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"Achievements of the computer revolution thus far extend from the first commercial mainframe, the Univac I introduced in 1954, to the iPhone 6, introduced in September 2014. The rapid development of computing has brought together not just new ideas but ultimately a complete change in how people communicate and obtain information. . . ."The computing revolution has brought a new level of convenience, connectivity, and collaboration to at least 80 percent of the population. A farmer who has a smartphone today has better and faster access to a wide variety of information than a university professor did only two decades ago."-Source: Robert J. Gordon, economist, The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War, 2016The pattern described in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following long-term developments?

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