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3 Read the text again and fill in the blanks with the following sentences.
There is one extra sentence which you don’t need to use.
A But after this, computers will continue to get smarter.
B This technology development will push every field of knowledge forwards,
not just computing.
C With voice and language recognition we will have easy access to all that the
Internet can provide.
D At the hardware layer, computers, phones and consumer electronics are
converging.
E The technology will be soon a part of you.
4 Read the text and complete parts 1 and 2 of this table.
A Area
B Predictions
C Comments
Telecoms applications will soon be bundled together in much the same way
as office application suites are today. A major example is the electronic
marketplace, which will bring customers and suppliers together in smart
databases and virtual environments, with ID verification, encryption and
translation. It will then implement the billing, taxation and electronic funds
transfer, while automatically producing accounts and auditing. The whole suite of
services will be based on voice processing, allowing a natural voice interface to
talk to the computer, all the AI to carry out the request, and voice synthesis and
visualisation technology to get the answer out.
Electronic money will be very secure but much
more versatile than physical alternatives. (1) ______ It
does not have to be linked to any national currency, so
can be independent of local currency fluctuations. Its
growing use on the Net will lead to its acceptance on
the street and we may hold a large proportion of our
total funds in this global electronic cash. People will
increasingly buy direct from customised manufacturers.
Shops will be places where people try on clothes, not buy them. Their exact
measurements can be sent instantly to the manufacturer as soon as they have
chosen an outfit. (2) ______
Employment patterns will change, as many jobs are automated and new jobs
come into existence to serve new technologies. Some organisations will follow the
virtual company model, where a small core of key employees is supported by
contractors on a project by project basis, bringing together the right people
regardless of where they live. The desks they will use will have multiple flat
screens, voice interfaces, computer programs with human-like faces and
personalities, full-screen videoconferencing and 3D sound positioning. (3) ______
The many short-term contractors may not have enough space in their homes for
an office and may go instead to a new breed of local telework centre.
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