The 1949 Quotation That "Computers in the Future May…weigh Only

question 18

Multiple Choice

The 1949 quotation that "computers in the future may…weigh only 1.5 tons" indicates:

• A)Engineers are generally very poor at forecasting
• B)It is difficult to forecast the development of technology more than a few years ahead
• C)The lack of communication among technologists-the prediction fails to recognize that the transistor had been invented in 1947
• D)The acceleration of technological change during the second half of the 20^th century.

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