ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 Question 70
ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 — Question 70 of 80
Technology S-curve — describes the lifecycle of a technology through introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages.
The Technology S-curve models how a technology evolves over time. It starts with slow progress during the introduction stage, accelerates through the growth stage, levels off at maturity, and eventually enters decline as a newer technology emerges and begins its own S-curve cycle. The shape resembles the letter "S" when plotting performance against time/effort.
Why not others:
- (a) Bathtub curve represents hardware failure rates over time (high early failures, low mid-life, high wear-out failures)
- (b) Demand curve shows the relationship between price and quantity demanded in economics
- (c) Learning curve shows how cost or time decreases as experience accumulates
Key rule: When a question mentions technology progressing through introduction → growth → maturity → decline and transitioning to a new phase, it describes the Technology S-curve.
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