At Present, Only 32 Percent of the Population in Developing

question 38

Multiple Choice

At present, only 32 percent of the population in developing countries uses the Internet. This reflects what aspect of information technology development?

• A) It demonstrates the increasing successes by computer hackers to shut down global media.
• B) This is the result of efforts by foreign powers to prevent access to online materials in the developing world.
• C) This is a reflection of the minimal investment in technological infrastructure made by the Chinese government.
• D) This shows the tendency of globalization to increase the effects of uneven development.

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Definitions:

Taxes

Compulsory contributions to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.

Aggregate Demand

The collective call for goods and services in an economy, marked at a certain price level for a given time interval.

Multiplier

The ratio of change in an economic output to a change in an input, such as the increase in public spending leading to a larger increase in the national income.

Consumption Spending

Expenditures by households on goods and services, excluding purchases of new housing.