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Sample 49
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Astheworldbecomestechnologically advanced,computersarereplacing
moreandmorejobs.
Describesomejobpositionsthatmaybe
lostbecauseofcomputers, anddiscuss atleastoneproblemthatmayresult.
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
modelanswer:
Whencomputersfirstmadetheirwayintothebusinesssector,everyonebelievedthat
theywouldmakepeople'sjobseasier.
Whatwasnotexpectedwasthatcomputerswouldeliminatejobs.Besidescontributing
to unemployment,theseautomated
workersoftenexhibitinadequatejob performance.
Anumberofjobshavebeenlostasa directresultofnewcomputertechnology.Ticket
agentsin varioustransportationfacilities,fromsubway/undergroundstationstoairports
arevirtually nonexistentthesedays.Banktellershave been greatlyreduced dueto
automated bankmachines.Inaddition,manycallcenters/centresthathavehelplines
arealmostentirelycomputerized/computerised.AfewyearsagoIworkedasahelperin
ourlocallibrary.Todaythisposition doesnotexist, becausesix newcomputershave
beeninstalled.Thenumberofpositionslosttocomputersgrowsexponentially,and
unemploymentcontinuesto getworse.Whileacomputermayeasilyachievethemain
tasksofthesejobs,mostcomputersfallshortwhencustomershaveaunique
requestorproblem.Apre-paidticket booth doesnothaveinsightaboutthe
entertainmentdistrictandcannotofferfriendly directionstoatourist.Similarly,an
automated bankmachinecannot provideassistanceandreassuranceto acustomerwho
hasjusthad hiscreditcardstolen.And,moreoftenthan not,automatedtelephone
operatorscannotanswertheonequestionthatwehave,andweend upwaiting onthe
linetospeakwithsomeoneanyway.EverytimeIgointothelibrarywhereIworkedI
noticeelderly peoplewho don'tknowhowto usethecomputersandcan'tfindanyoneto
help.
Inthefuture,Ibelieveanewbusinesstrendwillevolve.Ascomputerseliminatejobs,
newpositionswillhaveto beinvented.Moreandmorepeoplewillgo