Today, Software Comprises a Larger Percentage of the Cost of Modern

Multiple Choice

Today, software comprises a larger percentage of the cost of modern computer systems than it did in the early 1950s. Which of the following reasons account(s) for this development?

A) Hardware costs have decreased.
B) Hardware performance has increased.
C) Software has become increasingly complex.
D) Building software applications remains slow, complex, and error-prone.
E) All of the above