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Zorluk: OrtaMeeting Specific Rhetorical Goals

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In 1969, as the Apollo 11 spacecraft soared toward the moon, its onboard computer experienced an unexpected overload. Fortunately, the system did not crash, thanks to the pioneering work of software engineer Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton had designed the software to prioritize critical tasks, such as radar operations, over lower-priority functions. She spent years developing the code. This priority scheduling system prevented a potential disaster, allowing the lunar module to land safely.

Given that all the choices are true, which one best replaces the bolded text to emphasize the rigorous testing and simulated missions Hamilton conducted to ensure the software would work under pressure?

  1. A
    She spent years developing the code.
  2. She and her team ran dozens of simulated flights, intentionally triggering program overloads to prove the system could recover.Cevap
  3. C
    She and her team simulated flights, they wanted to verify the system could recover from an overload.
  4. D
    She was hired to lead the software design team at MIT's Instrumentation Laboratory.

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The option that describes running simulated flights and intentionally triggering overloads to prove system recovery.
The correct choice directly addresses all components of the rhetorical goal by specifying the simulations ('simulated flights'), the rigorous testing method ('intentionally triggering program overloads'), and the verification of software reliability under pressure ('to prove the system could recover').

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1
Analyze the prompt to identify the specific rhetorical goals requested.
The target phrase must emphasize: (1) rigorous testing, (2) simulated missions, and (3) reliability under pressure.
Understanding the exact criteria of the rhetorical goal is necessary to evaluate the options.
2
Evaluate each option for grammatical correctness.
The option containing 'they wanted to verify' is a comma splice, which is grammatically incorrect. The other three options are grammatically correct.
ACT English questions require that the correct choice be both rhetorically appropriate and grammatically correct.
3
Compare the grammatically correct options against the specified rhetorical criteria.
The option about spending years developing the code is too vague. The option mentioning her hire at MIT does not mention testing. Only the option describing simulated flights and intentional overloads meets all rhetorical requirements.
This determines which of the grammatically correct choices satisfies the requested emphasis.

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