"There are no longer mature industries; rather, there are mature ways of doing business," he is referring to the high demand of creativity and innovation in the market

Acomputer is a multipurpose device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored . the processing unit of most modern computers is a(n) . the instructions that tell a computer how to carry out a task are referred to as computer , which are distributed as software. computers run three main types of software: software, system software, and development tools. an example of system software is a computer system, which is essentially the master controller for all the activities that a digital device performs. digital devices are constructed using tiny electronic components that represent data bits as electrical signals. the system unit houses the system board, which contains several circuits made from semiconducting materials. computers come in three popular form factors: component, , and slate. many of today's digital devices operate on battery power supplied by ion batteries. battery life and lifespan can be extended by following good battery management practices.

Write a program that reads a set of floating-point values. ask the user to enter the values, then print • the average of the values. • the smallest of the values. • the largest of the values. • the range, that is the difference between the smallest and largest. of course, you may only prompt for the values once.

These statements describe lists in presentation programs: a. bullets can be turned off and on. b. bullets cannot be turned off. c. bullet styles, colors, and sizes can be changed. d. lists don't have to use bullets or numbers. e. numbering styles, colors, and sizes can be changed. f. numbers can be turned off and on. g. numbers cannot be turned off. select all that apply