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Sample Questions Chapter 4-5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
Technology S-curves are graphic representations that compare: a. performance and cost b. performance and effort c. cost and effort d. profit and effort
2.
What is most likely to occur once the key drivers of performance have been identified? a. very little performance improvement for each unit of effort b. rapid improvement for each unit of effort c. constant improvement for each unit of effort d. decreasing improvement for each unit of effort
3.
How can the introduction of new technology be best depicted? a. a movement up the S-curve b. a movement down the S-curve c. a shift of the S-curve d. could be any of the above
4.
Opportunities to create new products and processes typically emerge from changes in which of the following? a. technology b. politics and regulation c. social and demographic factors d. all of the above
5.
What types of technology are used along with the focal technology? a. supplementary technologies b. fixed technologies c. complementary technologies d. variable technologies
6.
If a technology makes possible the creation of a wide range of new products, it would most likely be considered? a. general purpose technology b. supplementary technology c. complementary technology d. fixed technology
7.
The increasing number of women in the workforce would most likely be classified as a change in which factor? a. technological b. political and regulatory c. social and demographic d. all of the above
8.
The creation of Welcabs – specially specially designed cars with wheelchair ramps and special seats that make it easier for the elderly to get in and out – were a result of a change in which trend? a. political b. regulatory c. social d. demographic
9.
Which field has the largest share of federal funding? a. engineering b. physical sciences c. life sciences d. mathematics and computer sciences
10. Which of the following has to come before befo re technological invention in the process model underlying investment in R&D? a. technology innovation b. new or improved products or processes c. investment in R&D d. all of the above precede technological invention 11. Which type of research is conducted in an effort to understand the technical or scientific principles in a field? a. applied research b. basic research c. quantitative research d. qualitative research 12. What type of research is conducted in an effort to understand technical or scientific principles with a specific commercial goal in mind? a. basic b. applied c. developmental d. descriptive 13. What type of research uses technical knowledge to produce something of commercial use? a. basic b. applied c. developmental d. descriptive 14. Which of the following is not a benefit associated with R&D? a. creates products and services that meet customer n eeds b. locks companies into particular strategies c. creates a strong intellectual property position d. differentiates products form those of competitors
15. Which of the following polices could be used to encourage productive links between research and development? a. having different laboratories for researchers and product development b. giving researchers incentives to develop new products c. exposing basic researchers to development d. giving development personnel incentives to develop new products 16. Which form of innovation would be most closely associated with using genetic engineering to develop synthetic insulin? a. new product or service b. new way of organizing c. new market d. new method of production 17. Technological innovation in nonassembled products is most likely to tak e the form of: a. improved materials b. product performance c. production scale d. all of the above
Solution
1) b 2) b 3) c 4) d 5) c 6) a 7) c 8) d 9) c 10) c 11) b 12) b 13) c 14) b 15) c 16) a 17) d