Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 11 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 224-226): 6 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: What kind of crisis are marketing specialists going through?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: They are going through a crisis of indecision.
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Ερώτηση: What aren't these specialists sure of?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: They are not sure what equipment they need and how to use it.
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Ερώτηση: What will happen to many companies that fail to adopt new technology?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: They will lose considerable ground to competitors that use microcomputers to give themselves an edge.
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Ερώτηση: What can a PC communicate with?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: A PC can communicate with an existing mainframe.
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Ερώτηση: What do most first-time users find out as soon as they get a PC?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: They find out that the PC is not compatible with the company's main computer.
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Ερώτηση: Why is consistency in hardware essential?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Because it permits future networking and the sharing of corporate information.
Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:
Ερώτηση: Put the verbs in the brackets in their correct form and add the prepositions needed. a. Many companies fail new technology because of indecision. (adopt) b. The company has bought a PC. They it in accountancy. (use) c. Tom hasn't succeeded a job yet. (find) d. I congratulated him the job. (get) e. A PC can ___ an existing mainframe. (communicate)
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. fail to adopt. b. use / are using. c. hasn't succeeded in finding. d. congratulated him on getting. e. can communicate with.
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Ερώτηση: Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (more than one possibilities). a. Marketing specialists through a crisis of indecision nowadays. (go) b. Many companies that have failed to adopt new technology considerable ground to competitors. (lose) c. I'll give you the address when I a house to live in. (find) d. He will not start the new programme until he another PC. (buy) e. As he is a first-time user he ___ his PC well. (not operate)
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. are going / go. b. lose/have lost. c. find. d. buys. e. does not operate.
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Ερώτηση: Match the word in column A with its correct definition in column B. 1. department 2. critical 3. main 4. personal 5. increase 6. communicate 7. adopt 8. compatible — with: a. very serious b. make or become larger in amount or number c. accept d. section e. most important, essential, basic f. contact g. concerning, belonging to, or for the use of a particular person h. that can exist or work together with another.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: 1-d (department = section) · 2-a (critical = very serious) · 3-e (main = most important, essential) · 4-g (personal = for the use of a particular person) · 5-b (increase = make/become larger) · 6-f (communicate = contact) · 7-c (adopt = accept) · 8-h (compatible = can work together with another).
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Ερώτηση: Complete the table below. VERB / NOUN — sense/… · …/information · fail/… · conduct/… · …/equipment · adopt/… · …/competitor · communicate/… · …/user · increase/… · …/facility · permit/… .
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: sense/sensation(sense) · equip/equipment · fail/failure · conduct/conduct · adopt/adoption · compete/competitor · communicate/communication · use/user · increase/increase · facilitate/facility · permit/permission.
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Ερώτηση: Read the text again and find what or who the words in bold print refer to. e.g. While THEY sense that information technology... → answer: Marketing specialists. a. ...THEY are unsure of... (line 2) b. ...what equipment THEY need and how to use IT. (line 5) c. ...to give THEMSELVES an edge. (line 7) d. THE FIRST is: (line 12) e. ...IT can communicate with an existing mainframe. (line 15) f. ...THEY get a PC, only to find that... (line 20) g. ...IT is not compatible with the company's main computer. (line 22)
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. they = marketing specialists. b. they = marketing specialists / it = equipment. c. themselves = companies (that fail to adopt new technology). d. the first = the first critical question. e. it = a personal microcomputer (PC). f. they = (first-time) users. g. it = the PC.
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