Apple and Google Apply for Hundreds of Patents Every Year

question 101

Multiple Choice

Apple and Google apply for hundreds of patents every year.These patents

• A) allow Apple and Google to produce goods with no risk of monetary loss.
• B) provide incentives for Apple and Google to spend large amounts of money up front on research and development of new products.
• C) create more competition among Apple,Google,and other tech firms than would occur without government intervention.
• D) make it easy for Apple and Google products to be similar.
• E) make it easy for other firms to compete with Apple and Google.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in humans and other vertebrates, involved in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.

Receptor Site

Specific regions on the surface of cells or within cells designed to bind with certain substances, including neurotransmitters, hormones, and drugs.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances released by neurons to transmit signals across a synapse to another neuron, a muscle cell, or some other kind of cell.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations.