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UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y HUMANIDADES CATEDRA DE INGLES TECNICO Curso: Inglés para Informática I (Código 0997) Tarea No 1 (Unidades 1-9) I Cuatrimestre 2018 Nombre del estudiante: ______________________ N° cédula: __________ Centro Universitario: ___________________ Puntos obtenidos: ____/ 36points Porcentaje: ______ / 20% Calificación: General instructions:  Read each exercise carefully.  Complete the exercises in the space given. Do not add any extra pages.  All answers must be written in English: pay close attention to your handwriting and spelling PART I.

READING COMPREHENSION

19 POINTS

Read the following text. Answer the questions below. THE INTERNET OF THINGS What if those new jeans you’ve just bought start tweeting about your location? It sounds bizarre, but it’s possible, if they are equipped with a tiny RFID device, your location could be revealed without you knowing about it. This technology is just one of the current ways of allowing physical objects to go online, the socalled Internet of Things. The Internet of Things, shortened to IoT, is the integration of the physical world with the virtual world of Internet. Objects such as your car, house, clothes, fridge or family pet are electronically tagged with important information and then can be connected to the Internet through remote, contact-less technology. Those in favor of the IoT claim that interconnectivity would allow us to locate and monitor everything, everywhere and at any time. Imagine a smart building where you know how many people are inside just by detecting movement with motion-sensitive lights. This could help save lives in an emergency. But as more objects become part of the digital world, there is growing debate over the benefits of smart technology versus the lack of privacy. The European Commission has established a framework to safeguard consumer privacy as industries develop this technology further. Within the retail industry, a number of stores have started using RFID tags to check and track stock more easily. However, some people are worried that the RFID reader being used by a shop employee to check the number of pairs of jeans could also read the data on a customer’s driving license, for example, if it contained a RFID chip. This could

lead to identity theft. If the tag is not removed at the checkout, the item could be tracked on the street. Once the tag is thrown away, it can still be scanned, allowing someone to get an idea of your shopping habits. Supporters of the IoT point out that in our already digital and high-tech society your mobile phone operator and bank know much more about your life than your partner does and it is certainly more critical information than the type of jeans you wear. Source – BBC News – © 2011 BBC A. Read the following statements and write X on the column for TRUE or FALSE. If it is false write the correct information in the spaced provided. 5 points, 1 point each correct answer. TRUE

FALSE

CORRECTIONS

1. You are always aware that RFID tags are communicating your location. 2. The Internet of Things means everyday objects and items can be connected to the Internet. 3. The European Commission is against the development of RFID technology.

B. Read the following words from the text. Write the suffix of each word on the space provided. 4 points, 1 point each correct answer. tweeting

4.

possible

5.

scanned

6.

location

7.

C. Read the following sentences and complete each one using the relative pronoun: where, who, which. 3 points, 1 point each correct answer. 8. The RFID is a device ______________ can be used in clothes to find your location. 9. Physical objects can be tagged on the internet ______________others can find your personal information. 10. There are lots of people ______________ are against of this new technology.

D. Based on the previous text, classify the words, into NOUN, VERB, or ADJECTIVE. 7 points, 1 point each correct answer. WORD

CLASSIFICATION

bizarre

1.

claim

2.

item

3.

physical

4.

tag

5.

street

6.

imagine

7.

PART II.

COMPLETION

17 POINTS

A. Read the following descriptions. Complete each one using a word from the WORD BANK. Use the words only once. 13 points, 1 point each correct answer. WORD BANK memory

loudspeakers

voice recognition

hard-drive

flash memory

central processing unit

microphone

graphics

fan

inkjet printer

mouse

LCD

keyboard Input:

Your

1._______________________

and

2._______________________for example, are just input units: ways of getting information

into

your

computer

that

it

can

process.

If

you

use

a

3._______________________ and 4._______________________software, that’s another form of sound input.

Memory/storage: Your computer probably stores all your documents and files on

a

5._______________________:

a

huge

magnetic

6._______________________ But smaller, computer-based devices like digital cameras

and

cellphones

use

other

kinds

of

storage

such

as

7._______________________cards.

Processing:

Your the

computer’s

processor

(sometimes

known

as

8._______________________) is a microchip buried deep inside. It works amazingly hard and gets incredibly hot in the process. That’s why your computer has a little 9._______________________ overheating!

blowing

away:

to

stop

its

brain

from

Output: Your computer probably has an 10._______________________screen capable of displaying high-resolution 11._______________________, and probably also stereo 12. _______________________. You may have an 13._______________________on your desk to make a more permanent form of output. B. Complete the sentences using the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective given in parenthesis. 4 points, 1 point each correct answer. It is 14._______________ (cheap) to install a computer by yourself. Installing a computer by yourself is 15.__________________ (advantageous) than purchasing a computer that is already built. The parts of the computer are 16._____________________ (expensive) if they are used. Computer stores can sell used parts that are as 17._______________________ (good) as new parts....