1.) Wal-mart has started experimenting with robotic technology in some of its higher traffic stores. They are hoping that the robots will be able to keep the stores cleaner and cut down on janitorial costs. If they can continue to lower their costs to consumers, they will be a force to be reckoned with. The use of robotic cleaning people is considered a ______ technology.

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2.) Some companies shifted to remote work quite easily when Covid-19 restrictions required business to close their physical locations. The companies that were easily able to pivot to remote work relied on cloud software solutions and cloud storage services that allowed them to easily access their files from anywhere. The use of the cloud is considered a ____ technology.

Choices: key, emerging, base, pacing

3.) These days, talk to any website designer and they will try to convince you that anyone worth doing business with will have a website. According to this perspective, a website should be considered a _________ technology.

Choices: key, emerging, base, pacing

4.) Elon Musk is trying to revolutionize mass transit by developing a high-speed system of pressurized tubes to transport people and things. This system is being called the hyperloop. Prototypes for the hyperloop system are in the process of being built. What type of technology does the hyperloop represent?

Choices: key, emerging, base, pacing