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AWork needing years on a PC can finish in hours
BWork needing hours on a PC then needs years
CWork takes the same time but costs much less
DWork must be split among many separate offices
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Work needing years on a PC can finish in hours
1. Most workers spend their days at powerful desktop computers, while some problems go to specialized supercomputer centres.
2. Tasks that would take years on a personal computer can be completed in just hours on a supercomputer.
3. Companies can rent time to run projects from those special supercomputer centres.
4. The gain is in elapsed time rather than in cost alone.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13.1 Transforming Businesses through Information_
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