As Presented in the Software Failure, the Root Cause of the Mars

question 42

Multiple Choice

As presented in the Software Failure, the root cause of the Mars Climate Orbiter problem was

• A) the cost of the project
• B) an inability to track the orbiter at long distances
• C) atmospheric friction
• D) a communication issue between subsystems
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Labor

The effort by humans to produce goods or services in the economy.

Resource Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a resource and the quantity of that resource demanded by firms.

Shift Factors

Variables or conditions that can cause a shift in demand or supply curves, thus changing market equilibrium.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a factor, such as labor or capital, in the production process.