In What Way Did the Internet Revolution Reinforce the Disparity

question 41

Multiple Choice

In what way did the Internet revolution reinforce the disparity between haves and have-nots in the 1990s?

• A) Only people living in the West had the skills or expensive hardware to use the Internet.
• B) Many governments imposed heavy taxes on using the Internet,so only wealthy people could afford to shop online.
• C) Large numbers of the world's people,especially in poor or rural areas,did not have access to the Internet.
• D) Use of the Internet required knowledge of English,which many people in poor countries did not have.

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