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Ano: 2022
Banca:
INSTITUTO AOCP
Órgão:
BANESE
Provas:
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Desenvolvimento
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INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Suporte |
Q2073397
Inglês
Texto associado
What is the Difference Between Checking and Savings Accounts?
The main difference between checking and savings accounts is that checking accounts are primarily for accessing your money for daily use while savings accounts are primarily for saving money. Checking accounts are considered “transactional,” meaning that they allow you to access your money when and where you need it. While both allow you to access your money, you may consider it easier to do so with checking accounts. Since these accounts are designed to give you easy access to your cash, they often come with debit cards, checks, and even offer digital payment options. In contrast, savings accounts have a limit on the number of withdrawals you can make each month.
While checking accounts are convenient for daily cash needs, it’s important to remember that they may be age restricted. Most banks won’t allow people under the age of 18 to open a checking account without a parent or legal guardian as a co-owner of the account. Before opening a checking account, make sure that its terms fit your financial needs and your lifestyle.
When it comes to setting aside money for a longterm need or goal, you should consider a savings account. Savings accounts are designed to hold money over a long period of time to help you save for larger goals (rather than everyday purchases). As your money stays in the account, it will accrue interest and grow over time. This means that you will need to visit your bank, set up a transfer online, or make an ATM withdrawal to access your money.
Keeping some of your money in a savings account is a great way to set it aside for emergencies or large purchases – its limited access will keep you from spending it on day-to-day necessities. There are also dedicated savings accounts for kids, though a parent or guardian is usually required as a joint owner.
(Adapted from: https://www.santanderbank.com/personal/resources/checkingsavings/difference-between-checking
savings#:~:text=The%20main%20difference%20between%20check
ing,and%20where%20you%20need%20it)
Read the excerpt below and choose the only
alternative with a plausible interpretation of its
content:
“Savings accounts are designed to hold money over a long period of time to help you save for larger goals (rather than everyday purchases). As your money stays in the account, it will accrue interest and grow over time. This means that you will need to visit your bank, set up a transfer online, or make an ATM withdrawal to access your money.”
“Savings accounts are designed to hold money over a long period of time to help you save for larger goals (rather than everyday purchases). As your money stays in the account, it will accrue interest and grow over time. This means that you will need to visit your bank, set up a transfer online, or make an ATM withdrawal to access your money.”
Ano: 2022
Banca:
INSTITUTO AOCP
Órgão:
BANESE
Provas:
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Desenvolvimento
|
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Suporte |
Q2073396
Inglês
Texto associado
What is the Difference Between Checking and Savings Accounts?
The main difference between checking and savings accounts is that checking accounts are primarily for accessing your money for daily use while savings accounts are primarily for saving money. Checking accounts are considered “transactional,” meaning that they allow you to access your money when and where you need it. While both allow you to access your money, you may consider it easier to do so with checking accounts. Since these accounts are designed to give you easy access to your cash, they often come with debit cards, checks, and even offer digital payment options. In contrast, savings accounts have a limit on the number of withdrawals you can make each month.
While checking accounts are convenient for daily cash needs, it’s important to remember that they may be age restricted. Most banks won’t allow people under the age of 18 to open a checking account without a parent or legal guardian as a co-owner of the account. Before opening a checking account, make sure that its terms fit your financial needs and your lifestyle.
When it comes to setting aside money for a longterm need or goal, you should consider a savings account. Savings accounts are designed to hold money over a long period of time to help you save for larger goals (rather than everyday purchases). As your money stays in the account, it will accrue interest and grow over time. This means that you will need to visit your bank, set up a transfer online, or make an ATM withdrawal to access your money.
Keeping some of your money in a savings account is a great way to set it aside for emergencies or large purchases – its limited access will keep you from spending it on day-to-day necessities. There are also dedicated savings accounts for kids, though a parent or guardian is usually required as a joint owner.
