Emily Wants to Purchase a New Computer

question 160

Multiple Choice

Emily wants to purchase a new computer.She is unsure about what hardware and software she will need.As a result, she has begun asking for advice from friends and relatives.In addition, she has talked to several computer salespeople and has looked at some Web sites.Emily is engaging in

• A)problem recognition.
• B)an internal search.
• C)an external search.
• D)a purchase task.
• E)the creation of an antecedent state.

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Definitions:

Fundamentalist Christianity

A movement within Protestantism upholding traditional Christian beliefs in the literal interpretation of the Bible.

INF Treaty

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to eliminate all nuclear and conventional missiles and their launchers with ranges of 500-5,500 km.

Intermediate-range Nuclear Missiles

Ballistic missiles with a range capability between 1,000 and 5,500 kilometers, designed to deliver nuclear warheads to intermediate distances.

Apartheid

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race, implemented in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s, which severely restricted the rights of the non-white population.