Nicolas Carr - answer✔Will information systems bring a competitive advantage? Said
information technology is just a COMMODITY. And it has out, should be seen as something
like electricity; should be managed to reduce costs and ensure that its always running, and should
be risk free.
National Science Foundation 1991 - answer✔In 1991, they lifted restrictions on its commercial
use and in 1994 saw the establishment of both eBay and Amazon for the new digital
marketplace.
Post PC World - answer✔Sales of PC's are beginning to decline as sales of tablets and
smartphones are taking off. This is no longer the primary way that people interact.
Digital Devices - answer✔processes electronic signals that represent either a one "on" or a zero
"off" state is represented by the presence of an electronic signal. (off state is represented by the
absence of an electronic signal).
Examples: Smart cars (self driving/parking) and smart hours, refrigerators and soft drink
dispensers.
Binary digit - answer✔Each one or zero is referred to as a "bit" a group of eight bits is a "byte".
Modern PC's are now processing 64 bits which is where the term 64-bit processor came from.
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