The Principal Impact of Digital Technology on Business During the Next

question 8

Multiple Choice

The principal impact of digital technology on business during the next decade is likely to be:

• A)Increasing importance of software and declining importance of hardware
• B)Accelerated growth of the "sharing economy"
• C)China displacing the US as world leader in digital technology
• D)External intelligence: business decisions and the management of transactions undertaken by machines

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