(Adapted from: https://www.santanderbank.com/personal/resources/checkingsavings/difference-between-checking
savings#:~:text=The%20main%20difference%20between%20check
ing,and%20where%20you%20need%20it)
Pay close attention to the terms/idioms that are
underlined in the five following sentences:
I. While both allow you to access your money, you may consider it easier to do so with checking accounts (1st paragraph). II. In contrast, savings accounts have a limit on the number of withdrawals you can make each month (1st paragraph). III. Most banks won’t allow people under the age of 18 to open a checking account without a parent or legal guardian as a co-owner of the account (2nd paragraph). IV. When it comes to setting aside money for a long-term need or goal, you should consider a savings account (3rd paragraph). V. There are also dedicated savings accounts for kids, though a parent or guardian is usually required as a joint owner (4th paragraph).
Now, choose the alternative that classifies these terms correctly and matches them with an appropriate synonym.
I. While both allow you to access your money, you may consider it easier to do so with checking accounts (1st paragraph). II. In contrast, savings accounts have a limit on the number of withdrawals you can make each month (1st paragraph). III. Most banks won’t allow people under the age of 18 to open a checking account without a parent or legal guardian as a co-owner of the account (2nd paragraph). IV. When it comes to setting aside money for a long-term need or goal, you should consider a savings account (3rd paragraph). V. There are also dedicated savings accounts for kids, though a parent or guardian is usually required as a joint owner (4th paragraph).
Now, choose the alternative that classifies these terms correctly and matches them with an appropriate synonym.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
INSTITUTO AOCP
Órgão:
BANESE
Provas:
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Desenvolvimento
|
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2022 - BANESE - Técnico Bancário III - Área de Informática - Suporte |
Q2073395
Inglês
Texto associado
What is the Difference Between Checking and Savings Accounts?
The main difference between checking and savings accounts is that checking accounts are primarily for accessing your money for daily use while savings accounts are primarily for saving money. Checking accounts are considered “transactional,” meaning that they allow you to access your money when and where you need it. While both allow you to access your money, you may consider it easier to do so with checking accounts. Since these accounts are designed to give you easy access to your cash, they often come with debit cards, checks, and even offer digital payment options. In contrast, savings accounts have a limit on the number of withdrawals you can make each month.
While checking accounts are convenient for daily cash needs, it’s important to remember that they may be age restricted. Most banks won’t allow people under the age of 18 to open a checking account without a parent or legal guardian as a co-owner of the account. Before opening a checking account, make sure that its terms fit your financial needs and your lifestyle.
When it comes to setting aside money for a longterm need or goal, you should consider a savings account. Savings accounts are designed to hold money over a long period of time to help you save for larger goals (rather than everyday purchases). As your money stays in the account, it will accrue interest and grow over time. This means that you will need to visit your bank, set up a transfer online, or make an ATM withdrawal to access your money.
Keeping some of your money in a savings account is a great way to set it aside for emergencies or large purchases – its limited access will keep you from spending it on day-to-day necessities. There are also dedicated savings accounts for kids, though a parent or guardian is usually required as a joint owner.
(Adapted from: https://www.santanderbank.com/personal/resources/checkingsavings/difference-between-checking
savings#:~:text=The%20main%20difference%20between%20check
ing,and%20where%20you%20need%20it)
Choose the alternative that correctly describes the
meaning of one of the following words which were
taken from the text.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070726
Inglês
Mark the alternative that does NOT have
homophone words.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070725
Inglês
"No notável ensaio A Review of Skinner's Verbal
Behavior , publicado em 1959, X argumenta(m) que
a aquisição de uma língua não pode ser explicada
simplesmente como resposta a estímulos, já que as
crianças produzem palavras e sentenças que não
constam em seu input linguístico, ou seja, que não
pronunciadas por seus pais ou pelas pessoas de seu
convívio. Dessa forma, o ser humano seria dotado de
uma faculdade específica - a faculdade da linguagem
-, situada na estrutura mente/cérebro, que possibilita
a qualquer ser humano desenvolver linguagem,
desde que exposto a um input linguístico. Essa
faculdade é inata, hereditária, inerente ao seu
humano e, também, o que o distingue dos demais
seres vivos. Com a instauração da Y e o
desenvolvimento de pesquisas em aquisição da
linguagem, foram aprimorados os métodos de
pesquisa e coleta de dados, e os estudos
longitudinais, terceiro e atual momento dos estudos
sobre aquisição da linguagem, passaram a ser os
eleitos, já que, por meio desse tipo de pesquisa, é
possível acompanhar o trajeto que a criança percorre
até atingir o alvo - sua língua materna." Fonte
(adaptada): LORANDI, Aline; CRUZ, Carina
Rebello; SCHERER, Ana Paula Rigatti. Aquisição
da linguagem. Verba Volant , v. 2, nº 1. Pelotas:
Editora e Gráfica Universitária da UFPel, 2011, p.
