Reading Comprehension Passage:
Mexico
[excerpt from: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/418729]
AI has been one of the backbones of modern technologies. It's linked to the term "smart" while referring to gadgets such as smartphones, smart cars and smart toilets. Multiple electronic gadget manufacturing companies in Mexico are currently using AI algorithms to create advanced smart products to make them more easier-to-use. Furthermore, software development companies are adding AI to their computers to help reduce the failure rate, increase development speed, provide accurate cost and timeline estimates for the software and strategic management.
Multiple software development organizations have been under pressure and utilized a lot of labor expenses to hire top-notch IT programmers to code for new software. In 2022, it is estimated that IT companies in Mexico will venture into using AI and IoT infrastructure without owning copyrights to any proprietary piece of cognitive code or server. It will help reduce coding costs and speed up the software development processes. Inadequate programming knowledge or understanding of data structures won't be a barrier anymore if you implement this world-changing idea of no-code interfaces into your company.
With lockdown regulations leading to the closure of companies in Mexico, most of them are trying to develop visualized systems to allow employees to work from home. These systems will create even better flexible working hours for software developers, reducing the development timelines.
There are a lot of nearshore software development companies in Mexico that have emerged over the recent years due to the rising demand for outsourced software development services in the US. If you have a company in the US and your main company objectives are not IT-related, getting a nearshore software development organization to handle your software development will yield multiple benefits.
Reading Comprehension Questions on Conclusion:
- What can you conclude from this passage?
A. Technology companies of Mexico are unfairly overlooked but yield multiple benefits.
B. Technology companies of Mexico will be a global competitor for outsourced services during the next decade. (answer)
C. Technology companies of Mexico are the backbones of Mexico rising in demand.
D. Technology companies of Mexico still have a long way to go to become a key player in meeting the demand for outsourced services.
The answer is B. because the text shares what is taking place with technology companies of Mexico in 2022 and what that indicates for the future—especially in relation to the United States and knowing much of what the United States does outsource services to other countries in the world. Answer choice A. is not correct because the text state or infer anything about Mexico being "unfairly overlooked." Answer choice C. is not correct because the text doesn't bring any evidence to draw this conclusion. Answer Choice D. is not correct because the passage shares how advanced the technology companies of Mexico are in 2022, nothing at all about being behind.
- What is the author trying to convey to the audience?
A. Technology companies of Mexico are a worthy investment. (answer)
B. Technology companies of Mexico are no longer in demand.
C. Technology companies of Mexico will handle your software development.
D. Technology companies of Mexico are adding AI to their computers.
The answer is A. because the text shares all things that the technology companies of Mexico are doing well, such as incorporating AI, and pushing the edge of their skills which will pay off big in the future as they become a competitor for the United States' demand of outsourcing services. Answer choice B. is not correct because the text doesn't state or infer this at all. Answer choice C. is not correct because it is too specific of drawing of conclusions with not enough evidence to support that "you" particularly will have your software development handled by technology companies of Mexico. Answer choice D. is not correct because this is only a specific detail taken out of context of the passage and not the larger picture being communicated by the author to the audience.