Question

b. Explain how you would use systems thinking to explain why Moore’s Law caused a farmer to dig up a field of pulpwood trees. Name each of the elements in the system, and explain their relationships to each other.

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Explanation:

In Moore's law it is stated that number of transistors which can be placed in a square inch on an integrated chip would be doubled in every 18 months.  This exponential doubling of computing power every 18 months has held true, more or less. The result is a computing industry that has also grown exponentially. Integrated circuits lead to the development of microcomputers.

In the case of pulp wood trees; as pulp wood trees are inputs in the production of paper. Moores law implies that more and more content will be stored digitally, and there will be less printed material produced. Consequently, the demand for paper will fall. The farmer recognizes that the value of his trees will decline over time as there is less demand for paper, so he decides to use his land to produce a product with a projected value.