John is evaluating the new system of computing that has just been installed in his firm.The new ________ computing has extended computing to various departments,workgroups,factory floors,and other parts of the business that could not be served by the centralized architecture that was replaced with this new system.
A)client/server
B)mainframe
C)PDA
D)customer/client

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The phrase "centralized architecture" suggests that the previous system was a mainframe, which is a type of centralized computing. The new system is described as being able to serve various parts of the business that were previously unable to be served, which indicates a client/server architecture. Therefore, option A, client/server, is the best choice. PDA and customer/client are not relevant to the description.

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