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ID
17734
Banca
CESGRANRIO
Órgão
BNDES
Ano
2008
Provas
Disciplina
Inglês
Assuntos

          Green is the hot topic these days, and the concept
     is having an impact on the way people think about
     datacenters. Companies around the world are
     announcing ways to save energy and reduce costs by
5   buying new hardware and services. Yet, there is little
     guidance on how you can take action to control energy
     costs. In the past, electricity has been treated as an
     overhead expense, like the cost of space. But with rising
     power costs and issues regarding reliability, supply, and
10  capacity, electricity requires its own specific strategy.
          Projects regarding performance optimization and
     cost reduction are a part of everyday best practices in
     nearly every area of business. So why not treat energy
     cost in the same way?
15      As Information Technologies (IT) pros, many of us
     make decisions about the configuration and setup of
     servers, the specifications on the equipment our
     organizations purchase, and the requirements for
     datacenter upgrades and construction. We even provide
20  early design input during application development. When
     it comes to these projects, we obviously have a golden
     opportunity to be green and influence the energy
     efficiency of any datacenter.
          The first part of any strategy is to know your current
25  energy usage. You need to know where your energy is
     used and by what specific equipment, as well as what
     usage is efficient and what is wasteful in the datacenter.
     Unfortunately, it's rare to find power-consumption
     metering in place that can break down usage to a level
30  where people can see the results of their actions. Most
     organizations typically only see a monthly power bill
     that rolls up consumption into an overall bottom line.
     This offers little incentive for saving energy since
     individuals never see the impact of their decisions, and
35  there is no way for them to prove that their changes
     have actually saved energy.
          One of the first issues people confront when
     considering a green datacenter initiative is whether they
     have executive support. For the purpose of the article, I
40  am going to assume the answer is "not yet." Executive
     support requires a serious commitment that provides
     resources and budget for your initiative. And while there
     is a lot of talk about green datacenters, the reality is
     that there is still often a lack of serious support at the
45  executive level. If you did already have such executive
     support, you would probably be running a green
     datacenter right now.
          Still, even assuming you are not getting the support
     you need, there is a great deal you can do to push your
50  green datacenter initiative forward. So how do you
     determine effective actions to take in achieving your
     goals? Fortunately, energy efficiency is not a new
     concept and there is a lot that IT pros can learn from
     other industries. [.]
55      Anyway, for whichever direction you choose,
     planning an energy efficiency program for your datacenter
     will require collaboration across groups in IT. Until
     recently, the typical approach to planning IT solutions
     has been to ignore power costs early on during the design
60  phase, focusing on the hardware and software being
     purchased, along with the labor and hosting costs of
     the solution. When power is buried in the overhead cost
     of running solutions in a datacenter, energy efficiency
     is a low priority. Exposing the actual power being
65  consumed by solutions is the first critical step in changing
     the behavior of your organization.

By Dave Ohara
TechNet Magazine, October 2007

Mark the sentence in which the idea introduced by the word in bold type is correctly described.

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  • Yet, there is little guidance on how you can take action to control energy costs. Neste caso yet funciona como "no entanto".

    One of the first issues people confront . is whether they have executive support. É se eles tem suporte executivo.

  • c-

    since - as, because, for, inasmuch as, porque

  • GAB: LETRA C

    Complementando!

    Fonte: Karla Branco

    A - “Yet, there is little guidance on how you can take action to control energy costs.” (lines 5-7) – addition

    • ERRADO.

    • De acordo com o dicionário Michaellis, a palavra yet significa “ainda”, “até agora”, “já”; “contudo”, “mas”, “não obstante”, “porém”.

    • No trecho em que é usada no texto, a palavra yet significa “contudo” e é usada para introduzir uma ideia de oposição ao que foi mencionado anteriormente:

    • ➜ As companhias anunciam formas de economizar energia e reduzir custos
    • ➜ Pouco se sabe sobre medidas para controlar os custos da energia

    • Portanto, o trecho em destaque do texto NÃO indica a ideia de adição/acréscimo.

    ===

    B - “So why not treat energy costs in the same way?” (lines 13-14) – contrast

    • ERRADO.

    • Há duas ideias importantes em relação ao trecho em destaque no texto: 

    • ➜ Projetos relacionados a otimização de desempenho e redução de custos são parte da rotina das melhores práticas em qualquer área de negócios.
    • ➜ O custo da energia deveria ser tratado da mesma forma.

    • Essas ideias NÃO são opostas, mas equivalentes e até complementares. 

    • Logo, é errado afirmar que esse trecho expressa “contraste”.

    ===

    C - “This offers little incentive for saving energy since individuals never see the impact of their decisions,” (lines 33-34) – reason

    • CORRETO.

    • Há duas ideias importantes em relação ao trecho em destaque do texto: 

    • ➜ As organizações consideram apenas o total consumido ao final das contas de energia;
    • ➜ Essa atitude não incentiva as pessoas a pensarem nos impactos de suas ações.

    • Essas ideias são complementares, pois indicam uma relação de causa e consequência. 

    • Logo, é correto afirmar que, esse trecho expressa “razão”.

    ===

    D - “One of the first issues people confront ... is whether they have executive support.” (lines 37-39) – exemplification.

    • ERRADO.

    • Há duas ideias importantes em relação ao trecho em destaque do texto: 

    • ➜ Há um assunto que desperta questionamento ao se considerar uma iniciativa sustentável por parte de datacenters;
    • ➜ Se teriam um apoio executivo.

    • Essas ideias são complementares porque sugerem a existência de uma pergunta indireta, diante de uma determinada situação. No entanto, NÃO há exemplos nesse trecho do texto.

    • Logo, é errado afirmar que esse trecho expressa “exemplificação”.

    ===

    E - “And while there is a lot of talk about green datacenters”, (lines 42-43) – cause

    • ERRADO.
    • Há duas ideias importantes em relação ao trecho em destaque do texto: 

    • ➜ Muito se fala sobre datacenters sustentáveis;
    • ➜ A realidade é que ainda falta um sério apoio em nível executivo.

    • Essas ideias são opostas porque o esperado seria haver esse apoio, já que tanto se trata acerca do assunto.

    • Logo, é errado afirmar que esse trecho expressa “causa”.