Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
Foscari - Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica
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Esame Lingua Inglese, 15 Settembre 2005<br />
Cognome____________________ Nome __________________ Matricola ________________<br />
Read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits the space :-<br />
If your hard <strong>di</strong>sk is packed to bursting point, the IT department is __(1)__ too busy to fix your email<br />
problems and your business can’t afford to buy the tools that you’d like to develop the company<br />
website, then it’s time to think __(2)__ using an application service provider (ASP). __(3)__ than<br />
installing software on each machine or server within your organisation, you rent applications from the<br />
ASP, which provides remote access __(4)__ the software and manages the hardware required to run<br />
the applications.<br />
There are a lot of advantages to this approach: the havoc caused by viruses __(5)__ the idea of<br />
outsourcing your email and office suite services an attractive option. It always gives you more__(6)__<br />
– you pay for applications __(7)__ and when you need them, rather than investing in a lot of __(8)__<br />
hardware which you are then tied to for years. Not __(9)__ to worry about upgra<strong>di</strong>ng to the latest<br />
version of your office suite or battling with the complexities of managing an email system, leaves<br />
businesses with more time. Time to focus on __(10)__ they do best.<br />
However, there are some potential pitfalls. __(11)__ applications remotely requires a lot of bandwidth,<br />
which is only rea<strong>di</strong>ly available from a broadband connection or a leased line to the ASP itself; it is also<br />
important to ensure that the ASP will be able to provide a __(12)__, reliable service which will be<br />
available __(13)__ you need it.<br />
Provi<strong>di</strong>ng applications and storage space for vast numbers of users requires __(14)__ powerful<br />
technology on the part of the ASP. This includes security controls and data storage as well as provi<strong>di</strong>ng<br />
the physical links to customers. For the most part, ASPs don’t own the data centres that store the<br />
information, they lease space from data storage specialists. In this way they can be confident of<br />
meeting customers’ increasing storage requirements __(15)__ buying more space as it’s needed.<br />
1. a) many b) far c) lots d) a lot<br />
2. a) about b) to c) that d) in<br />
3. a) Instead b) Better c) Rather d) More<br />
4. a) to b) for c) at d) in<br />
5. a) is b) has c) does d) makes<br />
6. a) flexibility b) hours c) spaces d) chance<br />
7. a) like b) as c) so d) such<br />
8. a) costing b) costs c) cost d) costly<br />
9. a) having b) to have c) don’t have d) have<br />
10. a) which b) that c) what d) all<br />
11. a) To have b) For having c) Have d) Having<br />
12. a) balance b) secure c) well d)safely<br />
13. a) whoever b) whatever c) however d) whenever<br />
14. a) any b) a lot c) lots d) some<br />
15. a) by b) in c) of d) for<br />
Rea<strong>di</strong>ng Comprehension<br />
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