146.
Marque a alternativa CORRETA que substitui respectivamente o X e o Y no texto acima.
Marque a alternativa CORRETA que substitui respectivamente o X e o Y no texto acima.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070724
Inglês
Read the sentences below.
I.The Novel was written by a Danish author.
II.The chest was full of flowers.
Considering the context of each sentence, mark the
alternative that presents the translation of the words
in bold.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070723
Inglês
Julgue as sentenças abaixo como VERDADEIRAS
ou FALSAS.
1.(__)Scanning é uma técnica de leitura rápida com objetivo de fazer uma espécie de "varredura" do texto a partir de uma leitura de cima para baixo.
2.(__)Skimming é uma estratégia de leitura lenta e focada na qual o texto é analisado com cuidado e por inteiro.
3.(__)A leitura scanning é muito útil para textos em formato de listas, planilhas e colunas de jornais.
A sequência CORRETA é:
1.(__)Scanning é uma técnica de leitura rápida com objetivo de fazer uma espécie de "varredura" do texto a partir de uma leitura de cima para baixo.
2.(__)Skimming é uma estratégia de leitura lenta e focada na qual o texto é analisado com cuidado e por inteiro.
3.(__)A leitura scanning é muito útil para textos em formato de listas, planilhas e colunas de jornais.
A sequência CORRETA é:
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070722
Inglês
Complete the sentence below.
"I X the exam if I Y hard."
Mark the CORRECT alternative that corresponds to X and Y respectively.
"I X the exam if I Y hard."
Mark the CORRECT alternative that corresponds to X and Y respectively.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070721
Inglês
Complete the sentences below correctly.
A: We X have any food.
B: I know. I Y buy some when the movie is over.
Choose the CORRECT alternative that corresponds to X and Y respectively.
A: We X have any food.
B: I know. I Y buy some when the movie is over.
Choose the CORRECT alternative that corresponds to X and Y respectively.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070720
Inglês
Consider the text below.
"[...] Montgomery plays Marilyn as an overly grateful and naive woman-child, saying please and thank you to the very men who dismiss and debase her. 'Let's drop the goo-goo routine, you can't be as dumb as you look', the studio head known as Mr R (an avatar for 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F Zanuck) tells her just before he sexually assaults her. However there is, at least, an element of bratty joyfulness to this Marilyn as she enjoys her success, and the film ends without putting her (and us) through her sorrowful demise."
Fonte: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220922-why-marilyn-monroe -is-the-worlds-most-misunderstood-icon Choose the alternative that does have a synonym to the word "sorrowful".
"[...] Montgomery plays Marilyn as an overly grateful and naive woman-child, saying please and thank you to the very men who dismiss and debase her. 'Let's drop the goo-goo routine, you can't be as dumb as you look', the studio head known as Mr R (an avatar for 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F Zanuck) tells her just before he sexually assaults her. However there is, at least, an element of bratty joyfulness to this Marilyn as she enjoys her success, and the film ends without putting her (and us) through her sorrowful demise."
Fonte: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220922-why-marilyn-monroe -is-the-worlds-most-misunderstood-icon Choose the alternative that does have a synonym to the word "sorrowful".
