Instituto Universitario Aeronutico - Facultad de Ciencias de la Administracin

Ingeniera de Sistemas
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Prueba de Suficiencia en Comprensin Lectora en Ingls

IMPORTANTE:
Las respuestas deben darse en Espaol, excepto que se especifique lo contrario.
No se permite el uso de diccionarios o de otro tipo de dispositivo de traduccin.

Texto 1: India Underdeveloped Country to Computer-Developed Nation (50 puntos)

Actividades de Pre Lectura

Observe el texto prestando atencin a la organizacin del mismo.

Basndose en la fuente, la grfica, las imgenes, las siglas, el ttulo y los conocimientos
propios de su carrera, elabore una hiptesis de lectura.

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Actividades de Lectura (Base sus respuestas en lo explicitado en el texto)

A) Scanning (4x2=8 pts.)
1) Relacione los siguientes lenguajes de programacin con el texto:
Logo ..
BASIC ...
Pascal ...
2) A qu hace referencia two-thirds? (lnea 14) ..
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3) Extienda la sigla TCS Qu representa? Por qu se la nombra?
...
...

4) Explique la relacin entre1992 y 44.7. ..

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B) Responda las siguientes preguntas. (7x2=14 pts.)

1) En trminos de poblacin, cmo est considerada la India? ...

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2) De acuerdo al texto Cul es la fama que se ha ganado India en los ltimos aos?
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3) A India le preocupa que sus graduados se vayan del pas. Cmo lo evitar?
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4) Programacin es una materia muy importante en las escuelas de la India. D razones.

5) Vincule estas tres frases en una oracin que exprese el sentido dado en el texto: student generation,
Indian business community y foreign countries.
...
...

6) Mencione las expectativas futuras de TCS.

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7) Explique por qu TCS es importante para India y de qu manera el xito de TCS beneficiar a la
India. ...

C) Diga a qu hacen referencia las siguientes expresiones. (2x2=4 pts.)

9 that reason(lnea 4):
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9 this educational emphasis(lnea 8):

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D) D un equivalente en espaol de estas frases: (6x2=12 pts.)

Ingls

Equivalente en espaol

Worlds brightest mathematicians

...

Computer-literate students

...

Technology-based industries

...

Domestic software market

...

Total export revenue

...

Computer-developed country

..

E) Complete las oraciones con la palabra apropiada. (4x1=4 pts.)

underdeveloped

developing

development

developed

The term .. country is used to describe countries that have a high standard of
living according to some criteria.

 The vocational training program is a key project to improve the economically .. area,
where 56 % of girls are illiterate.
Our services for software .. in India extends to third party software
implementations and maintenance services.
A country: a country evolving from an agricultural and mining economy to
an industrialised one.

Actividades de Post-Lectura: En base a lo expresado en el texto, elabore un prrafo que vincule a

India con el mercado tecnolgico. (8 pts.)

Texto 2: Personnel Department (50 puntos)

Actividades de Pre Lectura

Observe el texto prestando atencin a la organizacin del mismo.

Basndose en la fuente, la introduccin y los conocimientos propios de su carrera,
elabore una hiptesis de lectura.

Actividades de Lectura
1) Grafique un diagrama teniendo en cuenta los puestos y responsabilidades del 2do nivel de
management. (8x2.5=20 pts.)
DIRECTOR de PERSONAL

2) A qu se refieren las expresiones que aparecen en negrita en el texto? (8x0.5= 4 pts.)

you .......
its

our
we
this .
She
us ..................................................................
here ..................................................................

3) Explique lo siguiente: (8x2=16 pts.)

a. Qu se dice del 3 nivel de management en el texto?
...
b. Qu cantidad de hombres y mujeres forman el 1er y 2do nivel de management?
.
c. Qu se dice acerca del cargo de Training and Developer Manager?
..................................................................................................................................................
d. Policy-making meetings significa ....
e. Union-management relations significa.
f. Qu razones se ofrecen para justificar que training and development are both very important
to us here at Rossoman?
...
g. La expresin in brief cumple la funcin de ...
h. En relacin a qu se menciona the current recession?
..

Actividades de Post Lectura: En un prrafo escriba un resumen del texto con las ideas principales
y la intencin del autor (para qu fue escrito el texto) (10 pts.)
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Texto 1

India:UnderdevelopedCountrytoComputerDevelopedNation

India, the second most densely populated country in the world, is

consideredanunderdevelopedcountry.However,Indiadoeshavea
fine reputation for developing some of the worlds brightest
mathematicians, scientists, and computer programmers. For that

reason, India is anxious to attract competitive computer businesses

sothesepromisingscholarswillstayinIndia.PublicschoolsinIndia
stress computer programming education from the elementary levels (Logo programming) to
the high school levels (BASIC and Pascal programming). With this educational emphasis on

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programming, Indians hope that this current generation of computerliterate students will
createagreatdemandforcomputers.UntilthisstudentgenerationjoinstheIndianbusiness
community, there will be a tremendous need for foreign countries to develop technology
basedindustries.
Asaresultofmanyyearsofgovernment restrictions,twothirdsof
all software programs in India are used illegally. One company that is

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making an impact on the domestic software market is Tata

ConsultancyServices(TCS).In1992,TCS,anIndiandevelopedsoftware
company,earned$44.7milliondollarsintotalexportrevenue.ThegoalofTCSistobecomethe
topsoftwareproducerinIndiaandthentobecomeamajorexportertoothercountries.TCSis
making a commitment to use Indian knowledge and labour to change India from an

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underdevelopedcountrytoacomputerdevelopedcountry.

Source: Adapted from Ranade, J. Report from India, Byte, March 1993 and Software from
India? Yes, Its for Real, Business Week, January 18, 1993, p.77.

Glosario
Develop: desarrollar
Bright: brillante
Join: unir
Need: necesidad
High: alto

Literacy: alfabetismo
Revenue: ganancia
Commitment: compromiso
Knowledge: conocimiento
Foreign: extranjero
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Texto 2
The Personnel Director of Rossomon explains the
structure and organization of the Personnel
Department to a new member of the team.

Jan: As you know, my name is Janet Morgan but everybody calls me Jan. In
this meeting Im going to explain the structure of the department. If you have
any questions, feel free to interrupt.
Paul: Right. Fine.
Jan: As you can see on this chart here, I head the department. Now, whats
involved in heading the department? Well, I act as a spokesperson for the
department in all our senior management discussions, as well as in policymaking meetings. I am also responsible for co-ordinating the work of the
personnel team. So, in brief, those are my two functions representing the
Personnel Department and co-ordinating its activities.
Now, moving on to the second level on the chart, as you can see, there are
four managers who report to me. Lets take them individually. First, there is
our Recruitment and Selection Manager. Shes responsible for maintaining
contact within the community in order to look for manpower according to our
needs. Next we have the Compensation and Benefits Manager. He handles the
companys employee benefit programme primarily health insurance and
pension plans. Then we have the Training and Development Manager, whos
in charge of skill training and management development. The post is currently
vacant but we are, at the moment, advertising in the national press, so we hope
to find someone soon. By the way, training and development are both very
important for us here at Rossoman. Part of our policy here has been to offer
opportunities for personal development. And, despite the current recession,
this will continue.
And finally, theres our Employee Relations Manager. She deals with the
relationship between management and employees and advises us, that is the
organization, on all aspects of union-management relations.
Paul: Oh, I have a question. You mentioned union-management relations
Which unions are active here?
Jan: Good question! Let me answer that question when I finish presenting the
third level on the chart here. Each of these managers is supported by an
individual or a small team..
Source: Developing Business Contacts Prentice Hall,1999.