Today, Software Comprises a Larger Percentage of the Cost of Modern

question 18

Multiple Choice

Today, software comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s. Which of the following reasons account(s) for this development?

• A) Hardware costs have decreased.
• B) Hardware performance has increased.
• C) Software has become increasingly complex.
• D) Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.
• E) All of the above

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