Place the Following Eras of IT Infrastructure Evolution in Order

question 8

Multiple Choice

Place the following eras of IT infrastructure evolution in order, from earliest to most recent: 1. Cloud Computing Era; 2. Client/Server; 3. Enterprise Era; 4. Personal Computer; and 5. Mainframe and Minicomputer.

• A) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
• B) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
• C) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1
• D) 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

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Definitions:

Advertising Expenditures

The amount of money spent on promoting products, services, or brands through various media channels.

Product Differentiation

The process of distinguishing a product or service from others in the market to make it more attractive to a particular target market through unique features, design, or branding.

Mutual Interdependence

occurs in markets where the actions of one firm affect the outcomes of other firms, often seen in oligopolistic markets where a few companies dominate.

Homogeneous

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