Which of the Following Statements Is True of Technological Lockout

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of technological lockout?

• A) It occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies.
• B) It occurs when a new dominant design prevents a company from competitively selling its products.
• C) It occurs when companies innovate by improving the functioning and performance of the dominant design.
• D) It occurs when new technologies compete to establish a new technological standard.

Analyze the outcome of binary logical operations (and, or, conditional, biconditional) when applied to different types of statements.

Evaluate the logical outcome of complex statements involving negation.

Determine the truth value of a statement given the truth values of its components.

Distinguish between the logical implications of having at least one versus all components meeting a specific condition (tautology, self-contradiction, or contingency).

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Definitions:

Social Structure

The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compose a society.

Stable Patterns

Denotes consistent and enduring behaviors, practices, or conditions that persist over time within a society or environment.

Social Relations

The connections and interactions between individuals and groups in society, including their social structures and organizations.

Functionalism

A theoretical perspective in sociology and anthropology that interprets and evaluates society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.