Standardized college exam is customized by computers
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The College Board will begin instituting a computerized version of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) by Oct 1992. The new testing method will customize the sequence of questions based on the skills of the test-taker as demonstrated in previous questions, and scores will be based on the number and difficulty of questions answered correctly. The conversion will take place in two stages. In Oct 1992, the current paper-based test will be presented in a software version, and students will complete as many questions as possible within prescribed time limits. In Oct 1993, a rewritten exam that utilizes the interactive process will be administered. Expected benefits of the new method are ease of use, reduced anxiety, significantly increased frequency of examination sessions and immediate reporting of scores. Critics say that the new GRE could place students who are unfamiliar with computers at a disadvantage.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Nortel makes inroads in building wireless world in Latin America
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Nortel Networks is building fixed wireless networks in Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. In 1997, the Canadian telecommunications equipment company decided to move from supplying wired telecom companies to the wireless and Internet markets. This strategy has paid off well in this hemisphere as developing nations, like Mexico, open their telecom monopolies to competition. Many of these countries will have state of the art national networks, since the existing equipment is not worth fixing. Nortel had $21 bil in revenues last year, and employs 75,000 workers, 90% of whom work outside of Canada.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2000
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Mega-network: strength in numbers
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The National Science Foundation, in conjunction with major research universities, is creating a large scale data grid, called the Grid Physics Network, for scientists to process information from the new CERN nuclear particle accelerator. Research physicists need access to vast amounts of computer power to process their data and it is hoped that pooling resources into one vast grid will open new research possibilities.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2000
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