Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-2 Jamie Is Interested in Pursuing

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Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1-2 Jamie is interested in pursuing computers as a career. He is very comfortable working with PCs and has a broad knowledge of the typical systems and applications software that people use. He has always enjoyed working closely with people and has a good facility for explaining how technical systems work. Jamie's mother is a computer programmer and would like Jamie to follow in her footsteps. What course would she most likely suggest that Jamie take in college?

• A) systems analysis
• B) history of computing
• C) computer literacy
• D) Java

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