Intel, a Manufacturer of Computer Chips, Routinely Monitors Websites That

question 47

Multiple Choice

Intel, a manufacturer of computer chips, routinely monitors websites that scientific users of computers use to contact one another and exchange opinions and experiences. By monitoring this site, Intel learned of a problem with its Pentium 4 chip that affected computations using numbers out to several places (i.e., eight or more) to the left of the decimal point when calculating computations. Although this was not a problem for most users of the chip, for scientific applications, it was a very significant problem. Intel learned of users' concerns through a ________.

• A)blog
• B)search engine
• C)B2B forum
• D)chat room
• E)customer service site

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