The Visibility of Internet Applications on the Web Makes Proprietary

question 56

Multiple Choice

The visibility of Internet applications on the Web makes proprietary systems more difficult to keep secret. This is an example of which of Porter's five forces?

• A) threat of entry of new competitors
• B) bargaining power of suppliers
• C) bargaining power of customers
• D) threat of substitute products
• E) rivalry among existing firms in an industry

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Definitions:

Embryonic

Pertaining to the earliest stage of development in multicellular organisms, following fertilization and prior to becoming a fetus.

Outermost Layer

The external surface or the topmost layer of an object or entity.

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, from which the skin, brain, and nervous system develop.

Mesoderm

The middle layer of an embryo in early development, which gives rise to muscles, bones, and circulatory and excretory systems.