A. REALICE LA PRACTICA CON LA INFORMACIÓN DEL TEXTO:
IBM INTRODUCES COMPUTERS TO EASE INTERNET COMMERCE
International Business Machines introduced an upgraded line of computers that are aimed at making it easier for small and medium sized companies to do business on the Internet. The IBM AS/400e series of computer servers, with two times the storage and five times the memory of previous models, is backed by World Wide Web programs and has increased Internet security. It's also designed to ease the use of different software programs and languages like Java, Lotus Domino and ActiveX. The computers use new 8-way and 12-way processors. They use a new release of the OS/400 operating system designed to maximize performance according to the users' needs. The machines are divided into two series of models. One designed for interactive processing and another optimized for batch processing. The enhanced security features include a "Firewall" that controls user access to the Internet as well as protecting non authorized users of the public network from using the resources of the internal network. IBM and other companies are seeking to provide servers, which manage networks of PCs, and computers that make it easier to conduct business over the Internet. Business to business commerce over the global network is expected to rise to 327 billion in 2002 from eight billion this year according to research firm Forester Research.
B. PRACTICA. DIGA SI LAS AFIRMACIONES SON VERDADERAS (True) o FALSAS (False):
1) This is a series of modernized and modified computers ............... True – False
2) These computers are completely new ............................................True – False
3) You can store much more information in these computers ......... True - False
4) World Wide Web has nothing to do with these computers .......... True - False
5) The languages mentioned here will be unnecessary .................... True – False
6) Servers are larger computers ........................................................ True – False
7) The OS/400 will be adapted to the users' needs ......................... True - False
8) "Firewall" is used for protection .................................................... True - False
9) IBM does business only with PC networks ................................... True – False
10) Forester expect the global network to grow ............................... True – False
IBM INTRODUCES COMPUTERS TO EASE INTERNET COMMERCE
International Business Machines introduced an upgraded line of computers that are aimed at making it easier for small and medium sized companies to do business on the Internet. The IBM AS/400e series of computer servers, with two times the storage and five times the memory of previous models, is backed by World Wide Web programs and has increased Internet security. It's also designed to ease the use of different software programs and languages like Java, Lotus Domino and ActiveX. The computers use new 8-way and 12-way processors. They use a new release of the OS/400 operating system designed to maximize performance according to the users' needs. The machines are divided into two series of models. One designed for interactive processing and another optimized for batch processing. The enhanced security features include a "Firewall" that controls user access to the Internet as well as protecting non authorized users of the public network from using the resources of the internal network. IBM and other companies are seeking to provide servers, which manage networks of PCs, and computers that make it easier to conduct business over the Internet. Business to business commerce over the global network is expected to rise to 327 billion in 2002 from eight billion this year according to research firm Forester Research.
B. PRACTICA. DIGA SI LAS AFIRMACIONES SON VERDADERAS (True) o FALSAS (False):
1) This is a series of modernized and modified computers ............... True – False
2) These computers are completely new ............................................True – False
3) You can store much more information in these computers ......... True - False
4) World Wide Web has nothing to do with these computers .......... True - False
5) The languages mentioned here will be unnecessary .................... True – False
6) Servers are larger computers ........................................................ True – False
7) The OS/400 will be adapted to the users' needs ......................... True - False
8) "Firewall" is used for protection .................................................... True - False
9) IBM does business only with PC networks ................................... True – False
10) Forester expect the global network to grow ............................... True – False
