Amelia wanted to purchase a nice watch for her husband, but she was overwhelmed by the amount of information available on the internet for this product. she visited one website that offered a service that would do the searching and comparisons for her, so she decided to use it. the service amelia used is referred to as a(n)
a. minimizerb. shopping botc. search engined. personal data assistante. internet organizer

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