Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2009

Read the sentence below.

“Since the patrols began, the city has issued eight citations for the flouting of the median law — the fine is $158 — and has given warnings, which are generally heeded, to about 600 people a month.”

The pronoun “which” refers to:

• A.

  the patrols;

• B.

  citations;

• C.

  fine;

• D.

  law;

• E.

  warnings.

The word “though” in paragraph 13 indicates:

• A.

  cause;

• B.

  purpose;

• C.

  restriction;

• D.

  comparison

• E.

  contrast.

The word “if” in “If one more (New Zealand) child asks me what it’s like to be a prince, I shall go demented …” , introduces an idea of:

• A.

  time;

• B.

  concession;

• C.

  condition;

• D.

  result;

• E.

  determination.

After reading Prince Charles’ words, one can infer that:

• A.

  the Prince is considered to be a lunatic by a child;

• B.

  the Prince is sick and tired of the questions he’s been asked;

• C.

  the Prince is surely going demented and knows that;

• D.

  the Prince doesn’t want to be a prince anymore;

• E.

  the Prince wants his friend to go on a tour to the southern hemisphere.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

The text deals with the concept of redundancy which

• A.

  means excessive parallel or alternate paths.

• B.

  architects use when projecting alternative roads.

• C.

  is considered an unnecessary duplication of efforts.

• D.

  is a thechnique that can be used to help achieving higher dependability.

• E.

  is supposed to be the definitive solution to improve performance of computer systems.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

Taking into consideration what is found in the text, choose the correct option.

• A.

  System and component redundancy are two out of many general ways to deal with redundancy implementation.

• B.

  Component redundancy uses two identical systems in parallel in order to improve reliability.

• C.

  In a context of system redundancy, in case of an unsuccessful operation of the active system, another system can be turned on to substitute for the one that failed.

• D.

  The use of a hot backup system must be avoided.

• E.

  The backup system cannot become active.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

According to the text, choose the option regarding hot backup systems.

• A.

  The hot backup system is a useless redundant variation of the prime system.

• B.

  In a hot backup system, the prime system is always off and the backup system is always on.

• C.

  There are manual and automatic approaches to detecting system failures.

• D.

  The automatic recognition of system failures affects the failed system.

• E.

  In the advent of failure, the failed system is disconnected from the backup system.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

As found in the text, it is correct to state that

• A.

  the implementation of a redundant system depends, more than anything else, on software and firmware.

• B.

  every built-in test is present in both software and firmware.

• C.

  built-in tests have at most three functions.

• D.

  one of the functions of software is to watch the clock.

• E.

  one of the functions of software is to check the point.

This text refers to questions from 14 through 20.

Based on the text, choose the incorrect option.

• A.

  The main concerns in system redundancy implementation are also found in component redundancy implementation.

• B.

  The redundancy of a critical component may help achieving reliability requirements.

• C.

  In the redundant car braking system mentioned in the text, the master brake cylinder is redundant, whereas the brake pedal and linkage are not.

• D.

  Failure can be avoided once a system redundancy is switched on.

• E.

  The redundant brake system mentioned in the text could be considered to be a fault tolerant system.

Check the option that contains a correct correspondence of meaning.

• A. "...seeking..." (line 5) and 'refusing' have similar meanings.
• B. "...inept..." (line 9) and 'skillful' express contrastive ideas.
• C. "...assigns..." (line 22) could not be replaced by 'attributes'.
• D. "...tagged..." (line 26) and 'labelled' are antonymous.
• E. "...reassembled..." (line 59) and 'split up' are synonymous.