Until the 1990s, Scaling Up Was Almost Always a More

question 89

True/False

Until the 1990s, scaling up was almost always a more cost-effective strategy to increase available computer power because communication between computers was extremely slow compared with communication between a single computer's components.

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Net Capital Outflow

The difference between the purchase of foreign assets by domestic citizens and the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners.

Net Exports

The surplus or deficit resulting from a country's international trade, calculated as exports minus imports.

Foreign Direct Investment

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