When Jeff Got a New Cell Phone,he Gave His Old

question 95

Multiple Choice

When Jeff got a new cell phone,he gave his old phone to his daughter.He had bought it the year before.It was in a relatively good working condition though he had lost the charger for it.However,when Jeff went to the store to buy the charger,the salesman told him that the chargers for the older model were no longer available in the market.This is an example of _____.

• A) forward compatibility
• B) continuous obsolescence
• C) format rot
• D) planned obsolescence
• E) backward compatibility

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