Some of the Radical Changes Brought About by New Technologies

question 13

Multiple Choice

Some of the radical changes brought about by new technologies include:

• A) the stagnation of advertising.
• B) the proliferation of telecommunications into the hands of a few.
• C) an increase in computing costs owing to the growth of licensed software.
• D) an increase in the standards of corporate ethics.
• E) the creation of an unprecedented set of security and espionage threats.

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