Computers have revolutionized society since their introduction in the early 1950s. In the earliest days of computers, th

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Computers have revolutionized society since theirintroduction in the early 1950s. In the earliest days of computers,the primary customers for these machines were the military,utilities, insurance companies and banks, all of whom demanded veryaccurate results.
Today, individual consumers are the largest purchasers ofcomputers and handheld devices, like smart phones and tablets. Muchof the industry has shifted towards social media; publicly-providedcontent like TikTok videos, Twitter posts, Instagram likes, andFacebook groups take precedence.
As head of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg's internal motto at onepoint was: "Move fast and break things."
Based on the description above, a historian would likelyclassify the tech industry as:
A. Risk averse in the past and risk aversecurrently.
B. Risk averse in the past and risk neutralcurrently.
C. Risk averse in the past and risk lovingcurrently.
D. Risk neutral in the past and risk neutralcurrently.
E. Risk neutral in the past and risk aversecurrently.
2. One measure of the computer industry'shealth is final sales. Final sales mean transactions where thepurchaser is the end user who is expected to use the computer. UseFRED, the online economic database, to calculate the percentagecomputers comprise of the U.S. economy for Quarter 3 (endingOctober 2020). To find final sales, use the series "Gross domesticproduct: Final sales of computers (BB01RC1Q027SBEA)". To find totalfinal sales in the U.S. use the series "Final Sales of DomesticProduct (FINSAL)."
A. About 4.0%
B. About 0.4%
C. About 6.0%
D. About 0.5%
E. About 8.0%
F. About 0.8%
3. The CIA World Factbook is a great source for comparingcountries' economies quickly.
Your company runs giant computer server farms. Server farms usehuge amounts of electricity to run all of the computer racks, aswell as the cooling equipment needed to prevent the servers fromoverheating.
You have narrowed down the location for the server farm into oneof three neighboring countries: Bolivia, Paraguay, andUruguay. Your customers want assurances that theelectricity is as "green" or environmentally friendly aspossible.
"Green" means the biggest percentage is from renewablesources or hydroelectric power. Your board of directors wantsa country that exports a lot of power so that your company is notaccused of diverting power from local needs.
Based on information found in the CIA World Factbook,the best choice to site the server farm is (pleaseuse Gross exports):
A. Bolivia
B. A tie between Bolivia and Uruguay (i.e., both areabout the same).
C. There is no clear choice.
D. Paraguay
E. Uruguay
4. Dell Technologies is a large computermanufacturer, whose stock ticker symbol is DELL. Use the SEC'sEDGAR website to find the 10-Q (quarterly earnings report) forDELL. Open the 10-Q report dated "2020-12-07" and find the amountof cash and cash equivalents Dell held on January 31, 2020, andOctober 30, 2020.
Over this time period:
A. Dell reduced its cash by roughly $3billion.
B. Dell reduced its cash by roughly $1billion.
C. Dell reduced its cash by roughly $2billion.
D. Dell increased its cash by roughly $1billion.
E. Dell increased its cash by roughly $3billion.
F. Dell increased its cash by roughly $2billion.
5. People in marketing often think aboutbrand value. Brand value takes into account tangible financialmetrics, like sales, but also intangible factors, like brandloyalty, name recognition, and perceptions of quality. Combiningboth the tangible financial factors and the intangible factorsprovides a company's brand value.
Locate the "Brand" sheet within .xlsx Excel file. Thistable contains data on the top twenty largest high-technologybrands. Calculate the market share ofeach of the 20 brands for both 2019 and 2020.
The high-tech companies with the largest market share by brandvalue in 2019 and 2020 were:
A. Apple (2019); Google (2020)
B. Google (2019); Microsoft (2020)
C. Microsoft (2019); Apple (2020)
D. Google (2019); Apple (2020)
E. Google (2019); Google (2020)
F. Microsoft (2019); Google (2020)
G. Apple (2019); Apple (2020)
6. The HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman index) is a way to measure theconcentration of an industry using a point scale from 0-10,000.
In simpler terms, the HHI tells us if the biggestcompanies are becoming more or less dominantin their industry. Comparing the HHI from 2019 to 2020shows the high-tech industry has become:
A. More concentrated; (an increase in the HHI of morethan 25 points)
B. Less concentrated; (a decrease in the HHI of morethan 25 points).
C. Slightly more concentrated; (an increase in the HHIof greater than 5 but less than 25 points).
D. Not changed; (a change in the HHI between plus andminus 5 points).
E. Slightly less concentrated; (a decrease in the HHI ofgreater than 5 but less than 25 points).
7. You have arrived for your first visit with a new physician,having been informed that a new patient visit is scheduled for 30minutes. When you arrive, the receptionist greets you and asks foryour address, telephone number, and contact information. He thenasks for your insurance card, scans it, and returns it to you. Thewhole check-in process takes about 6 minutes. The receptionist asksyou to take a seat in the waiting room and write new patienthistory form, which takes you about 7 minutes to write and returnto him.
After you complete the form, you wait 15 minutes, and then themedical assistant asks you to come into the said area. Shetakes your blood pressure, vital signs, and weight, which takesabout 4 minutes, then takes you to the room and asks you tochange, which takes about 1 minute.
You change into the gown, then wait another 10 minutes foryour physician to arrive. He goes over the history form with you,which takes 5 minutes, then does a physical test, which takesanother 10 minutes.
You change back into your clothes and walk to the physician'sconsulting room, which takes 1 minute. You and the doctor chat for5 minutes, then he directs you back to the room where themedical assistant draws lab tests, which takes about 5 minutes. Youthen check out and pay your insurance copay of $10, which takes 2minutes.
What is the throughput time for your visit in minutes?Blank 1 minutes
Please format and round your answer to the nearest whole number(no decimals). Please use only numbers (no points or commas), e.g.,if the answer is 7,801 enter 7801
8. If, on average, an academic advisor sees20% of students for career advising for 30 minutes,60% short resume reviews for 15 minutes, and20% concentration advising for 20 minutes, what is theaverage cycle time in minutes assuming a single resource perperson?
Cycle time: Blank1 minutes
Please format and round your answer to the nearest whole number(no decimals). Please use only numbers (no points or commas), e.g.,if the answer is 7,801 enter 7801.
9. tatement 1: In operations most companies can match facilitycapacity to demand.
Statement 2: When thinking about operational effectiveness andoperational efficiency typically there is a tradeoff.
A. Statement 1 is false; statement 2 istrue.
B. Statement 1 is false; statement 2 isfalse.
C. Statement 1 is true; statement 2 isfalse.
D. Statement 1 is true; statement 2 istrue.