APTIS C1. Vocabulario Ciencia y Tecnología

Vocabulario Aptis C1: Ciencia y Tecnología

Para conseguir tu título de C1 de Aptis es necesario que tu vocabulario esté también a la altura.

Hay varios bloques temáticos que tendrás que dominar, hoy vamos a trabajar el sector de la ciencia y la tecnología.

Este vocabulario es crucial para discutir y comprender textos complejos sobre innovación, ética digital y desarrollo futuro.

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Palabras de vocabulario C1 para Ciencia y Tecnología

Sustantivo / Verbo
Significado C1 / Contexto
Innovation
Innovación / Novedad significativa.
Ethics
Ética / Principios morales que rigen la tecnología.
Algorithm
Algoritmo / Conjunto de reglas para resolver un problema.
Cyber-security
Ciberseguridad / Protección de sistemas y datos.
Data Mining
Minería de Datos / Extracción de patrones de grandes conjuntos de datos.
Automation
Automatización / Uso de la tecnología para realizar tareas.
Nanotechnology
Nanotecnología / Manipulación de la materia a escala atómica.
Infrastructure
Infraestructura / Sistemas físicos y organizativos necesarios.
Liability
Responsabilidad legal / Obligación legal (especialmente en IA).
Viability
Viabilidad / Capacidad de tener éxito o ser sostenible.
Cutting-edge
De vanguardia / Lo más avanzado.
Ground-breaking
Innovador / Que sienta un precedente.
Disruptive
Disruptivo / Que cambia radicalmente un mercado o sector.
Seamless
Sin fisuras / Continuo y sin interrupciones.
Intrusive
Intrusivo / Que invade la privacidad de forma no deseada.
Redundant
Redundante / Superfluo (también se usa para describir empleos eliminados por la IA).
Robust
Robusto / Fuerte, resistente y fiable (sistema).
Obsolete
Obsoleto / Anticuado, en desuso.
Versatile
Versátil / Que puede adaptarse o usarse para muchas cosas.
Unprecedented
Sin precedentes / Nunca antes visto o conocido.
To Harness
Aprovechar / Controlar y utilizar (energía, potencial).
To Propel
Impulsar / Mover hacia adelante rápidamente.
To Optimize
Optimizar / Hacer algo lo más eficiente posible.
To Overhaul
Revisar a fondo / Modernizar o reformar completamente.
To Streamline
Agilizar / Simplificar o hacer más eficiente.
To Devise
Idear / Inventar o planificar cuidadosamente.
To Compromise
Poner en peligro / Exponer a riesgo (datos, seguridad).
To Decipher
Descifrar / Interpretar o entender (código, datos).
To Scrutinize
Escudriñar / Examinar con gran detalle (código, datos).
To Deter
Disuadir / Impedir que se haga algo.
Milestone
Hito / Acontecimiento muy importante en el desarrollo.
Conjecture
Conjetura / Opinión o teoría basada en información incompleta.
Flaw
Defecto / Error o fallo en un sistema o diseño.
Breakthrough
Avance / Descubrimiento o desarrollo repentino e importante.
Impediment
Impedimento / Obstáculo o dificultad para el progreso.
Feasible
Factible / Posible de realizar con éxito.
Indispensable
Indispensable / Absolutamente necesario o esencial.
Fallacious
Falaz / Basado en un razonamiento incorrecto (argumento).
Inherent
Inherente / Que existe como parte esencial de algo.
Proficient
Competente / Habilidoso en el uso de algo.
To Transmit
Transmitir / Enviar (señales, datos).
To Replicate
Replicar / Reproducir o hacer una copia exacta.
To Validate
Validar / Confirmar que algo es correcto o legal.
To Gauge
Medir / Evaluar o estimar (cantidad, intensidad).
To Allocate
Asignar / Distribuir (recursos, tiempo).
Implication
Implicación / Consecuencia o resultado posible.
Stringent
Riguroso / Estricto y preciso (normas, pruebas).
To Envisage
Prever / Imaginar o contemplar (el futuro, un plan).
Safeguard
Salvaguarda / Medida de protección.
Crucial
Crucial / Extremadamente importante.

Ejercicios de Vocabulario C1 (Ciencia y Tecnología)

Exercise 1: Gap Filling (Completar Espacios)

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra de la lista que mejor encaje en el contexto formal y académico de la frase.

