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Key termS anD ConCeptS Using Your Knowledge 65

Abstract reasoning 44 Five-component framework 48 Moore’s Law 40
Bell’s Law 40 Information 53 Nielsen’s Law 42
Collaboration 44 Information Age 39 People 48
Computer hardware 48 Information system (IS) 47 Procedures 48
Computer-based information Information technology (IT) 47 Software 48
system 48 Kryder’s Law 42 Strong password 60
Data 48 Management information systems System 48
Digital Revolution 39 (MIS) 47 Systems thinking 44
Experimentation 45 Metcalfe’s Law 41

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USinG y oUr KnowleDGe

1-1. a. What importance do you give to non-routine skills? nected to it.” See its implementation of law in your
Provide an example from your own life where you college/university computer lab. Find out the num-
found that non-routine skills played an important ber of systems that are connected and sharing the
role in your success. Divide your own non-routine information through a shared network. Evaluate
skills into abstract reasoning skills, system thinking the value of network vis a-vis the number of users
skills, collaboration skills, and ability-to-experiment connected to it.
skills. Analyze and rate yourself on these param- b. According to Bell’s law, “a new computer class
eters. Find out which skill you excel at and which forms roughly each decade, establishing a new
you lack in. Try to find the reasons for your lacking industry.” Going by this law, we may say that a new
in that specific non-routine skill. industry has evolved due to the advent of social
b. How do you think that non-routine skills are going networking that is changing the conventional
to contribute in your major or area of specialization. rules of business. Find out how social networking
List which the non-routine skills i.e. abstract reason- has changed the way organizations do business.
ing skills, system thinking skills, collaboration skills, For answering this question, select a particular
and ability-to-experiment skills is most important in organization which has evolved due the emergence
your future job endeavors. of social networking.
c. Your college/university wants to start a new c. According to Moore’s law, “the number of transis-
MBA specialization programme. The adminis- tors per square inch on an integrated chip dou-
tration, however, is in a dilemma as to whether bles every 18 months.” Do you think comparable
to start a specialization in MBA (IT) or MBA (IS). advances have been made in business processes that
In your opinion, is there any difference between support the advancement of computer processing.
these two? If yes, what advice would you give the d. According to Nielsen’s law, “network computer
administration regarding which specialization connection speeds for high-end users will increase
it should start and why? Give reasons for your by 50% per year.” Thus, based on this, we have seen
answer. a lot of advancement in network speed and recently
YouTube has launched YouTube Music. Do you
1-2. a. According to Metcalf’s law, “the value of a network think YouTube Music can give stiff competition to
is equal to the square of the number of users con- Spotify and Apple Music?