【正文】 19)respect and fairness and decency。 17)this healing。 15)intolerance。 13)life imitates farce。 11)cast out of。 9)elected leaders。 7)reconsider。 5)worthy and good and honorable。 3)personal destruction。s operating systems appear to function in the parallel mode while those of the hardware operate in a series mode. However, the output of jellyware is onechannel sequential and series in form. Like hardware, jellyware can do only one thing at a time. Part D 1)members of the House。t, but never conduct it very well. Basically, hardware is mostly sand with some metal and some organic plastic material to hold it together. Software consists of the instructions necessary in order for the hardware to do things. The instructions are nothing more than signals indicating that certain pieces of hardware are to turn themselves on or off in specific sequences at specific times in specific areas of the hardware. The basic instructions are written or given in binary terms on or off and other software elements translate this to and from the more plex language used by the next element in the system. Jellyware is the human being who tells the hardware what to do, who gives the hardware its data, who utilizes the output of the hardware, who writes the software, and who uses the output of the software. Jellyware itself is a puter consisting of hardware and software. Jellyware is mostly water with specific and small amounts of impurities in certain locations. The jellyware39。 safer than。 feel safe。 credit card。 security。 what technology can do Passage II ECommerce The Internet, as a means for merce, did not bee reality until the 1990s. Before this time, it was mainly a tool for the army, and a research device for some American universities. Its popularity grew when it proved to be a fast and efficient means to conduct long distance transactions, as well as an effective way to distribute information. The first advantage that emerce possesses is speed. With increased speeds of munication, the delivery time is expedited and that makes the whole transaction from start to finish more efficient. Also, you can find practically any product available for sale on the Internet. Even more significant is the fact that information appearing on the Internet can be changed rapidly. This gives business owners the ability to inform customers of any changes to the service that they are offering. The second advantage of electronic merce is the opportunity it offers to save on costs. By using the Internet, marketing, distribution, personnel, phone, postage and printing costs, among many others, can be reduced. You can start doing business in cyberspace for as little as $100. The savings, therefore, are tremendous. These funds can then be diverted to marketing and advertising your product or service. Cyberspace knows no national boundaries. That means you can do business all over the world as easily as you can in your own neighborhood. Since the Internet connects everyone in cyberspace, information is transmitted at the speed of sound or the speed of light, depending on your connection. Either way, distance bees meaningless, which enables you to link to nearly anyone on the globe, and anyone on the globe can link to you. The ability to establish links makes doing business on the Internet attractive to customers in any part of the world. A potential source of trouble is customer concerns with privacy and security. Anything sent over the Internet is sent through several different puters before it reaches its final destination. The concern regarding Internet security and privacy is that unscrupulous hackers can capture credit card or check account data as it is transferred or break into puters that hold the same information. Making a customer feel safe is important when doing business on the Internet. Even though no one can guarantee 100% security when transferring financial information over the Internet, emerce is still safer than using credit cards at an actual store or restaurant, or paying for something with the use of a 1800 number. I. l. Before being used for merce, what was the Internet mainly used for? 2. Which one of the following is NOT a factor that can make transactions more efficient on the Internet? 3. Why does distance bee meaningless in emerce? 4. What do customers worry about in emerce? 5. What is the main idea of this passage? II. source。 justify its purchase。 be essential。 therefore, educators will need to adapt current teaching methods to incorporate this new media into the classroom. Computers have made a fundamental impact on most industries, providing a petitive advantage that has e to be essential to many businesses. Therefore, schools must also use technology to improve the educational process. School systems often consider purchasing a puter network, and justify its purchase by applying it to routine administrative tasks, such as attendance records and grading. While these tasks are very important, they only show a small part of what technology can do for a school. Technology must go further than simply keeping attendance。m going. Q: What can be learned about the man? Passage I The Application of Computers in Education The best method for improving educational standards is to utilize every tool available, including stateoftheart technology. Computers and the internet have expanded the way in which information can be delivered to the students of today. Today39。s so thoughtful of you to offer to drop me off at the train station. Are you sure it39。t the man gotten to know his neighbors? 14. W: Hi! Um, I think something is wrong with the washing machine. It works, and I just did my laundry, but it makes some strange noises. Maybe you should call someone to fix it. 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