Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 9-1 Tara Has Just Gotten

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Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 9-1 Tara has just gotten her first computer connected to the Internet. She is very excited to start e-mailing her friends and family. In order to start e-mailing, Tara first needs to decide what kind of e-mail system she wants to use. She travels a lot without her computer and would like to be able to check her e-mail on the road. Based on these criteria, Tara should use ____.

• A) a local e-mail system because it allows you to check your mail from any computer with an Internet connection
• B) a local e-mail system because it offers the most versatility
• C) a Web-based e-mail system because it allows you to check your mail from any computer with an Internet connection
• D) there are no e-mail systems that allow you to check your mail from a computer that you do not own

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Definitions:

External Cost

Costs of a transaction or activity that affect parties who did not choose to incur that cost, often referred to in the context of negative externalities in environmental economics.

Postal Worker

An employee of the postal service who is involved in the processing, delivery, or handling of mail.

Crowded Break Room

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Second-Hand Exposure

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