The Cost of Hardware, Software, and Telecommunications Services Needed to Build

question 42

Multiple Choice

The cost of hardware, software, and telecommunications services needed to build a Web site have ________ over the last decade.

• A)increased dramatically
• B)increased moderately
• C)decreased dramatically
• D)decreased slightly

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Definitions:

Thomas Theorem

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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