Ano: 2022
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2022 - Prefeitura de Concórdia - SC - Professor - Língua Inglesa |
Q2070719
Inglês
Read the sentence below.
"The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families."
Choose the option that best explains the sentence.
"The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families."
Choose the option that best explains the sentence.
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Técnico de Apoio ao Usuário de Informática - Helpdesk |
Q2052640
Inglês
Texto associado
IT HELP DESK
Working the IT help desk can be a great entry-level job.
As a help desk professional, your core responsibilities are to
provide technical help and support; that could mean setting
up and repairing computers or responding to a customer’s
question about how to use their computer, as well as
performing routine maintenance of a company’s computer
networks and internet systems or teaching staff how to use
new technologies. The job requires deep computer knowledge
and good technical and interpersonal skills. But what if you
want more? Additional credentials and advanced degrees can
help you move beyond the IT help desk. Here are three career
paths to consider.
(i) Cloud and systems administrator – Network and
systems administration is a natural next step from the IT
help desk. Organizations need reliable computer networks,
so there’s great demand for skilled professionals who can
manage, administer, and protect computer systems. (ii)
Network ops and security expert - Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind concern in every sector and industry. IT professionals
with expert training in network operations and security
systems are in high demand. (iii) IT manager – Yes, you will
need plenty of experience, credentials, and certifications; still,
you can get to a managerial or executive-level position from
the IT help desk. It can be tough to see the top through all
those steps of the stair, but the top is closer than you think.
Software development, computer network architecture,
and computer programming are other possible professions
those working on the IT help desk or in other entry-level
IT positions can pursue. In today’s ever-changing job
marketplace, there’s no one career pathway.
(https://www.wgu.edu. adaptado)
Read the expressions below, extracted from the text.
The one that best relates to the initial image is
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Técnico de Apoio ao Usuário de Informática - Helpdesk |
Q2052639
Inglês
Texto associado
IT HELP DESK
Working the IT help desk can be a great entry-level job.
As a help desk professional, your core responsibilities are to
provide technical help and support; that could mean setting
up and repairing computers or responding to a customer’s
question about how to use their computer, as well as
performing routine maintenance of a company’s computer
networks and internet systems or teaching staff how to use
new technologies. The job requires deep computer knowledge
and good technical and interpersonal skills. But what if you
want more? Additional credentials and advanced degrees can
help you move beyond the IT help desk. Here are three career
paths to consider.
(i) Cloud and systems administrator – Network and
systems administration is a natural next step from the IT
help desk. Organizations need reliable computer networks,
so there’s great demand for skilled professionals who can
manage, administer, and protect computer systems. (ii)
Network ops and security expert - Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind concern in every sector and industry. IT professionals
with expert training in network operations and security
systems are in high demand. (iii) IT manager – Yes, you will
need plenty of experience, credentials, and certifications; still,
you can get to a managerial or executive-level position from
the IT help desk. It can be tough to see the top through all
those steps of the stair, but the top is closer than you think.
Software development, computer network architecture,
and computer programming are other possible professions
those working on the IT help desk or in other entry-level
IT positions can pursue. In today’s ever-changing job
marketplace, there’s no one career pathway.
(https://www.wgu.edu. adaptado)
A expressão em português mais próxima em significado
à expressão “In today’s ever-changing job marketplace”
(parágrafo 3) é
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Técnico de Apoio ao Usuário de Informática - Helpdesk |
Q2052638
Inglês
Texto associado
IT HELP DESK
Working the IT help desk can be a great entry-level job.
As a help desk professional, your core responsibilities are to
provide technical help and support; that could mean setting
up and repairing computers or responding to a customer’s
question about how to use their computer, as well as
performing routine maintenance of a company’s computer
networks and internet systems or teaching staff how to use
new technologies. The job requires deep computer knowledge
and good technical and interpersonal skills. But what if you
want more? Additional credentials and advanced degrees can
help you move beyond the IT help desk. Here are three career
paths to consider.
