Flat World/Current Events #3 Test-50 Points1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?The flat world is where you can communicate anywhere on earth with other people due to technology and other things.2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.Lasted 1492-1800 really shrunk the world from size large to size medium, countries globalizing, because of power, land, money, natural resources.3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.Went from early 18,00s to 2000, went from medium to small. Companies are globalizing, companies over in Europe and Asia shipping worldwide.4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.This Era is shrinking from small to tiny, and will be built around small groups and individuals. Going to be built around every skin color, individual and small groups globalizing5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?Because allowed us to see and think of the world as a single flat plane. During cold war it was a symbol of it, the flat world was starting to take place.6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?One of the most important days western civilization, first reason it really brought the internet alive as a device in different places could connect, triggered the overinvestment of fiber optic cables. It is significant now the public can be connected to the internet first time the common person could get online. The year 95-2000 is when it shrunk by fiber optic cables.7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?Outsourcing is when you transferring portions of work to other people to complete. Offshoring new form of collaboration which means jobs in the U.S are sent to other places. Americans are opposed to it because less jobs for them to have.8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.Open sourcing is when it is open to anyone and it is free. Mozilla Firefox is an example and Wikipedia is another example. They are offering people an alternative that is free. Insourcing is companies working together and collaberating.9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?His name for Google, or for search, he can now collaborate with data all by himself.10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?Wireless voice over the internet and file sharing. Turbo charging is all 6 new forms of collaboration so I can now do anyone from anywhere with any device mobile. Cell phones, wi fi.11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?We to learn to adapt to this new way of life or plat form.12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?We should be concerned because China and India can have our jobs because there is no such thing anymore as an American job.13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.The flat world is where you can communicate anywhere on earth with other people due to technology and other things
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