Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why Software

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why software currently comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s?

• A)Hardware costs have increased.
• B)Hardware performance has increased.
• C)Software has become increasingly complex.
• D)Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.
• E)None of these

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Definitions:

PET

Positron Emission Tomography, a type of nuclear medicine imaging test that shows how tissues and organs are functioning.

Lat

Term for a side view, especially in X-rays or scans, highlighting structures in a plane parallel to the ground; offers a different perspective from the first definition.

Ba

Likely an abbreviation for Barium, a radiopaque contrast agent used in radiological imaging to visualize parts of the gastrointestinal tract.

Oscill/o

A combining form representing oscillation, used in terms involving back-and-forth movements.