$1.$ Background: Amazon and Yahoo are two technology based businesses that had first movers advantage in their respective industries. Amazon is still a dominant business in the e$-$commerce and etailer business space while Yahoo is no longer dominant in the internet search and online advertising space.Question: Discuss why Amazon continues to dominate its industry segment while Yahoo does not. Use both the resource based view and value chain analysis to explain why the outcomes for both companies are starkly different $(1\mathrm{.}5$ point$)$Question: Does 'first mover advantage' matter in technology adoption and use by a business? What factors can affect relevance of such an 'advantage'? $(1$ point$)2.$ Question: What is High Performance Computing? What are the differences between supercomputing, grid computing, and cluster computing? How are these phenomena empowered by Moore's Law? $(1\mathrm{.}5$ points$)3.$ Question: Does technology lower barriers to entry or raise them? Do low entry barriers necessarily mean that a firm is threatened? Justify and explain your response $(1$ point$)$