PT135.S3.P2.Q9

PrepTest 135 - Section 3 - Passage 2 - Question 9

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Problem · Potential for losing recorded information is higher than ever
This is a concern for archivists, whose job is to preserve vital records forever.
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Examples · Books printed on acidic paper, color photographs, videotapes
These items don't last for long, unlike some documents that were made hundreds or thousands of years ago.
P2

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Apparent solution · Computer technology
Allows archivists to save stuff electronically.
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Why solution won't work · New generation of technology replaces the previous one quickly
Tech for reading CDs might not be available in the near future. Digital storage tapes might deteriorate.
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Another aspect of problem · Running out of time
(This looks like a transition. The author will explain what he means in the next paragraph.)
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Elaborate on this aspect · Archivists don't have enough time to decide what to save
Even if we could store things on computer technology for a very long time, we still have to decide what stuff to transfer onto that technology. But there's too many records in the world to identify everything that's essential to save. So some things that are essential will likely still be lost.
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9.

The passage provides information sufficient ██ ██████ █████ ███ ██ ███ █████████ ██████████

a

Are there any ██████ ██ ███ █████ ██ █████ ███ ██████ ██████ ██ ██████████

Unstated. There are copies of these works in some form, but we don’t know if they’re on parchment.

6%
b

Why is information ██████ ██ ██████ █████ ████ ████████ ████ ███████████ ██████ ██ ███████ ███████ █████

Unstated. The author doesn’t give enough information to compare the stability of acidic paper with that of digital storage tape. So we don’t even know if information stored on acidic paper is more unstable.

4%
c

When were optical ███████ █████ █ ████████████████ ███████ ███████

Stated.

87%
d

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Unstated. The author just says that these tables are still displayed in museums. She doesn’t say how many there are.

1%
e

How were the █████ ██ █████ ██████████ █████████

Unstated. All the author says about Plato’s works is that they were lost for a time before being rediscovered. She doesn’t say how they were recorded.

2%

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