Regarding the Development of the Personal Computer

question 87

Multiple Choice

Regarding the development of the personal computer,

• A) as PCs came to dominate the computer market, IBM was the principal beneficiary.
• B) initially DOS and Macintosh software were quite similar.
• C) Macintosh dominated the market for personal computers in the late 1980s.
• D) Macintosh software was developed years before DOS software.
• E) IBM hired Microsoft in the late 1970s to design an operating system for its computers.

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