(i) Cloud and systems administrator – Network and
systems administration is a natural next step from the IT
help desk. Organizations need reliable computer networks,
so there’s great demand for skilled professionals who can
manage, administer, and protect computer systems. (ii)
Network ops and security expert - Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind concern in every sector and industry. IT professionals
with expert training in network operations and security
systems are in high demand. (iii) IT manager – Yes, you will
need plenty of experience, credentials, and certifications; still,
you can get to a managerial or executive-level position from
the IT help desk. It can be tough to see the top through all
those steps of the stair, but the top is closer than you think.
Software development, computer network architecture,
and computer programming are other possible professions
those working on the IT help desk or in other entry-level
IT positions can pursue. In today’s ever-changing job
marketplace, there’s no one career pathway.
(https://www.wgu.edu. adaptado)
No segundo parágrafo, os itens (i) e (ii) trazem uma
expectativa em comum quanto aos profissionais nas carreiras mencionadas, qual seja, profissionais
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Técnico de Apoio ao Usuário de Informática - Helpdesk |
Q2052637
Inglês
Texto associado
IT HELP DESK
Working the IT help desk can be a great entry-level job.
As a help desk professional, your core responsibilities are to
provide technical help and support; that could mean setting
up and repairing computers or responding to a customer’s
question about how to use their computer, as well as
performing routine maintenance of a company’s computer
networks and internet systems or teaching staff how to use
new technologies. The job requires deep computer knowledge
and good technical and interpersonal skills. But what if you
want more? Additional credentials and advanced degrees can
help you move beyond the IT help desk. Here are three career
paths to consider.
(i) Cloud and systems administrator – Network and
systems administration is a natural next step from the IT
help desk. Organizations need reliable computer networks,
so there’s great demand for skilled professionals who can
manage, administer, and protect computer systems. (ii)
Network ops and security expert - Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind concern in every sector and industry. IT professionals
with expert training in network operations and security
systems are in high demand. (iii) IT manager – Yes, you will
need plenty of experience, credentials, and certifications; still,
you can get to a managerial or executive-level position from
the IT help desk. It can be tough to see the top through all
those steps of the stair, but the top is closer than you think.
Software development, computer network architecture,
and computer programming are other possible professions
those working on the IT help desk or in other entry-level
IT positions can pursue. In today’s ever-changing job
marketplace, there’s no one career pathway.
(https://www.wgu.edu. adaptado)
In the excerpt from the first paragraph “beyond the IT help
desk”, the underlined word may be substituted without
change in meaning by
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Técnico de Apoio ao Usuário de Informática - Helpdesk |
Q2052636
Inglês
Texto associado
IT HELP DESK
Working the IT help desk can be a great entry-level job.
As a help desk professional, your core responsibilities are to
provide technical help and support; that could mean setting
up and repairing computers or responding to a customer’s
question about how to use their computer, as well as
performing routine maintenance of a company’s computer
networks and internet systems or teaching staff how to use
new technologies. The job requires deep computer knowledge
and good technical and interpersonal skills. But what if you
want more? Additional credentials and advanced degrees can
help you move beyond the IT help desk. Here are three career
paths to consider.
(i) Cloud and systems administrator – Network and
systems administration is a natural next step from the IT
help desk. Organizations need reliable computer networks,
so there’s great demand for skilled professionals who can
manage, administer, and protect computer systems. (ii)
Network ops and security expert - Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind concern in every sector and industry. IT professionals
with expert training in network operations and security
systems are in high demand. (iii) IT manager – Yes, you will
need plenty of experience, credentials, and certifications; still,
you can get to a managerial or executive-level position from
the IT help desk. It can be tough to see the top through all
those steps of the stair, but the top is closer than you think.
Software development, computer network architecture,
and computer programming are other possible professions
those working on the IT help desk or in other entry-level
IT positions can pursue. In today’s ever-changing job
marketplace, there’s no one career pathway.
