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Comentadas sobre preposições | prepositions em inglês
Foram encontradas 503 questões
Ano: 2016
Banca:
NUCEPE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Teresina - PI
Prova:
NUCEPE - 2016 - Prefeitura de Teresina - PI - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q730035
Inglês
Texto associado
Read text 2 and answer the question according to it.
TEXT 2
GOOGLE HAS REFUSED GOVERNMENT
DEMANDS TO TAKE DOWN A
GAY MUSIC VIDEO IN KENYA
Kenya’s attempt to stop people from
watching a music video celebrating gay
couples is backfiring. Three weeks after
trying to ban a local rap artist’s remake of
Same Love, (1)__________ Macklemore
and Ryan Lewis, Google Kenya has refused
to pull the video from YouTube, where it has
now been viewed (2)____________ 140,000
times. Kenyan regulators banned the video
in late February, claiming that the content
threatens to turn the country
(3)___________ “Sodom and Gomorrah”
and declaring that anyone caught distributing
it would be punished. But the agency that
banned it also retweeted a link to it—which
ended up bringing more attention to Kenya’s
nascent gay rights campaign. (…)
Source: http://qz.com/638461/google-hasrefused-government-demands-to-take-downa-gay-music-video-in-kenya
(adapted).
Access: March 22nd, 2016.
The suitable prepositions to fill in blanks 1, 2
and 3 in text 2 are respectively
Ano: 2016
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
Instituto Rio Branco
Prova:
CESPE / CEBRASPE - 2016 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata - Prova 2 |
Q689373
Inglês
Decide whether the following statements, concerning the grammatical and semantic aspects of text III, are right (C) or wrong (E).
If “yardstick” (l.2) is replaced by criterion in the text, it would
be necessary to change the preposition following it — “of” —
in order to maintain grammatical accuracy.
Ano: 2013
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
ANVISA
Prova:
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Especialista em Regulação - Vigilância Sanitária - Conhecimentos Gerais - Todas as Áreas |
Q642190
Inglês
Read the paragraph below and choose the alternative that fills in correctly and respectively the blanks below.
“Ketamine, ________ is also a drug used recreationally to achieve a sort ______ “out of body” high, “is not ______ all ready for prime time”, said Dr. James Murrough, an associate professor of psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. But it is approved ______ use in anesthesia, so it’s available legally. And years of small and preliminary trials have offered tantalizing evidence of its powerful and fast-acting antidepressant effect ______ patients whose depression has failed to yield to other treatments.”
Ketamine: a potential rescue drug for depression takes a step forward. Available in: http://www.latimes.com
Ano: 2013
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
ANVISA
Prova:
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Especialista em Regulação - Vigilância Sanitária - Conhecimentos Gerais - Todas as Áreas |
Q642184
Inglês
Read the text below and choose the alternative that fills in correctly and respectively the blanks.
What Food Labels Really Mean
Walk _______ any supermarket and you’ll find rows of packaged foods boasting how healthy they are. _______ “fat-free” to “natural” _______ “helps your immune system”, front-ofthe-box labels may give the appearance _______ good nutrition, but the reality is a bit more complicated. Unlike the Nutrition Facts panel, which is tightly regulated, front-of-the-package food labels aren’t as closely monitored. ________ addition, food companies tend ________ “stretch the envelope” of what’s permitted, says Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health _________ New York University. The result, she says: “Many of the health claims you see are misleading.”
Available in: http://health.usnews.comnews
Q609136
Inglês
Complete the sentences with on, in or at:
Please write your name _____ block capitals.
The train was travelling _____ 120 miles an hour.
Look! That car is _____ fire.
The correct sequence is:
Please write your name _____ block capitals.
The train was travelling _____ 120 miles an hour.
Look! That car is _____ fire.
The correct sequence is:
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
AEB
Prova:
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Tecnologista Júnior - Desenvolvimento Tecnológico |
Q483833
Inglês
Read the text below and choose the alternative that fills in correctly and respectively the blanks.
A pair ____ astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday ____ a planned 6.5-hour spacewalk to perform maintenance work including putting an old cooling pump into storage.
