The Most Likely Reason a Firm Would Decide to Establish

question 9

Multiple Choice

The most likely reason a firm would decide to establish an extranet would be the desire to

• A) speed the flow of information on its private network by increasing the bandwidth.
• B) make the information on its network widely available to the general public.
• C) share information and collaborate with a select group of outside organizations or individuals.
• D) overcome the speed and capacity limitations of its external connection to the Internet by gaining access to the very-high-speed Backbone Network Service.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Interstimulus Interval

The duration of time between the end of one stimulus and the beginning of another.

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, leads to eliciting a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for learning.