1.
Recently ten laboratories run by governments in different parts of the world
have become linked. Their computers have been connected so they can "talk" to
each other. This may not seem very dramatic news, but it is the beginning of a
development that will increase the power of the Internet tremendously.
2. The Internet is an interconnected (互联) system of networks that
connects computers round the world and facilitates the transmission and exchange
of information. The way that you use the Internet is by accessing this network.
This depends on the power that your system allows you to use. The power of your
computer is responsible for how fast you can download (下载) files, how much data
you can store, etc. If your computer is old and slow. Accessing the information
can be very difficult. 3. The new development in information
technology has been called "the grid" (网络技术), and it will be a network of
computers that are linked together. The "grid" will work in a different way from
the Internet, enabling you to get the power of the biggest computers in the
world on your computer. Accessing the information will no longer depend on the
power of your computer. The idea is that while you access information, you will
also have access to the power of the bigger computer stations.
4. One advantage of this revolutionary idea is that geographical location will
become irrelevant. The "grid" will decide which are the best parts of a
worldwide network to do the job you want. This means that you may be accessing a
computer in Japan to solve a problem in Alaska. 5. The "grid"
can be compared to having an efficient personal assistant. You can give your
assistant a task and "he" will do it for you. The assistant will do the
preliminary research, collect the data, compare them and decide on the best
course of action by accessing any of the computer centres in the "grid" that
happen to have the relevant information. All you have to do is assign the task,
sit back and wait. 6. At present, possible applications of the
"grid" in scientific research are being explored. While it has taken about
fifteen years for Internet use to become widespread, experts believe that the
"grid" could be up and running for private individuals far more quickly.
Scientists working on "grid" projects are convinced that it will be as widely
used as the web in the next ten years.
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Paragraph 2 ______
A. How does the "grid" work? B. Power shared.
C. Just make a request. D. Limitations of present Internet use.
E. Distance is not a problem. F. A new era for the Internet.
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Paragraph 3 ______
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Paragraph 4 ______
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Paragraph 5 ______
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Traditionally the power of your computer determines how fast you can access ______.
A. the bigger computer stations B. the advantage
C. ten years D. information
E. your personal assistant F. fifteen years
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The "grid" will enable you to get on your computer the power of ______ in the world.
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The "grid" would be like ______, who can perform your tasks efficiently.
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It is believed that the widespread use of the "grid" will become possible in the next ______.