Available in: http://www.theguardian.com
A pair ____ astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Tuesday ____ a planned 6.5-hour spacewalk to perform maintenance work including putting an old cooling pump into storage.
Available in: http://www.theguardian.com
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
AEB
Prova:
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Tecnologista Júnior - Desenvolvimento Tecnológico |
Q483829
Inglês
Read the sentence below and then choose the alternative that fills in correctly the blank.
“____ October 8th , interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously.”
Available in: http://www.livescience.com
“____ October 8th , interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously.”
Available in: http://www.livescience.com
Ano: 2014
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
AEB
Provas:
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Analista em C&T - Gestão Administrativa - Pleno 1
|
CETRO - 2014 - AEB - Tecnologista - Desenvolvimento Técnológico - Pleno 1 |
Q482189
Inglês
Choose the alternative that fills in correctly and respectively the blanks in the sentences below with the missing preposition.
The Boomerang Nebula, a strange and extremely frigid object 5,000 light years away, gradually gives up its secrets
Space is cold. Very cold. ______ 1 fact, empty space, far ______ 2 any star or other hot object, is about -270 degrees C.
While downright frigid – a temperature low enough to freeze hydrogen ______ 3 Earth – that's still about 2.7 degrees ______ 4 absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature. The source _______ 5 those couple ________ 6 degrees is primordial: the leftover glow _______ 7 the big bang that gave birth _______ 8 our universe.
The entire cosmos is bathed ________ 9 this radiation, called the cosmic microwave background. As a result, it's hard to avoid this bit of heat, meaning that _______ 10 most of the cosmos, -270 degrees is as cold as it gets.
The Boomerang Nebula, a strange and extremely frigid object 5,000 light years away, gradually gives up its secrets
Space is cold. Very cold. ______ 1 fact, empty space, far ______ 2 any star or other hot object, is about -270 degrees C.
While downright frigid – a temperature low enough to freeze hydrogen ______ 3 Earth – that's still about 2.7 degrees ______ 4 absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature. The source _______ 5 those couple ________ 6 degrees is primordial: the leftover glow _______ 7 the big bang that gave birth _______ 8 our universe.
The entire cosmos is bathed ________ 9 this radiation, called the cosmic microwave background. As a result, it's hard to avoid this bit of heat, meaning that _______ 10 most of the cosmos, -270 degrees is as cold as it gets.
Ano: 2015
Banca:
RBO
Órgão:
CIJUN - SP
Prova:
RBO - 2015 - CIJUN - Analista Administrativo Compras e Licitações (Pleno) |
Q481073
Inglês
Read the sentences below:
I. The disadvantage OF working as an actor is that you can’t find a steady job.
II. We have just received an invitation TO her wedding.
III. The greatest difference BETWEEN both restaurants is their prices.
IV. Would you like to come FOR a walk? V. She lost weight after she went ON a severe diet.
Choose the only correct option, considering the use of correct prepositions:
I. The disadvantage OF working as an actor is that you can’t find a steady job.
II. We have just received an invitation TO her wedding.
III. The greatest difference BETWEEN both restaurants is their prices.
IV. Would you like to come FOR a walk? V. She lost weight after she went ON a severe diet.
Choose the only correct option, considering the use of correct prepositions:
Q478523
Inglês
Read the three sentences below and choose the preposition which fills the three gaps correctly:
Can you see her? She’s standing____ the door.
His car was broken, so he got home_____ taxi.
Celebrities get emails and letters____ the thousands or even millions!
Can you see her? She’s standing____ the door.
His car was broken, so he got home_____ taxi.
Celebrities get emails and letters____ the thousands or even millions!
Ano: 2013
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
ANVISA
Provas:
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Analista Administrativo - Conhecimentos Gerais - Todas as Áreas
|
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Analista Administrativo - Área 3 |
Q338050
Inglês
Read the sentence below, considering the context of the text, and choose the alternative that best fills in correctly and respectively the blanks.
“When we eat, the food is _________ down into glucose (blood sugar), the body’s main energy source. As blood flows through the pancreas, this organ detects the high levels of glucose and knows to release insulin, a hormone that it produces in order to allow the cells _____________ the body to use the glucose. The cells have insulin receptors that allow glucose to enter. Then the cell either uses the glucose to make energy right away or __________ it as a future energy source.”
