According to the Research Firm Gartner, the First Part of the Information

question 62

Multiple Choice

According to the research firm Gartner, the first part of the Information Age focused on the development of technology itself. In the second part of the Information Age, technology is everywhere and the key challenge is to ___________________

• A) Create even more powerful IT
• B) Reduce reliance on IT
• C) Reduce IT costs
• D) Create novel uses of IT to gain competitive advantage.

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