英语四级段落匹配

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.

Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from

which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is

marked with a letter.

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Preparing for Computer Disasters

A) Summary: When home office computers go down, many small businesses grind to a halt.

Fortunately,

taking

steps

to

recover

from

disasters

and

minimize

their

effects

is

quite

straightforward.

B)

Fires,

power

surges,

and

floods,

they're

all

facts

of

life.

We

read

about

them

in

the

morning

paper

and

see

them

on

the

evening

news.

We

sympathize

with

the

victims

and

commiserate over their bad luck. We also shake our heads at the digital consequences

—

melted

computers, system failures, destroyed data. Yet, somehow, many of us continue to live by that old

mantra of denial:

to deal with at least one disaster. That's just how it goes, and in most aspects of our lives we do

something about it. We buy insurance. We stow away provisions. We even make disaster plans

and run drills. But for some reason, computer disaster recovery is a blind spot for many of us. It

shouldn't be. Home computers contain some of our most important information, both business

and

personal,

and

making

certain

our

data

survives

a

disaster

should

be

a

priority.

Moreover,

even

the

smallest

disaster

can

be

a

serious

disruption.

Personal

computers

have

become

an

integral

part

of

the

smooth-running

household.

We

use

them

to

communicate,

shop,

and

do

homework, and they're even more vital to home office users. When home office computers go

down, many small businesses grind to a halt. Fortunately, taking steps to recover from disasters

and minimize their effects is quite straightforward. With a good offsite storage plan and the right

tools,

you

can

bounce

back

quickly

and

easily

from

minor

computer

disasters.

And,

should

a

major calamity strike, you can rest assured your data is safe.

Offsite Storage: Major Disasters

C)

House

fires

and

floods

are

among

the

most

devastating

causes

of

personal

computer

destruction.

That's

why

a

solid

offsite

backup

and

recovery

plan

is

essential.

Although

many

home users faithfully back up their hard drives, many would still lose all their data should their

house

flood

our

burn.

That's

because

they

keep

their

backups

in

relatively

close

to

their

computers. Their backup disks might not be in the same room as their computers

—

tucked away

in a closet or even the garage

—

but they're not nearly far enough away should a serious disaster

strike.

So,

it's

important

to

back

up

your

system

to

a

removable

medium

and

to

store

it

elsewhere.

D) There are many ways to approach offsite storage. It starts with choice of backup tools and

storage medium. Disaster situations are stressful, and your recovery tools shouldn't add to that

stress. They must be dependable and intuitive, making it easy to schedule regular backups and to

retrieve

files

in

a

pinch.

They

must

also

be

compatible

with

your

choice

of

backup

medium.

Depending on your tools, you can back up to a variety of durable disk types

—

from CDs to Jaz

drives to remote network servers. Although many of these storage media have high capacity, a

backup tool with compression capabilities is a big plus, eliminating the inconvenience of multiple

disks or large uploads.

E) Once you select your tools and a suitable medium, you need to find a remote place to