“When we eat, the food is _________ down into glucose (blood sugar), the body’s main energy source. As blood flows through the pancreas, this organ detects the high levels of glucose and knows to release insulin, a hormone that it produces in order to allow the cells _____________ the body to use the glucose. The cells have insulin receptors that allow glucose to enter. Then the cell either uses the glucose to make energy right away or __________ it as a future energy source.”
Ano: 2013
Banca:
CETRO
Órgão:
ANVISA
Provas:
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Analista Administrativo - Conhecimentos Gerais - Todas as Áreas
|
CETRO - 2013 - ANVISA - Analista Administrativo - Área 3 |
Q338047
Inglês
Read the text below and choose the alternative that fills in correctly and respectively the blanks.
Ano: 2012
Banca:
Makiyama
Órgão:
CPTM
Provas:
Makiyama - 2012 - CPTM - Analista Administrativo Júnior
|
Makiyama - 2012 - CPTM - Analista de Recursos Humanos Júnior - Administração de Empresas |
Makiyama - 2012 - CPTM - Advogado Júnior |
Makiyama - 2012 - CPTM - Auditor Júnior |
Q328061
Inglês
Texto associado
Generation Y
By Sally Kane, About.com Guide
Born in the mid-1980's and later, Generation Y legal professionals are in their 20s and are just entering the workforce. With numbers estimated as high as 70 million, Generation Y (also -1- as the Millennials) is the fastest growing segment of today's workforce. As law firms compete for available talent, employers cannot ignore the needs, desires and attitudes of this vast generation. Below are a few common traits that define Generation Y.
Tech-Savvy: Generation Y grew up with technology and rely on it to perform their jobs better. Armed with BlackBerrys, laptops, cellphones and other gadgets, Generation Y is plugged-in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This generation prefers to communicate through e-mail and text messaging rather than face-to-face contact and -2- webinars and online technology to traditional lecture-based presentations.
Family-Centric: The fast-track has lost much of its appeal for Generation Y who is willing to trade high pay for fewer billable hours, flexible schedules and a better work/life balance. While older generations may view this attitude as narcissistic or lacking commitment, discipline and drive, Generation Y legal professionals have a different vision of workplace expectations and prioritize family over work.
Achievement-Oriented: Nurtured and pampered -3- parents who did not want to make the mistakes of the previous generation, Generation Y is confident, ambitious and achievement-oriented. They have high expectations of their employers, seek out new challenges and are not afraid to question authority. Generation Y wants meaningful work and a solid learning curve
Team-Oriented: As children, Generation Y participated in team sports, play groups and other group activities. They value teamwork and seek the input and affirmation of others. Part of a no-person-left-behind generation, Generation Y is loyal, committed and wants to be included and involved.
Attention-Craving: Generation Y craves attention in the forms of feedback and guidance. They appreciate being kept in the loop and seek frequent praise and reassurance. Generation Y may benefit greatly from mentors who can help guide and develop their young careers.
Font: http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/Ge...
By Sally Kane, About.com Guide
Born in the mid-1980's and later, Generation Y legal professionals are in their 20s and are just entering the workforce. With numbers estimated as high as 70 million, Generation Y (also -1- as the Millennials) is the fastest growing segment of today's workforce. As law firms compete for available talent, employers cannot ignore the needs, desires and attitudes of this vast generation. Below are a few common traits that define Generation Y.
Tech-Savvy: Generation Y grew up with technology and rely on it to perform their jobs better. Armed with BlackBerrys, laptops, cellphones and other gadgets, Generation Y is plugged-in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This generation prefers to communicate through e-mail and text messaging rather than face-to-face contact and -2- webinars and online technology to traditional lecture-based presentations.
Family-Centric: The fast-track has lost much of its appeal for Generation Y who is willing to trade high pay for fewer billable hours, flexible schedules and a better work/life balance. While older generations may view this attitude as narcissistic or lacking commitment, discipline and drive, Generation Y legal professionals have a different vision of workplace expectations and prioritize family over work.
