What Type of Cybermediaries Are Intelligent Agents

question 78

Multiple Choice

What type of cybermediaries are intelligent agents?

• A) They are travel agents who answer questions online.
• B) They are people who can help computer users with problems they encounter when trying to shop online; contacts are direct and in-person.
• C) They are sophisticated software programs that use collaborative filtering technologies to learn from past user behavior in order to recommend new purchases.
• D) They are search engines specifically designed for online marketing and other forms of e-commerce.

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