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Computer factories are making more and more PCs every year. The number of PC shipments for import and export exceeded 9 billion last year. Some of the materials the factories use for making PCs are silicon, copper, plastic, fossil fuels, and chemical. Fossil fuels used in making PCs include oil and natural gas. These materials are non-renewable. The amount of fossil fuel started to decrease dramatically from 2002 and is predicted to decrease more in the future. 1. Define the term resource depletion. (2 marks) 2. Discuss **two** causes of resource depletion. (4 marks) 3. Examine **two** impacts of resource depletion as it applies to computer industry. (4 marks) 4. To what extent does the increased use of mobile computing outweigh the concerns of resource depletion and ewaste?

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