Achievement-Oriented: Nurtured and pampered -3- parents who did not want to make the mistakes of the previous generation, Generation Y is confident, ambitious and achievement-oriented. They have high expectations of their employers, seek out new challenges and are not afraid to question authority. Generation Y wants meaningful work and a solid learning curve
Team-Oriented: As children, Generation Y participated in team sports, play groups and other group activities. They value teamwork and seek the input and affirmation of others. Part of a no-person-left-behind generation, Generation Y is loyal, committed and wants to be included and involved.
Attention-Craving: Generation Y craves attention in the forms of feedback and guidance. They appreciate being kept in the loop and seek frequent praise and reassurance. Generation Y may benefit greatly from mentors who can help guide and develop their young careers.
Font: http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/Ge...
The word that best complete the gap 3 is:
Ano: 2010
Banca:
ACAPLAM
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Aroeiras - PB
Prova:
ACAPLAM - 2010 - Prefeitura de Aroeiras - PB - Professor - Inglês |
Q263685
Inglês
Texto associado
Indique as alternativas que preenchem corretamente as
lacunas.
lacunas.
There are several important differences _____ cricket and football.
Ano: 2012
Banca:
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão:
Instituto Rio Branco
Prova:
CESPE - 2012 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata - 2ª Etapa |
Q237434
Inglês
Regarding the text, judge if the items below are right (C) or wrong (E).
The relationship the word “within” (L.13) bears with “without” (L.14) is one of opposition.
The relationship the word “within” (L.13) bears with “without” (L.14) is one of opposition.
Q203359
Inglês
Texto associado
Paulo César Nóbrega is one of 40 milion people living with HIV/AIDS. This is story:
Like most young people of my generation, I started using drugs as an adolescent. By the time I was 16, I was taking cannabis, hallucinogens and injecting drugs. Soon, my addiction led me to drug trafficking. Between 1985 and 1993, I was imprisoned in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, where I was diagnosed HIV-positive.
Initially, I was shocked. But I didn't really know what HIV or AIDS were, which is why I continued using drugs and sharing needles with other inmates. We received no guidance or preventive care.
In prison, AIDS first manifested itself through tuberculosis, an illness I suffered from three times. Although I was eventually given anti-retroviral medicines, I continued taking drugs and only restarted the treatment in earnest after abandoning drugs for good in 1999.
At that time, I was a member of a support group in my hometown, the coastal city of São Vicente, and was close to other HIV-positive people. We soon decided to establish the Hipupiara NGO to promote a sense of unity among people living with HIV and to improve their quality of life.
Unfortunately, I suffered a lot of prejudice for being HIV-positive, including from members of my family. I was also denied jobs. Then, in 2001, I started working as a fisherman, a job I retired from in 2005, at 50, due to poor health.
Today, I am free of drugs and am sticking to the treatment. I work as a volunteer for Hipupiara, contacting drug users in the city and referring them to treatment and assistance services.
Thanks to all the information I have accumulated about HIV/AIDS, I can now face and beat prejudice. People infected with HIV and drug users should not close up or avoid talking about their problems; we should help each other so that we can all lead a better life.
Like most young people of my generation, I started using drugs as an adolescent. By the time I was 16, I was taking cannabis, hallucinogens and injecting drugs. Soon, my addiction led me to drug trafficking. Between 1985 and 1993, I was imprisoned in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, where I was diagnosed HIV-positive.
Initially, I was shocked. But I didn't really know what HIV or AIDS were, which is why I continued using drugs and sharing needles with other inmates. We received no guidance or preventive care.
In prison, AIDS first manifested itself through tuberculosis, an illness I suffered from three times. Although I was eventually given anti-retroviral medicines, I continued taking drugs and only restarted the treatment in earnest after abandoning drugs for good in 1999.
At that time, I was a member of a support group in my hometown, the coastal city of São Vicente, and was close to other HIV-positive people. We soon decided to establish the Hipupiara NGO to promote a sense of unity among people living with HIV and to improve their quality of life.
Unfortunately, I suffered a lot of prejudice for being HIV-positive, including from members of my family. I was also denied jobs. Then, in 2001, I started working as a fisherman, a job I retired from in 2005, at 50, due to poor health.
