A Key Application That First Made Personal Computers More Attractive

question 7

Multiple Choice

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

• A) the spreadsheet program.
• B) the World Wide Web.
• C) desktop publishing.
• D) video editing.
• E) email.

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