Questão 537687

1 Today, telecommunications technology affects lives

to a greater degree than ever before. Communication has

evolved over many years from the earliest attempts at verbal

4 communication to the use of sophisticated technology to

enhance the ability to communicate effectively with others.

Every time a telephone call is made, a television program is

7 watched, or a personal computer is used, benefits of

telecommunication technologies are being received.

The concept of telecommunications is defined as the

10 transmission of information from one location to another by

electronic means. Life is changing constantly and has been

changing faster due to the rapid advancements in

13 telecommunication. Because of continuing attempts to find

better and more efficient ways to communicate, the process

of communication has steadily improved. Many of these

16 improvements were made without the use of electronic

technology.

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According to the text above, judge the following items.

“without” (l.16) is the opposite of with.