Tom was trying to lose some weight prior to his wedding, so he decided what he wanted to look like for his special day and then decided what weight-loss program he was going to follow. This is an example of ____________.
A)backtracking
B)the depth-first search algorithm
C)parallel processing
D)the means-end analysis

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This is an example of means-end analysis, where Tom identified his goal (looking a certain way for his wedding) and then selected a means to achieve that goal (following a weight-loss program). Backtracking, the depth-first search algorithm, and parallel processing are not relevant to this situation.

Tom Was Trying to Lose Some Weight Prior to His