Deck 12: Global Trends on OLC

Question 1

All of the following jobs will be increasingly performed by robots, except:

A) Mundane commercial and service jobs
B) Environmentally dangerous jobs
C) The repair of inaccessible equipment such as space stations
D) Jobs performed by scientists, engineers, and technicians

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How long does a product's entire life cycle last today?

A) 4 weeks
B) 40 weeks
C) 4 months
D) 4 years

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is trend monitoring?

A) When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
D) Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

On average, how many years longer does each generation live than the previous in the United States?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the primary reasons for the increase in Internet use?

A) Reorganization
B) Connectivity technology
C) Organizational restructuring
D) All of the above

Question 6

Why is the global economy becoming more integrated?

A) Relaxed borders in the European Union
B) The Internet
C) International outsourcing
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the top reasons organizations should study trends?

A) Generate current revenue
B) Gain confidence
C) Generate ideas
D) Beat the competition

Question 8

What is trend projection?

A) When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
D) Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis

Question 9

What is historical analysis?

A) When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
D) Historical events are studied to anticipate the outcome of current developments

Question 10

All of the following are countries expected to have the largest increases in population between 2000 and 2050, except:

A) Palestinian territory
B) India
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) Yemen

Question 11

Which of the following is not a potential business impact from people in developed countries living longer?

A) Global demand for elderly products will grow
B) Global demand for elderly services will grow
C) The cost of health care will decrease
D) Pharmaceutical companies will be pushed for advances in geriatric medicine

Question 12

What kind of society is being created by the growth in information industries?

A) Knowledge-independent global society
B) Knowledge-dependent global society
C) Knowledge-independent local society
D) Knowledge-dependent local society

Question 13

What does 50 percent of what a student learns about innovative technology in their freshman year of college become by their senior year?

A) Obsolete
B) Revised
C) Taken for granted
D) All of the above

Question 14

What is trend analysis?

A) When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
B) A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
D) Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis

Question 15

What percentage will all of today's technical knowledge represent in 2050?

A) One
B) Ten
C) Twenty
D) Fifty

Question 16

Organizations anticipate, forecast, and assess future events using a variety of rational, scientific methods including:

A) Trend analysis
B) Trend monitoring
C) Trend projection
D) All of the above

Question 17

What are the life expectancies for men and women in many developed countries?

A) Over 65 years for males and over 75 years for females
B) Over 80 years for males and over 75 years for females
C) Over 75 years for males and over 80 years for females
D) Over 70 years for males and over 80 years for females

Question 18

Which of the following is not a potential business impact created by the growth in information industries?

A) Top managers must be computer-literate
B) Knowledge workers are generally higher paid
C) Entry-level positions will require less education
D) Downsizing will continue

Question 19

Which of the following is not a potential business impact from the world's population doubling in the next 40 years?

A) Developed nations will begin to increase immigration limits.
B) Developed nations will find that retirees will have to remain on the job to remain competitive.
C) Global agriculture will be required to supply as much food as has been produced during all of human history.
D) The time to get products and services to market is being shortened by technology.

Question 20

All of the following are scientific methods organizations use to anticipate, forecast, and assess the future, except:

A) Computer simulation
B) Historical analysis
C) Trend analysis
D) Trend simulation

Question 21

What is any paper that is optimized for any type of digital printing?

A) Digital ink
B) RadioPaper
C) Digital paper
D) Electronic ink

Question 22

What is a dynamic high-resolution electronic display that combines a paperlike reading experience with the ability to access information anytime, anywhere?

A) Digital ink
B) RadioPaper
C) Digital paper
D) Electronic ink

Question 23

Which trend has the following potential business impact? The time to get products and services to market is being shortened by technology.

A) The global economy is becoming more integrated
B) Pace of technological innovation is increasing
C) The economy and society are dominated by technology
D) Time is becoming one of the world's most precious commodities

Question 24

Which of the following is a potential business impact from autonomic computing?

A) Robotic sales people will take on human appearances and have the ability to perform all tasks associated with a sales job.
B) Will take over routine tasks such as writing a letter, retrieving a file, and making a phone call.
C) Will be able to self-heal.
D) All of the above.

Question 25

Which of the following is becoming one of the world's most precious commodities?

A) Ebusiness
B) Energy
C) Currency
D) Time

Question 26

What is teleliving?

