Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide whether the following statements are right (C) or wrong (E) according to text V.

Intergovernmental differences of substance are not involved in the case.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Text 8A5AAA shows that cryptography has

• A. provided more safety in digital communication than any other tool.
• B. been widely traded in global e-commerce.
• C. been entirely despised since the ancient Greeks.
• D. become key in face-to-face communication.
• E. been used against the invasion of individual privacy.

Text 8A5AAA states that digital communication regimes in the new information society

• A. are marked by too many secrets.
• B. are aimed to arouse surveillance.
• C. fail in providing personal security.
• D. sneer integrity and confidentiality.
• E. gave birth to cryptography.

It can be said from text 8A5AAA that cryptography and technology have

• A. been created by Greeks.
• B. developed together.
• C. grown in irrelevance.
• D. been used to win wars.
• E. had simple beginnings.

In text 8A5AAA, the word “unless” (l.20) conveys the idea of

• A. addition.
• B. condition.
• C. comparison.
• D. contrast.
• E. purpose.

Choose the option that presents the statement that best conveys the central idea of text 8A5BBB.

• A. Network security used to protect information during its transmission
• B. The computer and its networks as main changes in information security
• C. Security of information provided by physical and administrative means
• D. The need for mechanized tools for protecting files and other information
• E. The tools aimed to thwart hackers and detect and recover from viruses

According to text 8A5BBB, a shared system

• A. is frequently attacked by hackers more than any other system.
• B. is the most accurate system that can be accessed through internet.
• C. is a collection of tools designed to protect data and thwart hackers.
• D. must be overthrown to avoid failures in information security.
• E. requires computerized tools for file and information safety.

In text 8A5BBB, the word “former” (l.6) refers to

• A. personnel screening procedures during the hiring process.
• B. physical methods used to provide security of information.
• C. major changes of information security in an organization.
• D. administrative methods that provide information security.
• E. valuable automated tools for protecting computer files.

In text 8A5BBB, the word “often” (l.27) can be correctly replaced by

• A. intermittently.
• B. sometimes.
• C. seldom.
• D. hardly ever.
• E. frequently.

Based on the text, it can be concluded that

• A. the computer Mrs Jones wanted was very cheap.
• B. Mrs Jones did not insist on buying the computer.
• C. Mrs Jones didn’t buy the computer in the end.
• D. Mrs Jones spoke about the computer she wanted to buy the day after she went shopping.
• E. Mr Jones would never give his wife the money she wanted.