as Zoom?
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Do some research about the first handgun printed using a 3-D printer and report some of the concerns raised.
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Write up an example of how the Internet of Things might provide a business with a competitive advantage.
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How do you think wearable technologies could improve overall healthcare?
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What potential problems do you see with a rise in the number of driverless cars? Do some independent research and write a two-page paper that describes where driverless cars are legal and what problems may occur.
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Seek out the latest presentation by Mary Meeker on “Internet Trends” (if you cannot find it, the video from 2019 is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_dwZB5h56E at the time of this writing). Write a one-page paper describing what the top three trends are, in your opinion.
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Visit ghsa.org to find what level of support your state has given to autonomous vehicles. Write a summary of the different levels of support for all states.