Which occurrence is a possible harmful side effect of this trend in information management?

In the early 1940s, a team of Harvard graduate students and IBM engineers built Mark I, the first electromechanical computer; its use expanded from government to business, and, in the 1990s, to the home. Computers have made it possible to gather, store, and distribute information faster than ever before in history.

Which occurrence is a possible harmful side effect of this trend in information management?
A . Emergency and police responses have speeded up.
B . Library records are more easily stored.
C . Telephone service is provided through push-button choices.
D . The printing costs of some magazines have remained unchanged.
E . Access to too much information can stall decision-making.

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Answer: E