A) Using digital paper and the Internet to conduct a few aspects of life seamlessly
B) Using information devices and the Internet to conduct a few aspects of life seamlessly
C) Using digital ink and the Internet to conduct all aspects of life seamlessly
D) Using information devices and the Internet to conduct all aspects of life seamlessly

Question 27

Which trend has the following potential business impact? Companies must take an active role in helping their employees balance their time at work with their family lives and need for leisure.

A) The global economy is becoming more integrated
B) Pace of technological innovation is increasing
C) The economy and society are dominated by technology
D) Time is becoming one of the world's most precious commodities

Question 28

Which of the following is not one of the technologies shaping our future?

A) Digital ink
B) Teleliving
C) Alternative energy sources
D) Automatic computing

Question 29

Trend projection is the examination of a trend to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts.

Question 30

Which trend has the following potential business impact? Demand for personnel in distant countries will increase the need for foreign language training, employee incentives suited to other cultures, and many other aspects of performing business globally.

A) The global economy is becoming more integrated
B) Pace of technological innovation is increasing
C) The growth in information industries is creating a knowledge-dependent global society
D) The economy and society are dominated by technology

Question 31

What could be used to create an electronic book or newspaper with real pages?

A) Digital ink
B) Electronic ink
C) E Ink
D) Digital Paper

Question 32

Which of the following is not a potential business impact resulting from alternative energy sources?

A) The cost of alternative energy sources is increasing with technical advances
B) The deregulation of the energy industry is expected to create a huge spurt of innovative entrepreneurships
C) Oil will remain the world's most important energy source
D) None of the above

Question 33

Which trend has the following potential business impact? Top managers must be computer-literate to retain their jobs and achieve success.

A) The global economy is becoming more integrated
B) Pace of technological innovation is increasing
C) The growth in information industries is creating a knowledge-dependent global society
D) The economy and society are dominated by technology

Question 34

Trend analysis is the examination of a trend to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts.

Question 35

What is technology that digitally represents handwriting in its natural form?

A) Digital ink
B) Radio paper
C) Digital paper
D) Teleliving

Question 36

What is autonomic computing?

A) Self-managing computing model named after, and patterned on, the development of information systems
B) Self-managing computing information system named after, and patterned on, the human body's autonomic nervous systems
C) Self-managing computing model named after, and patterned on, the human body's autonomic nervous systems
D) None of the above

Question 37

The virtual assistant will be a small program stored on a PC or portable device that monitors all of the following, except:

A) Email
B) Faxes
C) Phone calls
D) Application processing

Question 38

People in undeveloped countries are living longer.

Question 39

The world's population will double in the next 20 years.

Question 40

Which of the following is a potential business impact from teleliving?

A) Will be able to self-heal
B) Will take over routine tasks such as writing a letter, retrieving a file, and making a phone call
C) Will be able to self-protect
D) All of the above

Question 41

Digital ink refers to technology that digitally represents ____________ in its natural form.

Question 42

Digital ink is any paper that is optimized for any type of digital printing.

Question 43

When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future is known as trend _____________.

Question 44

__________ is a dynamic high-resolution electronic display that combines a paperlike reading experience with the ability to access information anytime, anywhere.

Question 45

Autonomic computing is a(n) _________ computing model named after, and patterned on, the human body's autonomic nervous system.

Question 46

Computer _________ occurs when a complex system, such as the U.S. economy, is modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios are run against the model to determine "what-if" analysis.

Question 47

The growth in information industries is creating a knowledge- _________ global society.

Question 48

The global economy is becoming more ___________.

Question 49

Angola is one of the countries that is expected to have one of the largest increases in population between 2000 and __________.

Question 50

Digital ink, digital paper, autonomic computing, ________, and alternative energy sources are the technologies discussed in the text as having the potential to change our world, our future, and our lives.

Question 51

Trend ____________ is the examination of a trend to identify its natures, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts.

Question 52

All of today's technical knowledge will represent only __________ percent of the knowledge that will be available in 2050.

Question 53

Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers is known as trend ____________.

Question 54

Explain why understanding trends and new technologies can help an organization prepare for the future.

Question 55

Digital paper is any paper that is optimized for any type of _________ printing.

Question 56

The world's population is expected to double over the next ___________ years.

Question 57

Medical knowledge is _________ every eight years.

Question 58

The study of historical events in order to anticipate the outcome of current developments is called _________ analysis.

Question 59

Identify the five technology trends that will have the greatest impact on future business.

Question 60

Identify the seven trends that will have the greatest impact on future business.

Question 61

Describe one technology trend discussed in the text and identify the potential business impacts related to the trend.

Question 62

List and define the five different scientific methods organizations use to anticipate, forecast, and assess future events.