  1. The research team achieved a major ______________ when they finally deciphered the complex genetic code. (Breakthrough / Flaw / Feasible)
  2. Governments are struggling to define the legal ______________ of autonomous vehicles in the event of an accident. (Viability / Liability / Implication)
  3. The proposed solution is environmentally ______________, but its high cost raises questions about its economic viability. (Feasible / Robust / Seamless)
  4. Experts believe the use of facial recognition technology is too ______________ and compromises basic civil liberties. (Obsolete / Redundant / Intrusive)
  5. We must ______________ the full potential of solar energy to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. (Harness / Overhaul / Gauge)
  6. The company is planning to ______________ its entire IT infrastructure to implement the new security standards. (Transmit / Overhaul/ Propel)
  7. The primary ______________ to space exploration remains the prohibitive cost of launching rockets. (Impediment / Conjecture / Milestone)
  8. The new security system is incredibly ______________; it can withstand most types of external cyber-attacks. (Cutting-edge / Fallacious / Robust)
  9. To improve efficiency, the manufacturer decided to ______________ the assembly line process with the addition of automation. (Streamline / Allocate / Deter)
  10. The ethical ______________ of artificial intelligence must be before the technology becomes fully . (Implications / Safeguard / Flaw)

Soluciones

  1. The research team achieved a major breakthrough when they finally deciphered the complex genetic code. (Breakthrough / Flaw / Feasible)
  2. Governments are struggling to define the legal liability of autonomous vehicles in the event of an accident. (Viability / Liability / Implication)
  3. The proposed solution is environmentally feasible, but its high cost raises questions about its economic viability. (Feasible / Robust / Seamless)
  4. Experts believe the use of facial recognition technology is too intrusive and compromises basic civil liberties. (Intrusive / Redundant / Obsolete)
  5. We must harness the full potential of solar energy to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. (Harness / Overhaul / Gauge)
  6. The company is planning to overhaul its entire IT infrastructure to implement the new security standards. (Overhaul / Transmit / Propel)
  7. The primary impediment to space exploration remains the prohibitive cost of launching rockets. (Impediment / Conjecture / Milestone)
  8. The new security system is incredibly robust; it can withstand most types of external cyber-attacks. (Robust / Fallacious / Cutting-edge)
  9. To improve efficiency, the manufacturer decided to streamline the assembly line process with the addition of automation. (Streamline / Allocate / Deter)
  10. The ethical implications of artificial intelligence must be before the technology becomes fully . (Implications / Safeguard / Flaw)
Respuesta Correcta
Collocation o Uso Clave C1
Breakthrough, deciphered
Achieve a breakthrough / Decipher the code (Lograr un avance / Descifrar el código)
Liability
Legal liability (Responsabilidad legal)
Feasible, viability
Environmentally feasible / Economic viability (Viable ambientalmente / Viabilidad económica)
Intrusive
Intrusive technology (Tecnología intrusiva)
Harness
Harness potential/energy (Aprovechar el potencial/energía)
Overhaul, infrastructure
Overhaul infrastructure (Revisar a fondo la infraestructura)
Impediment
Primary impediment (Impedimento principal)
Robust
Robust system (Sistema robusto/fiable)
Streamline, automation
Streamline a process / Implement automation (Agilizar un proceso / Implementar automatización)
Implications
Ethical implications (Implicaciones éticas)

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Exercise 2: Matching (Emparejar Colocaciones C1)

Instrucciones: Une la palabra de la Columna A con la palabra de la Columna B para formar una collocation común en el contexto científico/tecnológico.

Columna A
Columna B
Ground-breaking
Resources
Digital
Code
To Allocate
Experimentation
To Replicate
Innovation
Fallacious
Argument
Stringent
Footprint
To Envisage
Protocols
Scientific
A future
Inherent
Data
To Validate
Flaw

Soluciones

Respuesta Correcta
Collocation o Uso Clave C1
Ground-breaking Innovation
Innovación pionera/de vanguardia.
Digital Footprint
Huella digital.
To Allocate Resources
Asignar recursos.
To Replicate Experimentation
Reproducir la experimentación.
Fallacious Argument
Argumento falaz/incorrecto.
Stringent Protocols
Protocolos rigurosos/estrictos.
To Envisage a future
Prever un futuro.
Scientific Data
Datos científicos.
Inherent Flaw
Defecto inherente/propio.
To Validate Code
Validar/certificar código.

Reading de Vocabulario Aptis C1 (Ciencia y Tecnología)

Navigating the New Digital Paradigm

Preguntas de Reading Nivel C1 (Ciencia y tecnología)

The rapid global push for automation is propelling society into an unprecedented era of innovation. This ground-breaking technological leap promises vast improvements in productivity and efficiency, yet it is not without its complex implications, particularly concerning the ethics of data usage and the structure of future employment. The challenge lies in ensuring that these advances benefit society universally without creating new, irreparable divides.

