Multiple choice technology web 2.0

The most popular Twitter client, TweetDeck works in multiple platforms (e.g. Linux, Mac, Windows) as it is developed in

  1. Tcl/TK

  2. Java Swings

  3. Adobe AIR

  4. Visual Basic
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Adobe AIR enables cross-platform desktop applications by packaging web technologies (HTML/JS/Flash) with a native runtime environment. TweetDeck was famously built on AIR to run identically on Linux, Mac, and Windows without writing platform-specific code for each OS.

AI explanation

TweetDeck's correct answer is Adobe AIR. Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a cross-platform runtime that lets developers build desktop applications using web technologies (HTML/JS/Flash) that run identically on Windows, Mac, and Linux — exactly why early TweetDeck could ship one codebase across all three OSes. Tcl/Tk is a scripting/GUI toolkit rarely used for consumer social apps. Java Swing is cross-platform too but was not TweetDeck's actual framework. Visual Basic is Windows-only and could not produce a Mac/Linux client, ruling it out immediately.

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