ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 Question 68
ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 — Question 68 of 80
The Technology S-curve models how a technology progresses through four stages: introduction (slow initial growth), growth (rapid performance gains), maturity (performance plateau), and decline. When one technology reaches its limit, a new technology begins its own S-curve — creating a chain of overlapping S-shapes over time. This model is used in strategic planning to identify when to invest in or transition to next-generation technologies.
Why not others:
- (a) Bathtub curve models failure rates of hardware over its lifespan — high early failures, low mid-life, high at end-of-life
- (b) Demand curve is an economics concept showing the relationship between price and consumer demand
- (c) Learning curve shows efficiency gains as experience accumulates within a single technology or process — not technological succession
Key rule: Technology S-curve = successive technology generations, each following its own introduction → growth → maturity → decline arc.
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