While corporations streamline processes to optimize resource allocation and maximize output, the dependency on digital systems introduces significant vulnerabilities. A stringent scrutiny of the corporate cyber-security infrastructure is becoming absolutely indispensable. Any fundamental flaw in the system could compromise the viability of the entire venture, leading to financial disaster and a widespread erosion of public trust.

DATA, PRIVACY AND LIABILITY

The core of the ethical dilemma rests on data mining and privacy. The sophisticated algorithms that power artificial intelligence often require vast, personal datasets, leading to concerns that these systems are inherently intrusive. If these datasets are biased or contain fallacious information, the resulting automated decisions can undermine fairness and perpetuate existing social inequalities, a phenomenon often described as an inherent flaw.

Furthermore, we must envisage future safeguard mechanisms that effectively deter malicious attacks and unintended consequences. The current legal framework is struggling to gauge the scale of risk, making the question of liability a vexing one. Who is responsible when an autonomous system makes a costly or harmful error? Is it the programmer, the owner, or the machine itself? Resolving the legal conjecture surrounding nanotechnology and autonomous agents is a crucial milestone for the adoption of this technology.

OVERHAULING SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS

To ensure a seamless transition, governments and regulatory bodies must commit to an overhaul of obsolete policies. New stringent protocols are needed to validate the integrity of the data and the transparency of the algorithms. Simply implementing stringent rules is not enough; the systems must be robust enough to withstand unprecedented threats.

The viability of future technological progress hinges on our ability to allocate resources not only to the cutting-edge innovation itself, but also to its remediation and ethical oversight. Only through a collective commitment to scrutinize the implications of these disruptive technologies can we harness their potential while protecting fundamental human rights. The goal is to propel society forward responsibly, not at the expense of security and equity.

  1. Which of the following statements best reflects the central argument the author makes regarding automation and innovation?
    A) That cutting-edge innovation is indispensable but its implementation should be deterred until liability issues are resolved.
    B) That while technological progress is ground-breaking, its ethical implications—particularly the lack of safeguard against intrusive data mining—pose a significant threat to its viability.
    C) That the unprecedented shift towards automation primarily benefits corporations who optimize resources, making scrutiny of algorithms a redundant exercise.
    D) That the only flaw in cyber-security infrastructure is inherent bias, which can be rectified through stringent overhauls of obsolete policy.
  2. According to the text, which element of the automated system introduces «significant vulnerabilities» and makes scrutiny of infrastructure indispensable?
    A) The seamless propelling of society into an unprecedented era of nanotechnology.
    B) The arbitrary allocation of lucrative funds to the cutting-edge innovation milestone.
    C) The dependency on digital systems where any flaw could compromise the entire venture.
    D) The fact that algorithms require vexing stringent protocols that are hard to validate.
  3. In the section «Overhauling Systems and Protocols,» what specific action is highlighted as not being sufficient, and what is the required countermeasure?)
    A) Simply having stringent rules is not sufficient; the systems must also be robust enough to withstand unprecedented threats.
    B) Overhauling obsolete policy is not sufficient; a prudent allocation of resources is also required.
    C) Focusing on remediation is not sufficient; liability for fallacious data mining must also be assessed.
    D) Harnessing the versatile potential of automation is not sufficient; exploitation of fossil fuels must also deplete.

Soluciones

  1. Respuesta Correcta: B

    Justificación: La respuesta B resume la tesis del autor: el progreso es positivo ground-breaking, pero las implications éticas (falta de safeguards, intrusive data mining) ponen en duda su viability o sostenibilidad a largo plazo.

  2. Respuesta Correcta: C

    Justificación: El texto afirma que la «dependency on digital systems» (dependencia de sistemas digitales) introduce las vulnerabilidades, y que cualquier flaw (defecto) puede compromise (comprometer) el proyecto.

  3. Respuesta Correcta: A

    Justificación: El texto indica: «Simply implementing stringent rules is not enough; the systems must be robust enough to withstand unprecedented threats.» (Simplemente implementar reglas stringent no es suficiente; los sistemas deben ser robustos para withstand amenazas unprecedented.)

Palabras C1 Utilizadas

  • Automation
  • Propelling
  • Unprecedented
  • Innovation
  • Ground-breaking
  • Implications
  • Ethics
  • Streamline
  • Optimize
  • Stringent
  • Scrutiny
  • Cyber-security
  • Infrastructure
  • Indispensable
  • Flaw
  • Compromise
  • Viability
  • Envisage
  • Safeguard
  • Deter
  • Intrusive
  • Liability
  • Flaws
  • Algorithms