The high-tech vanguard of entertainment consumers who initiated a global music-swapping spree with the help of Napster a little over two years ago is branching out into television shows and movies. Napster's service was limited to music, and it was shut down last year after a federal judge found it liable for contributing to copyright infringement. But Morpheus enables users to trade files of any kind, and an increasing number of them are filled with copyrighted video entertainment.

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A new computer worm masquerading as a software update from Microsoft Corp. is capable of deleting all files on the hard drive of an infected computer but has so far spread very slowly, an antivirus vendor said Monday. (CNN.com, Jan. 2002) According to the passage, the virus:

First-quarter profits for Apple Computer Inc. leaped 37 percent over last year, hitting Wall Street's expectations but falling short of the company's own revenue forecast as consumers held their breath for the release of the new iMac. The Cupertino company yesterday reported a net income of $38 million (11 cents per share) during the first quarter, up from last year's loss of $195 million (58 cents) during the same period. (SFChronicle, Jan. 2002)

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In this section, you will read a passage (text). It is followed by 3 (three) questions about it. For questions 18-20, choose the correct answer.

In an effort to make the fastest, biggest and most luxurious ship in the world, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to any other ship that it was dubbed "unsinkableï". The company that owned it was so sure of this that it provided only twenty lifeboats and rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2,227 passengers on board. Many passengers were aboard the night it hit an iceberg, more than halfway between England and its New York destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the giant iceberg. Fire on board also contributed to the ship's su... Ver mais

In this section, you will read a passage (text). It is followed by 3 (three) questions about it. For questions 18-20, choose the correct answer.

In an effort to make the fastest, biggest and most luxurious ship in the world, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to any other ship that it was dubbed "unsinkableï". The company that owned it was so sure of this that it provided only twenty lifeboats and rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2,227 passengers on board. Many passengers were aboard the night it hit an iceberg, more than halfway between England and its New York destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the giant iceberg. Fire on board also contributed to the ship's su... Ver mais

In this section, you will read a passage (text). It is followed by 3 (three) questions about it. For questions 18-20, choose the correct answer.

In an effort to make the fastest, biggest and most luxurious ship in the world, the British built the Titanic. It was so superior to any other ship that it was dubbed "unsinkableï". The company that owned it was so sure of this that it provided only twenty lifeboats and rafts, less than one half the number needed for the 2,227 passengers on board. Many passengers were aboard the night it hit an iceberg, more than halfway between England and its New York destination. Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the giant iceberg. Fire on board also contributed to the ship's su... Ver mais

Read the text below in order to answer questions 14 to 16.

DOUBLETALK

For as long as Apple and Microsoft operating systems have lived together in the computing world, different solutions have been used to get the two platforms to communicate with each other. In this respect, two applications - Thursby Software's Dave and Miramar Systems' PC Maclan - have dominated the scene.

Nevertheless, Connectix – the makers of Virtual PC and Virtual Game Station – has now entered the fray with DoubleTalk.

DoubleTalk lets you integrate your Macintosh into a Windows network or a stand-alone PC without making any changes to the network itself. The only requirement on your part is that you connect your Mac to the PC via eit... Ver mais

Read the text below in order to answer questions 14 to 16.

DOUBLETALK

For as long as Apple and Microsoft operating systems have lived together in the computing world, different solutions have been used to get the two platforms to communicate with each other. In this respect, two applications - Thursby Software's Dave and Miramar Systems' PC Maclan - have dominated the scene.

Nevertheless, Connectix – the makers of Virtual PC and Virtual Game Station – has now entered the fray with DoubleTalk.

DoubleTalk lets you integrate your Macintosh into a Windows network or a stand-alone PC without making any changes to the network itself. The only requirement on your part is that you connect your Mac to the PC via eit... Ver mais

Read the text below in order to answer questions 14 to 16.

DOUBLETALK

For as long as Apple and Microsoft operating systems have lived together in the computing world, different solutions have been used to get the two platforms to communicate with each other. In this respect, two applications - Thursby Software's Dave and Miramar Systems' PC Maclan - have dominated the scene.

Nevertheless, Connectix – the makers of Virtual PC and Virtual Game Station – has now entered the fray with DoubleTalk.

DoubleTalk lets you integrate your Macintosh into a Windows network or a stand-alone PC without making any changes to the network itself. The only requirement on your part is that you connect your Mac to the PC via eit... Ver mais

Microsoft next year plans to update Windows XP to support two technologies left out of the new operating system: USB 2.0 and Bluetooth. Both technologies are used for connecting peripherals to PCs, USB 2.0 at speeds up to 480 megabits per second (mbps) and Bluetooth over the air without wires. USB 2.0 support is expected early next year, and the Bluetooth ad-dition should come by mid-2002. (ZedNet news, Dec. 2001) According to the text: