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Which of the following is an example of agency pricing? -The government of a country sets the minimum price for certain agricultural products to cover the costs incurred by the farmers. -The government of a country sets the maximum price for a certain product that retailers cannot exceed. -A manufacturer and a retailer work in a collaborative manner to decide the price of the final product. -A department store gets a cut on the selling price of a product, which is set by the product's manufacturer. -A retail store purchases merchandise from a manufacturer and sells the merchandise at whatever prices it wishes to charge.

A department store gets a cut on the selling price of a product, which is set by the product's manufacturer

allowed Amazon to radically drop the price of Kindle offerings -Amazon's strategic plan -Moore's Law -Campus bookstore partnerships -The introduction of Prime Student -Increasing physical book sales

Moore's Law

Many celebrities who purchased an NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club: a. have found that their NFTs are not worth anything close to the prices they originally paid for them b. have been sued as part of a class action lawsuit claiming they conspired with the BAYC to defraud potential investors c. have had their NFTs stolen by crypto hackers, duplicated, and redistributed across the Internet for free d. both a. and b. e. both a. and c.

d. both a. and b.

Why would a customer choose the Amazon Workspaces product? -They are effective as a collaborative team platform for co-creating professional documents. -They are good choices for clients that want securely locked down PCs. -They are helpful in bringing the efficiency Amazon developed in the layout of offices at its headquarters to other office environments. -They are good for firms seeking an alternative to expensive end-user software such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop. -They allow third-party sellers to use Amazon's expertise for warehousing and shipping products.

They are good choices for clients that want securely locked down PCs

True or False Amazon's goal is to eventually use copter-style drones to deliver small packages to consumers in thirty minutes or less.

True

True or False Amazon's revenues are smaller than Walmart's.

True

True or False: Amazon's Kindle is described as an e-reader, but these devices are also effectively storefronts, directly linking consumers to purchase opportunities for Amazon products.

True

True or False: Disruptive innovations don't need to perform better than incumbents; they simply need to perform well enough to appeal to their customers - and often do so at a lower price.

True

True or False: E-waste management is extraordinarily difficult to monitor and track, and loopholes are rampant

True

1 _____ = 1 billion bytes megabyte overbyte terabyte kilobyte gigabyte

gigabyte

Solid state components are less likely to fail because they: -are composed of germanium instead of silicon. -contain storage that retains data even when powered down. -have no moving parts. -are driven by precise sets of software instructions. -have the capability to both enable and inhibit the flow of electricity.

have no moving parts

Sony, a firm once synonymous with portable music, has ceded its market dominance to Apple because: -it did not provide tracks from Sony Music artists to the Apple iTunes store. -its technology offerings were too futuristic and out of sync with the waves of computing to appeal to customers. -it attempted to straddle the twin markets of online music retail and electronic music players, and could not capitalize on either. -its music players contradicted the price/performance phenomenon predicted by Moore's Law. -it failed to take advantage of opportunities presented by Moore's Law.

it failed to take advantage of opportunities presented by Moore's Law

Intuit has avoided disruption in the shift away from packaged software by developing products that -leverage cloud computing. -can be purchased but not licensed. -are available only through Amazon. -can be licensed but not purchased. -are all provided for free.

leverage cloud computing

Incentives for U.S. consumer adoption of bitcoin are: -unnecessary given the current market for bitcoin. -little to non-existent. -offered at the sole discretion of bitcoin. -driven primarily by banking institutions. -driven primarily by payment processors such as PayPal.

little to non-existent

According to Jeff Bezos, are the three pillars of Amazon's growth -an incredible customer experience, a very large selection, and many different sellers -an incredible customer experience, lower overall prices, and high website traffic -lower overall prices, an incredible customer experience, and many different sellers -lower overall prices, a very large selection, and an incredible customer experience -lower overall prices, a lower cost structure, and high website traffic

lower overall prices, a very large selection, and an incredible customer experience

By heavily focusing on its software and operating systems, Microsoft missed the opportunity to dominate the disruptive -office productivity applications market. -social media market. -online shopping market. -gaming console market. -mobile device market.

mobile device market

NFTs are: -not legal. -not unique. -not fungible. -not tender. -not tradeable.

not fungible

Multicore processors are formed by: -slicing a flat chip into pieces and reconnecting the pieces vertically. -connecting a series of high powered processors through a single power source. -connecting a combination of parallel and series-connected processors to a single larger processor to supplement its functioning. -putting two or more lower power processor cores on a single chip. -connecting identical processors in a parallel combination and drawing power from the same source.

putting two or more lower power processor cores on a single chip

Price elasticity refers to the: -change in the demand for a good in response to a change in income. -rate at which demand for a product or service fluctuates with price change. -numerical measure of the responsiveness of the supply of a product to a change in its production cost. -rate at which product prices vary in response to changes in customer demand. -range of production costs that change as a direct function of the availability of raw materials.

rate at which demand for a product or service fluctuates with price change

One way an online retailer can avoid paying transaction fees is by -accepting bitcoin as a preferred form of payment. -accepting credit cards with the lowest transaction fees -as a preferred form of payment. -not accepting orders by U.S. Postal Mail. -accepting cash as a preferred form of payment. -not accepting checks as a form of payment.

accepting bitcoin as a preferred form of payment

The BitMouse project would -make it easy for Disney to accept cryptocurrency like bitcoin using its MagicBands. -embed a crypto wallet in a computer mouse to speed up cryptocurrency transactions. -generate NFTs of genetically-modified mice to be auctioned off at a significant profit. -alter the DNA of a mouse to carry the private key for some bitcoin inside a living creature. -prove that a mouse could physically gnaw through a blockchain to steal bitcoin.

alter the DNA of a mouse to carry the private key for some bitcoin inside a living creature

RFID tags and remote home pet monitoring systems are examples of devices that -are found on the DoA -follow Moore's Law -are found on the IoT -violate Porter's Five Forces model -violate Moore's Law -are found on the IoT

are found on the IoT

Individuals who participate in verifying and maintaining bitcoin transactions and who occasionally receive bitcoin as a reward for their efforts are called -crypto keepers. -chain gangs. -bitcoin miners. -money launderers. -chain smokers.

bitcoin miners

Many disruptive firms were started -by former employees of the giants they disrupted. -by employees of a firm as a special project within their firm. -as a result of accidental discoveries made during R&D activity. -as a result of corporate takeovers. -by investors looking for a quick return on their investments

by former employees of the giants they disrupted

True or False The United States has the best environmental legislation to cover e-waste and recycling standards.

