Clipper Ships and the Pony Express Had in Common

question 85

Multiple Choice

Clipper ships and the Pony Express had in common

• A) the use of the most advanced technology available in the transportation and communication realms, respectively.
• B) providing initially unparalleled speedy, efficient service to businesses that outpaced their respective competitors.
• C) a brief existence as the preferred modes of transportation and communication, respectively, for businesses.
• D) providing their respective services at a very low cost for those businesses and individuals.
• E) support from the state governments and the federal government.

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Definitions:

Cohesive World

A perception or viewpoint in which elements of an environment or society are seen as interconnected and unified.

Serial Fashion

means performing tasks or processing information one step at a time, in a sequential order.

Object Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying and categorizing objects in the visual field based on their appearance, shape, and size.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a concept crucial to understanding how humans can perform multiple tasks at once.