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1. What is Moore's Law? What does it apply to?

2. What is a microprocessor? What devices do you or your family own that contain microprocessors (and hence are impacted by Moore's Law)?

3. Why is Moore's Law important for managers? How does it influence managerial thinking?

4. How did Amazon utilize the steep decline in magnetic storage costs to its advantage?

5. The "Internet of Things" makes for compelling commercials, but what needs to happen before a world of interconnected, coordinating devices can become a reality? What implications does this raise for business and society with respect to issues such as privacy and security? If you were GE, would you seek to keep the communication language among smart devices proprietary or open? Why or why not?

6. Show your familiarity with key terms: What is the difference between supercomputing, grid computing, cluster computing? How are these phenomena empowered by Moore's Law?

7. Search online to identify the five fastest supercomputers currently in operation. Who sponsors these machines? What are they used for? What is the speed of each of these?

8. What is e-waste? What is so dangerous about e-waste?

9. Why is e-waste exported abroad for recycling rather than processed domestically?

10. Do you think sending e-waste abroad is ethical? Explain your answer with examples

11. What is the MagicBand? What technology is inside it and what does it do? How do the bands benefit the customer experience? What benefits does Disney realize from the system?

12. How does Disney deal with security and privacy concerns? Do you think these precautions are enough? Why or why not?