Today, I am free of drugs and am sticking to the treatment. I work as a volunteer for Hipupiara, contacting drug users in the city and referring them to treatment and assistance services.
Thanks to all the information I have accumulated about HIV/AIDS, I can now face and beat prejudice. People infected with HIV and drug users should not close up or avoid talking about their problems; we should help each other so that we can all lead a better life.
(Available in: <
http://www.unodc.org/newsletter/200601/page005.htm...>; Acess in: Mar. 6, 2006.)
“Addiction/ better/itself/among”. The following words can be classified as:
Ano: 2009
Banca:
COSEAC
Órgão:
DATAPREV
Prova:
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Gestão de Pessoas |
Q148636
Inglês
Texto associado
Microsoft to Offer Free Virus Protection Software for
Windows
By Scott Gilbertson November 19, 2008
Microsoft plans to offer Windows users a new antivirus
package designed to protect the OS from viruses, spyware,
rootkits and trojans. The new software is tentatively code-
named Morro, and will be available for free to Windows XP,
Vista and 7 users sometime in the second half of 2009.
The new software will reportedly use very minimal resources,
which means it should work well with older PCs. If fact,
Microsoft says Morro has been specially designed for older
PCs and low-spec machines popular in developing nations. In
addition to its minimal processor demands, Morro has been
developed to use very little bandwidth,making it ideal for those
without broadband connections.
Morro will replace Microsoft's current, paid service, Windows
Live One Care, which has been available on a subscription
basis for $50 per year.
While a free, antivirus solution that ships with Windows would
be a boon for the average user, it could also mean trouble for
third-party software solutions. Given that a bundled solution
could raise antitrust concerns and would no doubt see
competitors like McAfee and Grisoft reaching for the lawyers
Microsoft will be offering Morro as a separate download.
Assuming Morro can deliver decent security it should be a
welcome free addition to Windows, but we don't suggest
throwing away your third-party software just yet. Antivirus
software suites will likely continue to hold an edge over Morro
by offering additional handy tools like password managers,
identity theft protection and browser-based phishing
protection.
Still, if you've been running Windows with no antivirus software
at all,Morrowill no doubt be better than nothing, and it's hard to
argue with free.
Windows
By Scott Gilbertson November 19, 2008
Microsoft plans to offer Windows users a new antivirus
package designed to protect the OS from viruses, spyware,
rootkits and trojans. The new software is tentatively code-
named Morro, and will be available for free to Windows XP,
Vista and 7 users sometime in the second half of 2009.
The new software will reportedly use very minimal resources,
which means it should work well with older PCs. If fact,
Microsoft says Morro has been specially designed for older
PCs and low-spec machines popular in developing nations. In
addition to its minimal processor demands, Morro has been
developed to use very little bandwidth,making it ideal for those
without broadband connections.
Morro will replace Microsoft's current, paid service, Windows
Live One Care, which has been available on a subscription
basis for $50 per year.
While a free, antivirus solution that ships with Windows would
be a boon for the average user, it could also mean trouble for
third-party software solutions. Given that a bundled solution
could raise antitrust concerns and would no doubt see
competitors like McAfee and Grisoft reaching for the lawyers
Microsoft will be offering Morro as a separate download.
Assuming Morro can deliver decent security it should be a
welcome free addition to Windows, but we don't suggest
throwing away your third-party software just yet. Antivirus
software suites will likely continue to hold an edge over Morro
by offering additional handy tools like password managers,
identity theft protection and browser-based phishing
protection.
Still, if you've been running Windows with no antivirus software
at all,Morrowill no doubt be better than nothing, and it's hard to
argue with free.
Choose the best option.
The lights went ____ twice when I was ____ the computer this morning, so I had to stop working ____ the project. Well, that's why I'ml ate.
The lights went ____ twice when I was ____ the computer this morning, so I had to stop working ____ the project. Well, that's why I'ml ate.
Ano: 2010
Banca:
FCC
Órgão:
TCE-SP
Provas:
FCC - 2010 - TCE-SP - Agente da Fiscalização Financeira - Informática - Suporte de Web
|
FCC - 2010 - TCE-SP - Agente da Fiscalização Financeira - Informática - Redes, Telecomunicações e Segurança |
Q122684
Inglês
Texto associado
As Information Systems (IS) development becomes more a function of purchasing packages or assembling components, with less emphasis on programming, student enrollment in IS courses at universities continues to decline.
