Why was the launch of the Sputnik satellite significant in the development of computer technology?
A. The news of its success resulted in the U.S. funding many computer research programs.
B. It proved that computer research was affordable.
C. It convinced people that the U.S. was way ahead of the U.S.S.R. in technology.
D. It convinced scientists that it was more practical to work on computers than to go to outer space.