Questão b1d8c9d8-e8
Prova:UFAC 2011
Disciplina:Inglês
Assunto:Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
Read the sentences below and judge them (T)
TRUE or (F) FALSE:
I. Google Instant makes the queries faster.
II. With Google Instant query results will be
revealed before the enter button is hit.
III. Search terms will not be suggested anymore.
IV. Mobile users will not have access until
autumn.
V. Initially the service will not be available for
the British people.
Read the sentences below and judge them (T)
TRUE or (F) FALSE:
I. Google Instant makes the queries faster.
II. With Google Instant query results will be
revealed before the enter button is hit.
III. Search terms will not be suggested anymore.
IV. Mobile users will not have access until
autumn.
V. Initially the service will not be available for
the British people.
TEXT I
Google Instant promises live search results
by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley
“Google has speeded up its internet search
engine by launching a product called Instant that
displays results as soon as users type in queries.
The service predicts a user's query and
modifies the displayed results as more letters are
typed into the search box.
The company described it as ‘search at the
speed of thought’.
Previously Google's suggested search terms
and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was
hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on
mobile devices by autumn.
The service will initially be rolled out in the
US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia. Challenge to Microsoft?
In a demo event held at San Francisco's
Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's
vice-president of search products and user
experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to
demonstrate the new service.
As she typed, results appeared instantly for
‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result.
In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was
entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’
appeared along with images showing the
temperature. ‘We've actually predicting what query you
are likely to do and we're giving you results for
that,’ said Ms Mayer.
Google estimates that the typical user
spends nine seconds entering a query and 15
seconds looking for answers. The company says Google Instant could
shave between two and five seconds off a typical
web search. ‘Google is betting all they have that speed is
everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog
Technologizer.com told the BBC.
‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a
deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going
to see results I don't want because until I type
enough that it knows what I want, it is going to
show me links I am not interested in.’
Technology commentator Robert Scoble
said that the new feature would present a real
challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which
has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in
the search market.
‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the
way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap
forward but this means that Bing becomes far less
interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr.
Scoble.
Microsoft currently commands around 11%
of the US search market compared to Google's
66%, according to research firm Comscore.
Bing has gradually increased its market
share since launch, although its growth has
recently slowed.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037.
TEXT I
Google Instant promises live search results
by Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter,
BBC News, Silicon Valley
“Google has speeded up its internet search
engine by launching a product called Instant that
displays results as soon as users type in queries.
The service predicts a user's query and
modifies the displayed results as more letters are
typed into the search box.
The company described it as ‘search at the
speed of thought’.
Previously Google's suggested search terms
and did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was
hit or the ‘search’ button was clicked.
Google Instant goes live in the next week and on
mobile devices by autumn.
The service will initially be rolled out in the
US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
Challenge to Microsoft?
In a demo event held at San Francisco's
Museum of Modern Art, Marissa Mayer, Google's
vice-president of search products and user
experience, typed in ‘sfm’ into the search box to
demonstrate the new service.
As she typed, results appeared instantly for
‘SF MOMA’ - the first predicted search result.
In another demo, when the letter ‘w’ was
entered, a list of links offering the ‘weather’
appeared along with images showing the
temperature.
‘We've actually predicting what query you
are likely to do and we're giving you results for
that,’ said Ms Mayer.
Google estimates that the typical user
spends nine seconds entering a query and 15
seconds looking for answers.
The company says Google Instant could
shave between two and five seconds off a typical
web search.
‘Google is betting all they have that speed is
everything,’ Harry McCracken of technology blog
Technologizer.com told the BBC.
‘Saving one or two seconds isn't that big of a
deal. One of my instant thoughts is that I am going
to see results I don't want because until I type
enough that it knows what I want, it is going to
show me links I am not interested in.’
Technology commentator Robert Scoble
said that the new feature would present a real
challenge to Microsoft search engine Bing, which
has been slowly chipping away at Google's lead in
the search market.
‘Playing with it, it dramatically changes the
way I do searches. I think it is a pretty major leap
forward but this means that Bing becomes far less
interesting and they now have to step up,’ said Mr.
Scoble.
Microsoft currently commands around 11%
of the US search market compared to Google's
66%, according to research firm Comscore.
Bing has gradually increased its market
share since launch, although its growth has
recently slowed.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newstechnology-11239037.
A
T-T-T-F-F.
B
T-F-T-T-F.
C
T-T-F-T-F.
D
T-F-F-T-F.
E
F-T-F-T-F.
Gabarito comentado
R
Rafael SouzaMonitor com apoio de IA
Gabarito: C
Fundamento decisivo: O ponto decisivo é o confronto literal entre as assertivas e os trechos do texto: “displays results as soon as users type in queries”, “did not reveal results until the ‘enter’ key was hit”, “on mobile devices by autumn” e “rolled out in the US, UK, Spain, Germany, France and Russia”. Esses elementos sustentam a sequência T-T-F-T-F e, por consequência, a alternativa C.
Tema central: julgamento de assertivas
Análise das alternativas
A
Errada
Está errada porque marca III como verdadeira. O texto apenas registra a situação anterior com “Previously Google's suggested search terms”, mas não afirma a supressão das sugestões no novo serviço. Falta base textual para dizer que “Search terms will not be suggested anymore”.
B
Errada
Está errada por dois motivos objetivos. Primeiro, marca II como falsa, mas o texto afirma que o Instant “displays results as soon as users type in queries”, em contraste com o sistema anterior, no qual os resultados só apareciam após o enter ou clique. Segundo, marca III como verdadeira sem apoio textual, extrapolando a partir de “Previously”.
C
Certa
A alternativa C coincide com a sequência compatível com o texto. I é verdadeira por leitura contextual: embora a formulação “makes the queries faster” não repita literalmente o texto, ela é compatível com a ideia de que o Google Instant “speeded up its internet search engine” e pode reduzir o tempo de uma busca. II é verdadeira porque o sistema “displays results as soon as users type in queries”, enquanto antes os resultados só apareciam após o enter ou clique. III é falsa porque “Previously Google's suggested search terms” apenas informa que havia sugestões antes; isso não autoriza concluir que elas deixariam de existir. IV é verdadeira porque o serviço para dispositivos móveis seria lançado “by autumn”, então antes disso os usuários móveis ainda não teriam acesso. V é falsa porque o rollout inicial inclui expressamente o “UK”, o que abrange os britânicos.
D
Errada
Está errada porque marca II como falsa. O texto opõe explicitamente o antes e o depois: antes os resultados não apareciam até o enter; com o Instant, aparecem durante a digitação. Portanto, a assertiva II é verdadeira, e a sequência dessa alternativa não se sustenta.
E
Errada
Está errada porque marca I como falsa. O texto diz que o Google “speeded up its internet search engine” e que a ferramenta economiza tempo em uma “typical web search”. Embora a formulação da assertiva use “queries faster”, a leitura contextual a torna compatível com a aceleração da busca.
Pegadinha da questão
A confusão real está em tomar “Previously Google's suggested search terms” como prova de que as sugestões deixariam de existir, quando o trecho apenas descreve o funcionamento anterior e não autoriza essa conclusão.
Dica para questões semelhantes
- Compare cada assertiva com uma frase literal do texto antes de inferir qualquer consequência.
- Trate advérbios temporais como “previously” e expressões como “by autumn” pelo valor semântico exato, sem ampliar o que eles dizem.
- Quando o texto listar países ou locais, use a inclusão nominal para eliminar alternativas que afirmem exclusão.
- Se a assertiva for mais ampla que a redação original, só a aceite quando a própria base indicar que essa leitura contextual é sustentada pelo texto.
