Which of the Following Occurred in the 1990-2000 Generation of Computing

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurred in the 1990-2000 generation of computing?

• A) The mainframe era began.
• B) The personal computer era ended and the interpersonal computing era began.
• C) The mainframe era ended and the personal computer era began.
• D) The interpersonal computing era ended and the internetworking era began.
• E) The internetworking era ended.

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Definitions:

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