Sometimes it looks like the IT revolution has moved on and left many IS researchers [ADVERB].
For example, according to Nokia, the next generation of computers will be in your pocket. About 1.3 billion mobile phones are sold each year, compared to only 300 million personal computers. An increasing number of these phones come with full-blown operating systems that let users access, organize, and use much more information than older handhelds. The mobile software market may soon exceed the current software market for computers, and a wide variety of information systems will rise on top of all the new software. However, only a relatively small percentage of IS research focuses on the mobile revolution.
Actually, many IS programs in business colleges seem impervious to the wake-up call that information schools provide. Rather, they continue to offer curricula that reflect the past rather than look toward the future. Little wonder that students, whose degrees are based on a very limited number of traditional courses in one area of study, often fail to meet their employers' expectations. With little integration across disciplines to prepare students for the complex problems they will face, organizations
find it necessary to further educate those whom they hire or go abroad to seek appropriate employees with a wider range of skills and knowledge.
(Adapted from
http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/ComputingNow/hom
epage/2009/1009/rW_CO_ISInnovation.pdf)
Sometimes it looks like the IT revolution has moved on and left many IS researchers [ADVERB].
For example, according to Nokia, the next generation of computers will be in your pocket. About 1.3 billion mobile phones are sold each year, compared to only 300 million personal computers. An increasing number of these phones come with full-blown operating systems that let users access, organize, and use much more information than older handhelds. The mobile software market may soon exceed the current software market for computers, and a wide variety of information systems will rise on top of all the new software. However, only a relatively small percentage of IS research focuses on the mobile revolution.
Actually, many IS programs in business colleges seem impervious to the wake-up call that information schools provide. Rather, they continue to offer curricula that reflect the past rather than look toward the future. Little wonder that students, whose degrees are based on a very limited number of traditional courses in one area of study, often fail to meet their employers' expectations. With little integration across disciplines to prepare students for the complex problems they will face, organizations
find it necessary to further educate those whom they hire or go abroad to seek appropriate employees with a wider range of skills and knowledge.
(Adapted from
http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/ComputingNow/hom
epage/2009/1009/rW_CO_ISInnovation.pdf)
A palavra que preenche corretamente a lacuna [ADVERB], no início do texto, é
Ano: 2009
Banca:
COSEAC
Órgão:
DATAPREV
Provas:
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Banco de Dados
|
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Desenvolvimento de Sistemas |
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Análise de Informações |
Q113013
Inglês
Texto associado
GadgetDesigners Push the Limits of Size, Safety
By Brian X. Chen, August 28, 2008
Just as small, fast-moving mammals replaced lumbering
dinosaurs, pocketable gadgets are evolving to fill niches that
larger, deskbound computers can't reach. But as they shrink,
these gadgets are faced with problems mammals face, too,
such as efficiently dissipating heat.
The recent example of Apple's first-generation iPod nanos
causing fires in Japan raises the question of whether
increasingly innovative product designs are impinging on
safety. The nano incident illustrates how risk can increase as
devices decrease in size, says Roger Kay, an analyst at
EndpointTechnologies.
"As [gadgets] get smaller, the tradeoffs become more difficult,
the balance becomes more critical and there's less room for
error," Kay said. "I'm not surprised it's happening to the nano
because that's the small one. You're asking it to do a lot in a
very, very small package and that's pushing the envelope.”
There's no question that industrial designers' jobs have
become much more difficult as the industry demands ever
more powerful and smaller gadgets. With paper-thin
subnotebooks, ultrasmall MP3 players, and pinkie finger-
sized Bluetooth headsets becoming increasingly popular, it's
questionable where exactly designers draw the line between
innovation and safety.
By Brian X. Chen, August 28, 2008
Just as small, fast-moving mammals replaced lumbering
dinosaurs, pocketable gadgets are evolving to fill niches that
larger, deskbound computers can't reach. But as they shrink,
these gadgets are faced with problems mammals face, too,
such as efficiently dissipating heat.
