ISYS1021 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sun Microsystems, Parallel Computing, Network Topology
22 Jan 2014
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Midterm: short answer do not memorize things like ebay had . 3 billion in sales in 2005 . (magnitude and relative sizes are important, but exact numbers are not. ) Changing roles of individual long tail network effects, virtuous cycles. Metcalfe"s law wisdom of crowds coordination and transaction costs. Crowdsourcing, group think wikis web 1. 0 versus web 2. 0 social networks. Gap, zara, harrah examples it competency just-in-time vertical integration. Value chain loyalty systems complementarity switching costs three ways to use it: automate, informate, transform. Moore"s law production possibilities curve normal and inferior goods. Page 1 of 2 page 1 of 2. Earthrace the liposuction powered boat (will not be on exam). Mythical man-month the idea that you cannot always add people and have something take less time. Analog versus digital network topologies types of communications networks (will not be on midterm) communications media (will not be on.
