iBT_Q3_09

Directions: In this question, you will read a short announcement and then listen to a dialogue on

the same topic. You will then answer a question about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

Narrator: The Central State University’s Computer Networking Department has posted a notice. Read the announcement about the new policy. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now. 

 

 

Network Sharing Announcement 

 

Due to the recent rise in the usage of on-line student storage space, limits and restrictions are being placed on student spaces. Students are no longer allowed to share music files or video files from their on-line campus storage spaces. Students will have until the end of next week to remove all such files from their online spaces. Also, a cap of 50 mb will be placed on all spaces.  Violations of this new policy will result in deletion of your space. 

Narrator: Listen to two students as they discuss the announcement. 

 

Student 1(female): Good! Maybe now I will be able to surf the web at a decent speed.

Student 2(male): Good? What do you mean? They are restricting our online access!

Student 1:  Well, all the uploading and downloading of these files has been taking up bandwidth and disrupting my usage of the Internet. I’ve been trying to work on my computer science project on the internet in the dorms, but I can’t get anything done because everything is so slow. 

Student 2: Well, I guess some restrictions are ok, but they are limiting our space so much. I think I’m sharing like one or two gigs of files on my space.

Student 1: I think 50 mega bytes is plenty of room to share files with. This storage space was originally intended for students to share reports and projects with each other to facilitate learning. But now, people are taking advantage of that by sharing music and movies and videos so that those of us who actually need to use the Internet for  schoolwork can’t.

Student 2:  I didn’t realize it had become such a problem.

 

 

Narrator: Now get ready to answer the question.

Narrator: The woman expresses her opinion about a new university policy. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.