Using MIS (10th Edition)
Using MIS (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134606996
Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3.7, Problem 1TARQ

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Identifying innovations that had major impact on humanity:

In the article, the innovations that had major impact on humanity are invention of smartphones.

Smartphone:

Smartphone is a device which allows the user to access the information virtually. The information is laid in the palm of their hand.

  • It has an advanced mobile operating system, which is combined with the feature of personal computer operating system and some features of the mobile.
  • It has the capabilities of taking photos, playing games, hearing songs, watching videos etc.
  • People are adopting the smartphone in wide range. The main thing is the people adopting the smartphones to have entertainment and get connected with the people all over the world.
  • They are getting exposed to new social networking platforms.

Few innovations that had an impact on humanity:

  • Airplane
  • Internet

Impact of Airplane on humanity:

The obvious impact of the development of airplane is the drastic reduction in the time it takes to reach the distant locations...

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