Read the excerpt from The Code Book. Which questions best help the reader understand the
point that "information is the most valuable commodity"
today? Select 3 options.
What kind of information is the author talking about?
What does the word "commodity" mean?
How do I file my taxes online?
What role does digital information play in society?
Just as Whit Diffie predicted in the early 1970s, we are
now entering the Information Age, a postindustrial era in
which information is the most valuable commodity. The
exchange of digital information has become an integral
part of our society. Already, tens of millions of e-mails
are sent each day, and electronic mail will soon become
more popular than conventional mail. The Internet, still in
its infancy, has provided the infrastructure for the digital
marketplace, and e-commerce is thriving. Money is
flowing through cyberspace, and it is estimated that
every day half the world's Gross Domestic Product
travels through the Society for Worldwide Interbank
Financial Telecommunications network. In the future,
democracies that favor referenda will begin to have on-
line voting, and governments will use the Internet to help
administer their countries, offering facilities such as on-
line tax declarations,
Do all companies accept online payments?
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