Disruptive Technology Refers To

question 50

Multiple Choice

Disruptive technology refers to:

• A)the process of exploiting a new business opportunity with limited funds.
• B)a technology that only changes existing technologies with better value.
• C)a technology that can make prior technologies obsolete.
• D)the propensity to act or decide without customary analysis or sufficient information.
• E)an investment firm that makes venture investments.

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Definitions:

Halorhodopsin

A light-activated chloride pump used in optogenetics to inhibit neurons by hyperpolarizing their membrane potential.

Spatial Summation

Addition of one graded potential to another that occur close in space.

Membrane

A selective barrier that allows some substances to pass while excluding others, fundamental to cellular function and structure.

Impulses

Impulses are sudden urges to act or rapid electrical discharges that travel along nerve fibers, facilitating communication between different parts of the body.