University of the Cumberlands Information Systems for Business Paper

Question Description

I’m working on a computer science multi-part question and need an explanation to help me understand better.

Answer below questions, Chapter 13 in Information Systems for Business and Beyond

Study questions: 

  • Which countries are the biggest users of the Internet? Social media? Mobile? 
  • Which country had the largest Internet growth (in %) in the last five years? 
  • How will most people connect to the Internet in the future? 
  • What are two different applications of wearable technologies? 
  • What are two different applications of collaborative technologies? 
  • What capabilities do printable technologies have? 
  • How will advances in wireless technologies and sensors make objects “findable”? 
  • What is enhanced situational awareness? 
  • What is a nanobot? 
  • What is a UAV? 

Exercise:

  • If you were going to start a new technology business, which of the emerging trends do you think would be the biggest opportunity? Do some original research to estimate the market size. 
  • What privacy concerns could be raised by collaborative technologies such as Waze? 
  • Write up an example of how IoT might provide a business with a competitive advantage.