The recent example of Apple's first-generation iPod nanos
causing fires in Japan raises the question of whether
increasingly innovative product designs are impinging on
safety. The nano incident illustrates how risk can increase as
devices decrease in size, says Roger Kay, an analyst at
EndpointTechnologies.
"As [gadgets] get smaller, the tradeoffs become more difficult,
the balance becomes more critical and there's less room for
error," Kay said. "I'm not surprised it's happening to the nano
because that's the small one. You're asking it to do a lot in a
very, very small package and that's pushing the envelope.”
There's no question that industrial designers' jobs have
become much more difficult as the industry demands ever
more powerful and smaller gadgets. With paper-thin
subnotebooks, ultrasmall MP3 players, and pinkie finger-
sized Bluetooth headsets becoming increasingly popular, it's
questionable where exactly designers draw the line between
innovation and safety.
Robots ____ have the brains to "intelligently and autonomously search ____ objects" _____ their own.
Ano: 2009
Banca:
COSEAC
Órgão:
DATAPREV
Provas:
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Análise de Produção
|
COSEAC - 2009 - DATAPREV - Analista de Tecnologia da Informação - Redes |
Q112963
Inglês
Texto associado
Microsoft to Offer Free Virus Protection Software for
Windows
By ScottGilbertsonNovember 19, 2008
Microsoft plans to offer Windows users a new antivirus
package designed to protect the OS from viruses, spyware,
rootkits and trojans. The new software is tentatively code-
named Morro, and will be available for free to Windows XP,
Vista and 7 users sometime in the second half of 2009.
The new software will reportedly use very minimal resources,
which means it should work well with older PCs. If fact,
Microsoft says Morro has been specially designed for older
PCs and low-spec machines popular in developing nations. In
addition to its minimal processor demands, Morro has been
developed to use very little bandwidth,making it ideal for those
without broadband connections.
Morro will replace Microsoft's current, paid service, Windows
Live OneCare, which has been available on a subscription
basis for $50 per year.
While a free, antivirus solution that ships withWindows would
be a boon for the average user, it could also mean trouble for
third-party software solutions. Given that a bundled solution
could raise antitrust concerns -and would no doubt see
competitors likeMcAfee and Grisoft reaching for the lawyers-
Microsoftwill be offeringMorro as a separate download.
Assuming Morro can deliver decent security it should be a
welcome free addition to Windows, but we don't suggest
throwing away your third-party software just yet. Antivirus
software suites will likely continue to hold an edge over Morro
by offering additional handy tools - like passwordmanagers,
identity theft protection and browser-based phishing
protection.
Still, if you've been runningWindowswith no antivirus software
at all,Morrowill no doubt be better than nothing, and it's hard to
arguewith free.
Windows
By ScottGilbertsonNovember 19, 2008
Microsoft plans to offer Windows users a new antivirus
package designed to protect the OS from viruses, spyware,
rootkits and trojans. The new software is tentatively code-
named Morro, and will be available for free to Windows XP,
Vista and 7 users sometime in the second half of 2009.
The new software will reportedly use very minimal resources,
which means it should work well with older PCs. If fact,
Microsoft says Morro has been specially designed for older
PCs and low-spec machines popular in developing nations. In
addition to its minimal processor demands, Morro has been
developed to use very little bandwidth,making it ideal for those
without broadband connections.
Morro will replace Microsoft's current, paid service, Windows
Live OneCare, which has been available on a subscription
basis for $50 per year.
While a free, antivirus solution that ships withWindows would
be a boon for the average user, it could also mean trouble for
third-party software solutions. Given that a bundled solution
could raise antitrust concerns -and would no doubt see
competitors likeMcAfee and Grisoft reaching for the lawyers-
Microsoftwill be offeringMorro as a separate download.
Assuming Morro can deliver decent security it should be a
welcome free addition to Windows, but we don't suggest
throwing away your third-party software just yet. Antivirus
software suites will likely continue to hold an edge over Morro
by offering additional handy tools - like passwordmanagers,
identity theft protection and browser-based phishing
protection.
Still, if you've been runningWindowswith no antivirus software
at all,Morrowill no doubt be better than nothing, and it's hard to
arguewith free.
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