Early Personal Computer Users Remember the Cumbersome, User-Unfriendly DOS System

question 45

Multiple Choice

Early personal computer users remember the cumbersome, user-unfriendly DOS system. When Apple introduced System 1 and Microsoft introduced Windows, both of which were much easier to use, these new products diffused rapidly because of their

• A) relative advantage.
• B) compatibility.
• C) observability.
• D) complexity.
• E) trialability.

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Emergency Services

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Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, resulting in unintended harm to another party.

Tort Law

A section of law that deals with civil wrongs, providing remedies for individuals harmed by the wrongful actions of others.

Personal Interests

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