Beginning with the Late 1980s the Goal of Information Technology

question 75

Multiple Choice

Beginning with the late 1980s the goal of information technology was to

• A) improve the flow of financial information throughout business organizations.
• B) use new technologies to offer new methods of conducting business.
• C) prevent proprietary information from falling into the hands of competitors.
• D) use new technologies to improve old methods.

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Definitions:

Feelings of Inferiority

A sense of personal inadequacy or inferiority that can influence emotional and psychological wellbeing.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, founder of the school of individual psychology, known for his theories on the importance of feelings of inferiority—the inferiority complex—and for his emphasis on social interest as a key to mental health.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Collective Unconscious

A term by Carl Jung referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.