1. What is e-waste? What is so dangerous about e-waste? Many well-meaning individuals thought that recycling was the answer to the e-waste problem. But why hasn't e-waste recycling yielded the results hoped for?E-waste (electronic waste) refers to the discarded electronic or electrical devices that are no longer being used, are unwanted, non-working, and obsolete. All used electronics that are destined for resale, reuse, recycling, salvage, or disposal are also considered to be e-waste. E-waste affects nearly every system in the human body mainly because they contain a plethora of toxic components like lead, calcium, mercury, barium, lithium, cadmium, polybrominated and flame retardants (Cucchiella, D’Adamo, Koh, & Rosa, 2015). Recycling of e-waste is still the answer to the e-waste problem, but recycling has to be carried out in a laid-out manner and not just anyone should be allowed to recycle e-waste. Recycling of e-waste is labor intensive and recycling employees need to be properly clothed to ensure that they are not exposed to the toxins when working. There are many toxins that are created when recycling of e-waste and this leads to further problems that recycling plants had not foreseen.

2. What are network effects? Think about the kinds of technology products that you own,...

What sorts of exchange do these products leverage (e.g., information, money, software, or other media)? Give several concrete examples and explain them as clearly as you can in your own words.
Network effect refers to the phenomenon whereby a service or product will gain additional value as more people use the service or product. An example of network effects is the rise social media. The more users who are present on Twitter, sharing comments, media, and links, the more powerful the platform becomes to the public. The same effect of growth through traffic was experienced by Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube where the escalation of a user using the websites fostered more interest from even more users. WhatsApp has become the instant messaging service that everyone is using and its rise has also been due to network effects. The more there were users using the platform the more demand that was placed on the application resulting in increased usage and adoption across the globe. PayPal is payment service that has gained prominence due to the relative number of people who have been using it. As the number of people who paid for goods and services using PayPal increased more and more people became aware of the product and they started using it…