What Was a Serious Drawback in the Early Development of Networks

question 24

Multiple Choice

What was a serious drawback in the early development of networks?

• A) computers being dedicated to one function
• B) computers were too complicated to be connected
• C) the low speed of the network
• D) vendors developing their own network communication protocols

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Definitions:

Promises of Payment

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General Ledger

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Trial Balance

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