False

True or False: Firms that listen to existing customers and tailor offerings based on their input are far more likely to identify potentially disruptive technologies than those that experiment with products that existing customers do not demand.

False

True or False: The managerial definition of Moore's Law suggests that computing costs related to chips (microprocessors and silicon-based storage) double every eighteen months.

False

True or false: A Microprocessor is a fast chip-based volatile storage in a computing system.

False

In 2019, longtime partner ________ was so unhappy with its Amazon relationship that it dropped the firm for both air and ground deliveries. -DHL -Uber -UPS -USPS -FedEx

FedEx

When a firm offers its customers large discounts on a restricted quantity of its inventory on hand, it is conducting a: -conditional sale -BOGO sale -white sale -fire sale -flash sale

Flash Sale

Which of the following strategies was followed by Amazon's founder? -He built e-commerce operations only for Amazon's customers in the United States. -He reduced warehousing capacity. -He consciously ignored cloud computing platforms. -He focused more on Amazon's quarterly results. -He postponed profit harvesting.

He postponed profit harvesting

Which of the following is not currently likely to become a disruptive technology in the near future? -self-driving vehicles -quantum computing -smartphones -3-D printing -gene editing

smartphones

E-waste is particularly difficult to address because of: -multiple international agencies like the Fair Factories Clearinghouse. -morals and ethics that dictate firms to put principles above profits. -the increased longevity of electronic products. -environmental advocates being appointed to influential positions on company boards. -the complexity of the modern value chain.

the complexity of the modern value chain

The acronym VoIP represents what many consider to be a disruptive innovation. It refers to: -the technology that allows voice traffic to run over a computer network along with regular data. -the technology that enables light to travel over existing copper wires. -the technology that allows a mobile device to connect to a network wirelessly. -the technology that enables audio devices like headphones and earbuds to cancel unwanted noise. -the technology that allows computer memory to retain its contents when power is removed.

the technology that allows voice traffic to run over a computer network along with regular data

The term bursting refers to the practice of: -using a cloud provider to offset some of your computing needs when demand is high -using a cloud provider for all of your computing needs instead of internal technology resources -switching among cloud providers based on expected price of service fluctuations -using a cloud provider to handle all financial invoices and disbursements -switching among cloud providers based on unanticipated price of service fluctuations

using a cloud provider to offset some of your computing needs when demand is high

NFT images sold through the Bored Ape Yacht Club -were purchased largely by high-profile individuals as a status symbol, not for any actual inherent value. -were largely purchased by individuals as digital gifts and gift cards that could be retained or given away. -were largely purchased by corporations as a hedge against investments in the bond market. -were largely purchased by bond brokers as a hedge against investments in the stock market. -were purchased largely by boat owners to identify their watercraft in open waters.

were purchased largely by high-profile individuals as a status symbol, not for any actual inherent value

_____ refer to the multibillion dollar factories used to manufacture semiconductors. -Emplants -Fabs -Foundries -Chipworks -Labs

Fabs

Amazon's most successful business segment is its division. -digital publishing -Kindle products -Fire products -Amazon Prime -Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services

Which of the following statements regarding the current electronic waste scenario is true? -The process of separating densely packed materials inside tech products to effectively harvest the value in e-waste is skill intensive. -E-waste trade is mostly transparent, and stringent guidelines ensure that all e-waste is accounted for. -The content of gold in a pound of electronic waste is lesser than that in a pound of mined ore. -Sending e-waste abroad can be much more expensive than dealing with it at home. -Electronic waste increases with the rise of living standards worldwide.

Electronic waste increases with the rise of living standards worldwide

Aerospace firms are likely to use ____ computing for product design. -off-grid -PVC -girded -HPC -hybrid

HPC

Which of the following is not a data factor Amazon considers in delivering packages to customers? -Order amount -Traffic -Weather -Fleet availability -Fuel prices

Order Amount

Robots find their way around an Amazon fulfillment center by using: -GPS navigation -overhead sensors -QR codes on the floor -visual sensors -long extension cords

QR codes on the floor

Which of the following is a way to recognize potentially disruptive innovations? -Pay attention to slow and expensive advancements in technology that others are not likely watching. -Seek the opinions of venture capitalists, research academics, and passionate internal engineering staff. -Pare down R&D expeditures to focus on improving your existing products. -Put effort into becoming more consumer-focused. -Listen to your focus groups' suggestions for adding new features to your existing products.

Seek the opinions of venture capitalists, research academics, and passionate internal engineering staff

Which of the following sets of interrelated forces threatens to slow down the progression of Moore's Law? -Silicon availability, efficiency, and energy -Weight, speed, and capacity -Density, clock speed, and wafer thickness -Size, heat, and power -Memory, cache size, and speed

Size, heat, and power

In which of the following retail establishments are you most likely to find the greatest number of Amazon-related products and services for its customers? -The UPS Store -Walgreen's -Walmart -Kohl's -Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market