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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
THE POWER OF CROWDSOURCING.
There is a famous old saying that when trying to solve a problem "two heads are better than one". Yet until recently, businesses would often rely on one key person to get important tasks done. But thanks to a
phenomenon called crowdsourcing, more and more companies are allowing their consumers to have their say when designing new products.
The term "crowd sourcing" refers to the process of outsourcing jobs which were once done by a single person to a large group (or a crowd) of people. In the past, crowdsourcing wasn't practical, as it was impossible to gather thousands of like-minded people together to share opinions. Now, thanks to the Internet, online forums, and social media, this isn't a difficult task at all.
There are many important applications for crowdsourcing in business. For example, if a small business was looking to develop a business logo, it might employ a single designer and hope for the best. However, with crowdsourcing, companies can specify some guidelines about their project, set a budget, and start a design contest online. Within hours, they will likely receive hundreds of designers sending them logos. In the end, they can choose the design they like best and the winner will get compensated.
Crowdsourcing has other applications as well. A website called Duolingo is using crowdsourcing to translate documents into different languages. It offers free lessons to language learners. As part of their tests, users translate lines to test their knowledge. Then, a computer program will analyze thousands of test results for consistency and arrange an accurate translation.
Not everyone is sold on crowdsourcing, though. In many cases, it may be better to rely on the opinion of a few specialized professionals than information from a crowd. For instance, it makes more sense to trust the opinion of one top doctor than to take the advice of 1,000 random people regarding a health issue. Another criticism is the low wage that crowdworkers usually receive. Since crowdworkers are freelancers and not employees, they can be paid less than minimum wage. Whether you love or hate crowdsourcing, it appears to be here to stay. So before you make any financial judgements, consider following the crowd and give crowdsourcing a try.
One of the advantages of using crowd sourcing is _______.
A. we can get the best answer to our solution with the unbelievably small budget
B. within a relatively short period of time, we can get so many answers to a single problem
C. the company no longer hire employees to solve problems
D. hospitals can practically apply the method of crowd sourcing in consulting patients
THE POWER OF CROWDSOURCING.
There is a famous old saying that when trying to solve a problem "two heads are better than one". Yet until recently, businesses would often rely on one key person to get important tasks done. But thanks to a
phenomenon called crowdsourcing, more and more companies are allowing their consumers to have their say when designing new products.
The term "crowd sourcing" refers to the process of outsourcing jobs which were once done by a single person to a large group (or a crowd) of people. In the past, crowdsourcing wasn't practical, as it was impossible to gather thousands of like-minded people together to share opinions. Now, thanks to the Internet, online forums, and social media, this isn't a difficult task at all.
There are many important applications for crowdsourcing in business. For example, if a small business was looking to develop a business logo, it might employ a single designer and hope for the best. However, with crowdsourcing, companies can specify some guidelines about their project, set a budget, and start a design contest online. Within hours, they will likely receive hundreds of designers sending them logos. In the end, they can choose the design they like best and the winner will get compensated.
Crowdsourcing has other applications as well. A website called Duolingo is using crowdsourcing to translate documents into different languages. It offers free lessons to language learners. As part of their tests, users translate lines to test their knowledge. Then, a computer program will analyze thousands of test results for consistency and arrange an accurate translation.
Not everyone is sold on crowdsourcing, though. In many cases, it may be better to rely on the opinion of a few specialized professionals than information from a crowd. For instance, it makes more sense to trust the opinion of one top doctor than to take the advice of 1,000 random people regarding a health issue. Another criticism is the low wage that crowdworkers usually receive. Since crowdworkers are freelancers and not employees, they can be paid less than minimum wage. Whether you love or hate crowdsourcing, it appears to be here to stay. So before you make any financial judgements, consider following the crowd and give crowdsourcing a try.
One of the advantages of using crowd sourcing is _______.
A. we can get the best answer to our solution with the unbelievably small budget
B. within a relatively short period of time, we can get so many answers to a single problem
C. the company no longer hire employees to solve problems
D. hospitals can practically apply the method of crowd sourcing in consulting patients
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Giải thích:
Một trong những lợi thế của việc sử dụng "crowd sourcing" là _______.
A. chúng ta có thể nhận được câu trả lời tốt nhất cho giải pháp của mình với ngân sách nhỏ không thể tin được
B. trong một khoảng thời gian tương đối ngắn, chúng ta có thể nhận được rất nhiều câu trả lời cho một vấn đề duy nhất
C. công ty không còn phải thuê nhân viên để giải quyết vấn đề
D. bệnh viện có thể thực hành áp dụng phương pháp "crowd sourcing" trong việc tư vấn cho bệnh nhân
Thông tin: However, with crowdsourcing, companies can specify some guidelines about their project, set a budget, and start a design contest online. Within hours, they will likely receive hundreds of designers sending them logos.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, với "crowdsourcing", các công ty có thể định rõ một số hướng dẫn về dự án của họ,
đặt ngân sách và bắt đầu một cuộc thi thiết kế trực tuyến. Trong vài giờ, họ có thể sẽ nhận được các biểu tượng được gửi đến từ hàng trăm nhà thiết kế.
Giải thích:
Một trong những lợi thế của việc sử dụng "crowd sourcing" là _______.
A. chúng ta có thể nhận được câu trả lời tốt nhất cho giải pháp của mình với ngân sách nhỏ không thể tin được
B. trong một khoảng thời gian tương đối ngắn, chúng ta có thể nhận được rất nhiều câu trả lời cho một vấn đề duy nhất
C. công ty không còn phải thuê nhân viên để giải quyết vấn đề
D. bệnh viện có thể thực hành áp dụng phương pháp "crowd sourcing" trong việc tư vấn cho bệnh nhân
Thông tin: However, with crowdsourcing, companies can specify some guidelines about their project, set a budget, and start a design contest online. Within hours, they will likely receive hundreds of designers sending them logos.
Tạm dịch: Tuy nhiên, với "crowdsourcing", các công ty có thể định rõ một số hướng dẫn về dự án của họ,
đặt ngân sách và bắt đầu một cuộc thi thiết kế trực tuyến. Trong vài giờ, họ có thể sẽ nhận được các biểu tượng được gửi đến từ hàng trăm nhà thiết kế.
Đáp án B.