(https://www.wgu.edu. adaptado)
De acordo com o primeiro parágrafo, espera-se que um
“IT help desk”
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Analista de Suporte Computacional |
Q2052578
Inglês
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Mining trucks are monstrous machines that guzzle fuel
at a scarcely believable rate. Weighing 220 tonnes, they can
get through 134 litres of diesel every hour. Little wonder then
that mining companies are focusing their attention on these
vehicles as the first step to reducing their carbon footprint.
Anglo American, in collaboration with several partners, is
retrofitting a mining haul truck with hydrogen power technology.
A first of its kind, the monster mining vehicle is being piloted
in Limpopo, South Africa, at the firm’s Mogalakwena platinum
mine. Due to be launched early 2022, the truck will be hybrid,
with a hydrogen fuel cell providing roughly half of the power
and a battery pack the other half.
Instead of having a tank of diesel that powers the motor,
hydrogen enters the fuel cell and mixes with oxygen to create
water in a chemical reaction catalysed by platinum, which
generates the electricity needed to power the motors that
drive the wheels. By rolling out this technology across its
global truck fleet, Anglo American says it will be “taking the
equivalent of half a million diesel cars ‘off the road”.
The construction sector, which includes mining, accounted
for 39% of energy-related CO2
emissions in 2017, according
to Davide Sabbadin, from the European Environmental
Bureau. He says the sector will need to reduce its energy
consumption by a third if it hopes to be compatible with the
Paris Agreement. “While electric-powered vehicles, generally
speaking, are less damaging to the environment than internal
combustion engines on a life cycle analysis, this does not
mean that they are green,” he says. It all hinges on how the
hydrogen is produced. Some hydrogen is created using fossil
fuels, which of course means there are substantial emissions
as a result. “We should refrain from presenting hydrogen as a
technological solution to all problems… all forms of hydrogen
come at an environmental cost – water use, impacts on
nature,” says Mr Sabbadin.
(Jesse Preyser. www.bbc.com, 21.12.2021. Adaptado)
The expression “Instead of”, at the beginning of the third
paragraph, introduces
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Analista de Redes e Comunicação de Dados |
Q2052424
Inglês
Texto associado
( )
Mining trucks are monstrous machines that guzzle fuel
at a scarcely believable rate. Weighing 220 tonnes, they can
get through 134 litres of diesel every hour. Little wonder then
that mining companies are focusing their attention on these
vehicles as the first step to reducing their carbon footprint.
Anglo American, in collaboration with several partners, is
retrofitting a mining haul truck with hydrogen power technology.
A first of its kind, the monster mining vehicle is being piloted
in Limpopo, South Africa, at the firm’s Mogalakwena platinum
mine. Due to be launched early 2022, the truck will be hybrid,
with a hydrogen fuel cell providing roughly half of the power
and a battery pack the other half.
Instead of having a tank of diesel that powers the motor,
hydrogen enters the fuel cell and mixes with oxygen to create
water in a chemical reaction catalysed by platinum, which
generates the electricity needed to power the motors that
drive the wheels. By rolling out this technology across its
global truck fleet, Anglo American says it will be “taking the
equivalent of half a million diesel cars ‘off the road”.
The construction sector, which includes mining, accounted
for 39% of energy-related CO2
emissions in 2017, according
to Davide Sabbadin, from the European Environmental
Bureau. He says the sector will need to reduce its energy
consumption by a third if it hopes to be compatible with the
Paris Agreement. “While electric-powered vehicles, generally
speaking, are less damaging to the environment than internal
combustion engines on a life cycle analysis, this does not
mean that they are green,” he says. It all hinges on how the
hydrogen is produced. Some hydrogen is created using fossil
fuels, which of course means there are substantial emissions
as a result. “We should refrain from presenting hydrogen as a
technological solution to all problems… all forms of hydrogen
come at an environmental cost – water use, impacts on
nature,” says Mr Sabbadin.
