Survey of Operating Systems
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260493863
Author: Holcombe, Jane
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 1, Problem 3MCQ
Introduced in 1983, this application
- a. Microsoft Word
- b. VisiCalc
- c. BASIC
- d. PC DOS
- e. Lotus 1-2-3
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