Napster Software Allowed an Individual to Easily Search and Swap

question 216

Multiple Choice

Napster software allowed an individual to easily search and swap MP3 (a technique for compressing files into a size that moves faster on the Internet) musical files with other individuals. When it was introduced, it would have been an example of a:

• A)dynamically continuous innovation.
• B)discontinuous innovation.
• C)continuous innovation.
• D)dramatically continuous innovation.

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