(Jesse Preyser. www.bbc.com, 21.12.2021. Adaptado)
In the fragment from the third paragraph – By rolling out
this technology across its global truck fleet –, the terms
in bold can be correctly replaced, with no change in
meaning, by
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Administrador de Sistemas Operacionais |
Q2052350
Inglês
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Mining trucks are monstrous machines that guzzle fuel
at a scarcely believable rate. Weighing 220 tonnes, they can
get through 134 litres of diesel every hour. Little wonder then
that mining companies are focusing their attention on these
vehicles as the first step to reducing their carbon footprint.
Anglo American, in collaboration with several partners, is
retrofitting a mining haul truck with hydrogen power technology.
A first of its kind, the monster mining vehicle is being piloted
in Limpopo, South Africa, at the firm’s Mogalakwena platinum
mine. Due to be launched early 2022, the truck will be hybrid,
with a hydrogen fuel cell providing roughly half of the power
and a battery pack the other half.
Instead of having a tank of diesel that powers the motor,
hydrogen enters the fuel cell and mixes with oxygen to create
water in a chemical reaction catalysed by platinum, which
generates the electricity needed to power the motors that
drive the wheels. By rolling out this technology across its
global truck fleet, Anglo American says it will be “taking the
equivalent of half a million diesel cars ‘off the road”.
The construction sector, which includes mining, accounted
for 39% of energy-related CO2
emissions in 2017, according
to Davide Sabbadin, from the European Environmental
Bureau. He says the sector will need to reduce its energy
consumption by a third if it hopes to be compatible with the
Paris Agreement. “While electric-powered vehicles, generally
speaking, are less damaging to the environment than internal
combustion engines on a life cycle analysis, this does not
mean that they are green,” he says. It all hinges on how the
hydrogen is produced. Some hydrogen is created using fossil
fuels, which of course means there are substantial emissions
as a result. “We should refrain from presenting hydrogen as a
technological solution to all problems… all forms of hydrogen
come at an environmental cost – water use, impacts on
nature,” says Mr Sabbadin.
(Jesse Preyser. www.bbc.com, 21.12.2021. Adaptado)
De acordo com Davide Sabbadin, no quarto parágrafo,
Ano: 2022
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
UNICAMP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2022 - UNICAMP - Administrador de Sistemas Operacionais |
Q2052348
Inglês
Texto associado
Mining trucks are monstrous machines that guzzle fuel
at a scarcely believable rate. Weighing 220 tonnes, they can
get through 134 litres of diesel every hour. Little wonder then
that mining companies are focusing their attention on these
vehicles as the first step to reducing their carbon footprint.
Anglo American, in collaboration with several partners, is
retrofitting a mining haul truck with hydrogen power technology.
A first of its kind, the monster mining vehicle is being piloted
in Limpopo, South Africa, at the firm’s Mogalakwena platinum
mine. Due to be launched early 2022, the truck will be hybrid,
with a hydrogen fuel cell providing roughly half of the power
and a battery pack the other half.
Instead of having a tank of diesel that powers the motor,
hydrogen enters the fuel cell and mixes with oxygen to create
water in a chemical reaction catalysed by platinum, which
generates the electricity needed to power the motors that
drive the wheels. By rolling out this technology across its
global truck fleet, Anglo American says it will be “taking the
equivalent of half a million diesel cars ‘off the road”.
The construction sector, which includes mining, accounted
for 39% of energy-related CO2
emissions in 2017, according
to Davide Sabbadin, from the European Environmental
Bureau. He says the sector will need to reduce its energy
consumption by a third if it hopes to be compatible with the
Paris Agreement. “While electric-powered vehicles, generally
speaking, are less damaging to the environment than internal
combustion engines on a life cycle analysis, this does not
mean that they are green,” he says. It all hinges on how the
hydrogen is produced. Some hydrogen is created using fossil
fuels, which of course means there are substantial emissions
as a result. “We should refrain from presenting hydrogen as a
technological solution to all problems… all forms of hydrogen
come at an environmental cost – water use, impacts on
nature,” says Mr Sabbadin.
(Jesse Preyser. www.bbc.com, 21.12.2021. Adaptado)
The expression “Instead of”, at the beginning of the third
paragraph, introduces
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