Apple Introduced the IPhone and IPad with Multitouch Screens, as Well

question 206

Multiple Choice

Apple introduced the iPhone and iPad with multitouch screens, as well as the Magic Trackpad, also a multitouch device. These devices require consumers to use gestures (touch, swipe, tap, etc.) to perform various functions. This could make the mouse, a device Apple invented in 1977 for its Apple II, obsolete. With the emergence of multitouch technologies, the mouse most likely is now in the ________ stage of its product life cycle.

• A) introduction
• B) decline
• C) maturity
• D) deletion
• E) harvesting

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Definitions:

Putting Words in Sequence

The act of arranging words to form coherent sentences, an essential skill in both oral and written communication.

Locution

Words placed in sequence.

Illocution

Words placed in sequence and the context in which this is done.

Semantics

Refers to the study of meanings in language, including how words and phrases express concepts and how these meanings change in different contexts.