VICERRECTORÍA ACADÉMICA

PROGRAMA DE INGLÉS SET D

Inglés I, código 61201 sección 934

ENGLISH 1 - READING COMPREHENSION TEST

Reading Text: “Integrated software”

STUDENT’S NAME: HERNÁN QUEZADA FUENTEALBA CAREER: ING.CIV.INDUST. DATE16/10/2022

TEACHER’S NAME: MARGORIE RIVERA SCORE: ............ / 30 Pts. GRADE: ...............

I) Read each statement and circle True (T), False (F). Correct the FALSE sentences. (1 pt. each/7 pts)
REMEMBER THAT YOUR FALSE RESPONSES WILL NOT BE SCORED WITHOUT PROPER CORRECTION.

STATEMENT CORRECTION
1. T F People rely on computers to help them in their TRUE – COMPUTERS ARE TODAY A
everyday activities. NECESSITY FOR EVERY FAMILY.
2. T F The business office set can help workers to FALSE – THE TOOL THE PEOPLE USE IS
THE SOFTWARE’S OFFICE SUITE, NOT
exchange information quickly and easily.
EVERY OFFICE HAS ONE.
3. T F According to the text most of us are so dependent TRUE – AND IT WILL ONLY GET MORE
on technology that it's become an integral part of AND MORE IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS.
our lives.
4. T F One of the most well-known examples of an TRUE – THERE WERE OTHER SUITES
BEFORE, TODAY MS OFFICE IS THE
integrated software suite is Microsoft Office. KING OF THE HILL.
5. T F There is just one type of integrated software. FALSE – THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS,
HOWEVER SOME BETTER THAN
OTHERS.
6 T F Programs are created according to different TRUE – AND IN TIME THEY KEEP
ADDING MORE FUNCTIONALITY
needs.
7. T F This article is about different computer models. FALSE – ITS ABOUT COMPUTER
SOFTWARE.

II) Read the article again and answer the following questions. Give full responses. (1 pt. each/5 pts)
1) How is integrated software defined?
ITS SOFTWARE THAT IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND SHARE INFORMATION ACROSS DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND
FORMATS, THIS WAY YOU CAN INTEGRATE DATABASES, LINKS, FILES, ETC FROM ONE SOFTWARE TO ANOTHER IN A
SIMPLE WAY.

2) Why do many people rely on computer technology?

BECAUSE COMPUTERS ARE ALLOWING COMMON NORMAL ACTIVITIES USUALLY DONE BY HUMANS IN THE PAST GET
MOVED AND AUTOMATED ON COMPUTERS, EXPANDING THE FRONTIER OF POSSIBILITIES OF THINGS ONE CAN DO.

3) When did the integration of powerful business software occurred?

THE BIGGEST INTEGRATION HAPPENED WHEN MS OFFICE AND LOTUS OFFICE SUITS APPEARED ON THE MARKET (97),
WICH IS THE CONTINUATION OF INDEPENDENT SOFTWARES THAT GREW IN UTILITY AND POWER SINCE THE LATE
80’S.

4) Do American people use computers at home?

OF COURSE, LIKE PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

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5) In your opinion, what is the main idea you can get from the article?
IT’S AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATED INFORMATION ON SOFTWARES AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED
ON THE PAST 4 DECADES TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER AND EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AND SHARE INFORMATION.

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 III) Write two examples in each category. (0.5 pt. /3 pts.)

Categories Example n.1 Example n. 2

1. Business office set
2. Lawyer´s office set
3. Home office set
SHARING INFORMATION USING EMBEDDED LINKS
ACCESS TO PRIVATE INTEGRATING THE LAW AND THE
INFORMATION DIRECTIVES OF IT
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET FOR SHARING OF PICTURES, STORIES
FUN AND PHOTOS.

IV) Assign numbers to the following ideas from the text (1-5). Order them as they appear in the text.
(1 pt. each/5 pts.)

a) 3 A variety of manufacturers offer these integrated software packages, and each has its own
unique advantages depending on the needs of its targeted customer.
b) 5 Back in the late 90’s, my company used Lotus Smart Suite.
c) 1 People rely on computers when they go shopping.
d) 4 The integration of powerful business software occurred in the late twentieth century. In the
early 1980s.
e) 2 One type of integrated software is the business office suite, which is now a staple in many home
offices, small businesses, and large enterprises.

V) Write your own affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using the following verbs.
Use the simple present tense. (1 pt. each/5 pts.)

TYPE OF SENTENCE VERB YOU HAVE TO USE WRITE YOUR SENTENCE HERE
AFFIRMATIVE Require YES, WE DO REQUIRE PERMISSION TO DO THAT GAME.
NEGATIVE Go shopping NO, WE CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER, WE HAVE TO GO
SHOPPING!
AFFIRMATIVE Create INDEED WE DO NEED TO CREATE A LARGER POOL OF
GENES!
INTERROGATIVE Describe ARE YOU SURE THAT WE NEED TO CRAFT THAT PIECE WITH THOSE
MATERIALS? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME WORK RIGHT??
NEGATIVE Allow I DON’T THINK ITS GONNA BE POSSIBLE TO LET YOU BRING
YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER TO OUR PARTY, I’M SORRY.

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VI) Complete the statements with a word or expression from the box. There are extra
words/expressions you do not need to use. (1 pt. each/5 pts.)

Integrated software – Platform – Function of software – operating system – spreadsheets

– scripting languages – businesses – population – entertainment- World's population

1. The real needs of the POPULATION are not even addressed.

2. An OPERATING SYSTEM is a collection of software designed to work similar programs.
3. She stepped off the train onto the PLATFORM .
4. The INTEGRATED SOFTWARE included the detection and analysis of cloud data, cloud
data storage, cloud data queries, intelligent robot service consultant, and location of
the user
5. The company is growing into a large-scale PLATFORM that employs hundreds of
people.

DO YOUR BEST AND GOOD LUCK!

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