What Visionary Invented the Computer Mouse and Demonstrated Windows, Email

question 13

Multiple Choice

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

• A) Vannevar Bush
• B) Douglas Engelbart
• C) Al Gore
• D) Alan Kay
• E) Ted Nelson

Understand the different dividend policies and their implications.

Assess the impact of dividend policy on a firm’s capital structure.

Recognize factors influencing dividend policy preferences among investors.

Analyze the effects of taxation on dividend preferences and policies.

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Definitions:

Angel Investor

A type of investor who uses his or her own money to provide funds to young startup private businesses run by entrepreneurs who are neither friends nor family.

Private Businesses

Enterprises owned by individuals or groups without governmental shares and not traded on the public stock markets, characterized by privately held ownership structures.

Entrepreneurs

Individuals who organize and operate businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks.

Venture Capital Industry

The financial sector involved with providing funding to early-stage, high-potential, growth startup companies in exchange for equity or an ownership stake.