The internet allows people to access only the information they want, a broadcast technique called
A) data mining.
B) data processing.
C) information pull.
D) information push.
E) information overload.

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The term "information pull" refers to the practice of users actively seeking out and accessing the information they want from the internet. This is in contrast to "information push," which involves broadcasting information to a large audience without specific targeting. While data mining and processing can be used to analyze and categorize information on the internet, they don't describe the way in which users access that information. Information overload, meanwhile, refers to the issue of being overwhelmed by too much information, which is a separate concern from the access method itself.

The Internet Allows People to Access Only the Information They