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In the 90’s, people went crazy about wireless. Electronic communications once thought bound permanently to the world of cables a
In the 90’s, people went crazy about wireless. Electronic communications once thought bound permanently to the world of cables a
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2010-02-22
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In the 90’s, people went crazy about wireless. Electronic communications once thought bound permanently to the world of cables and hard-wired connections suddenly were sprung free, and the possibilities seemed endless. Entrenched monopolies would fall, and a new uncabled era would usher in a level of intimate contact that would not only transform business but change human behavior. Such was the view by the end of that groundbreaking decade—the 1890s.
To be sure, the wild publicity of those days wasn’t all hot air. Marconi’s "magic box" and its contemporaneous inventions kicked off an era of profound changes, not the least of which was the ad vent of broadcasting. So it does seem strange that a century later, the debate once more is about how wireless will change everything. And once again, the noisy confusion is justified. Changes are on the way that are arguably as earth shattering as the world’s first wireless transformation.
Certainly a huge part of this revolution comes from introducing the most powerful communication tools of our time. Between our mobile phones, our BlackBerries and Treos, and our Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) computers, we’re always on and always connected—and soon our cars and our appliances will be, too. While there has been considerable planning for how people will use these tools and how they’ll pay for them, the wonderful reality is that, as with the Internet, much of the action in the wireless world will ultimately emerge from the imaginative twists and turns that are possible when dig ital technology trumps the analog mindset of telecom companies and government regulators.
Wi-Fi is itself a shining example of how wireless innovation can shed the tethers of conventional wisdom. At one point, it was assumed that when people wanted to use wireless devices for things other than conversation, they’d have to rely on the painstakingly drawn, investment-heavy standards adopted by the giant corporations that earn a lot through your monthly phone bill. But then some re searchers came up with a new communications standard exploiting an unlicensed part of the spectrum. It was called 802.11, and only later sexed up with the name Wi-Fi.
Though the range of signal was only some dozens of meters, Wi-Fi turned out to be a great way to wirelessly extend an Internet connection in the home or office. A new class of activist was born: the bandwidth liberator, with a goal of extending free wireless Internet to anyone venturing within the range of a free hotspot. Meanwhile, Apple Computer seized on the idea as a consumer solution, others followed and now Wi-Fi is as common as the modem once was.
选项
A、an important fruit in daily life.
B、a supplement to cable communications.
C、the opening of a new uncabled era.
D、a new type of monopoly.
答案
C
解析
推理判断题。由题干中的wireless定位至首段第一句。该句指出一个现象:在20世纪90年代,人们对无线技术产生狂热。接着对该情况进行分析:一度被认为与光缆和有线连接捆绑在一起的电子通讯变成免费的了,看起来有无限机会。这导致的结果是:已经建立的垄断将被打破,新的无线时代即将到来。可见首句中提到无线技术的目的是为了说明a new uncabled era would usher。这里没有就wireless technology对日常生活的影响做出评价;同样,也没有提到wire less与cables的关系如何;首段只在第三句提到monopolies would fall,没有提到wireless technology是否构成新的垄断问题。
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