Trends in Communication Technologies Include Which of the Following

question 5

Multiple Choice

Trends in communication technologies include which of the following?

• A) The pace of technological change is accelerating.
• B) The number of people using communication technologies is increasing substantially each year.
• C) Ethnic minority groups are falling increasingly behind in their access and use of electronic technologies, with barely a quarter of the members of these groups using the Internet.
• D) both a and b

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Definitions:

Yield To Maturity

The total return expected on a bond if held until its maturity date, accounting for its current price, interest payments, and face value.

Maturity

The date on which a financial instrument (e.g., bond, loan) reaches its final installment, and the principal is due to be paid to investors.

Expectations Theory

A theory related to interest rates stating that the long-term interest rates are geometric averages of present and future short-term interest rates, reflecting market assumptions about future rates.

Forward Rate

The agreed-upon interest rate for a financial transaction that will occur at a future date, often used in the context of foreign exchange or interest rates.