Paragraph Practice

Instructions:
Complete the tasks as presented below.

A. Topic Sentences
Read the following paragraphs, and then choose the best topic sentences.

1. b. The use of any MITT provided technology, including but not limited to
computers, devices, networks and email accounts (collectively, “MITT
Technology”) is not private.
________________________________________ .Users should not have any
expectation of privacy in respect of their use of MITT Technology. Upon
reasonable suspicion that the practices or policies of MITT are being violated,
MITT may at any time review any user’s use of MITT Technology for compliance
with same.
a. All members of the MITT community have both a right, and a responsibility, to
protect the privacy and security of personal and MITT data, and to respect the
security and privacy of others.
b. The use of any MITT provided technology, including but not limited to
computers, devices, networks and email accounts (collectively, “MITT
Technology”) is not private.
c. MITT student and staff computer and email accounts are not transferable.
(Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, 2021).
2. c. We will be having a team meeting on March 31st
___________________________________________________________. The
purpose of this meeting is to introduce you to the newest member of our team,
Sherri. Sherri comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience and we are
please to have her as part of our team. The meeting will be held in room 127 on
the third floor. As the meeting will be from 12:00pm-1:00pm, I will order lunch for
everyone. Please respond to this email with any dietary restrictions. Hope to see
you all there!

a. I am excited to announce our newest team member.

b. Nowadays, people are dealing with a range of dietary allergies and
intolerances more than ever before.
c. We will be having a team meeting on March 31st.

3 c.” This paper intends to promote a model that would help to facilitate the
selection of cloud service vendors.
Since there is no “one-fits-all” cloud service provider, companies face the
challenge of selecting and combining services from different vendors to meet all
their requirements. Therefore, this paper calls for the design of a cloud brokering
framework that would enable faster and easier selection of cloud services by
recommending appropriate services through a matchmaking system. Drawing on
previously conducted studies and considering current issues and practical
experiences both from provider and user perspectives, we propose a framework
that would identify, rank and recommend cloud services from multiple modules
and components to individual consumers. Furthermore, we contribute an early
stage design of a cloud broker framework that considers cloud-service consumers’
sourcing preferences while making new cloud-sourcing decisions and that can be
used in the selection and adoption phase of implementing cloud services and/or
as part of a multicloud strategy.” (Hentschel, R., & Strahringer, S., 2020).

a.Evaluating decisions for cloud-sourcing can be employed during the selection

and adoption phase of implementing cloud services.
b.Finding and comparing appropriate cloud services that best fit cloud service
consumer requirements can be a complex, time-consuming and cost-intensive
process, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.
c.This paper intends to promote a model that would help to facilitate the
selection of cloud service vendors.

B. Topic Sentences:
Read the paragraphs below and write your own topic sentence.

4. _________________________________________. Both have their pros and

cons. The main advantage of Zoom is that it is easy to use. If you are hosting a
meeting, controls are obvious and user friendly. It is also compatible across all
devices, so participants can join meetings easily. Zoom also has the breakout
room feature that is easy to create and join. This makes Zoom useful for various
meeting types, such as classes, PD sessions, or work meetings. A major downside
is that Zoom is primarily a video conferencing tool. It has very limited
collaboration features. Additionally, in order to receive the full benefits of Zoom,
you need to have a paid account. Teams, on the other hand, is a robust tool that
easily integrates with other Microsoft products. This is a major advantage if your
team is Microsoft users. You can schedule Teams meetings directly from your
email, as well as have a record of the meeting sent directly to your chat. A
downside of Teams is that it is not as user-friendly and takes some time to get
used to, especially if you want to exploit all the features available to you. The
choice between Zoom and Teams often depends on specific needs, the system
that your organization works with, and anticipated meeting participants.

Zoom and Teams both are used to join meetings by users.

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5. _____________________________________________” As a result, building a
framework to discover and realize the potential of your data is critical to
increasing the value you provide to shareholders, and to optimizing the future
success of your organization. Many companies, however, fail to understand both
the value of their existing data assets and the underlying levers that can increase
data value. This can mean, in turn, that they miss out on the competitive
advantages and shareholder value that their data assets can generate.” (Deloitte
n.d.)
C. Paragraph Reconstruction
Read the following sentences (Deloitte, n.d). Then place each set in the correct
order to construct three paragraphs.
1.
 Realizing the potential, organizations are in the thick of adoption and
innovation
 Artificial intelligence (AI) is the transformative technology of our era and
the next step in the evolution of cognition.
 To understand where you're going, it's helpful to consider where you've
been.
 The reflections and views of business leaders are revealing.
 It is in the boardrooms, back offices, manufacturing plants, brick-and-
mortar stores, and across the marketplace that a big part of the AI story is
unfolding.
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 The results, offered in the annual State of AI in the Enterprise reports,
chronicle the views and lessons learned from organizations using AI, from
the most boldly innovative to the new and cautious entrants.
 Since 2017, the Deloitte AI Institute has conducted surveys with almost
3,000 executives annually to understand their organizations' AI journeys.

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3.
 Looking across several years of business user impressions reveals the
trajectory of our story with AI and illuminates where we may be heading
next.
 Let's look at multiyear trends on the topics of AI's transformative potential,
the investments and changes it requires, and the risks and complexity that
result.

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4.
 With opportunity and competition mounting, nearly 90% of companies
planned to increase AI spending.
 More than half co-developed AI solutions with outside partners, and there
was also a preference for cloud-based AI-as-a-service models.
 In 2018, companies increasingly sought ways to rapidly build capacity in the
workforce and technology infrastructure, and a common approach was to
turn to third parties to supplement business capabilities.

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D. Transitions for Cohesion
Fill in the blanks with transition words or phrases for cohesion in the paragraph.

With cloud-based services from providers such as Google Workspace and

Microsoft 365, real-time collaboration on projects or documents has never been
easier. To make the most of these tools to ensure clear communication and high-
quality documents, we need to follow a few simple rules. ________, keep your
comments short and brief. Try to write simple sentences and avoid lengthy
suggestions and explanations. It is important to note, ___________, that
sometimes our efforts in brevity may lead to being too direct. ______________,
your reader may think you are being impolite. Be concise, __________also
courteous. __________do not delete anything written by a co-author. Instead,
make use of the editing tools in your program__________suggesting or reviewing.
That way the author can still see your ideas revision and take the steps
themselves to accept or reject. _______________, tag or mention a person
directly in your comments. By doing this, the person you are addressing will get
an email notification, which will flag them to your feedback. By following these
three simple tips, working together on online documents will be easier and more
effective.

E. Planning Content
Read the topic sentences below. Then write an outline for what you think the
content that follows will be.

1. There are several advantages and disadvantages to using wikis to share and
store information.
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2. Support ticketing systems allow your organization to manage, maintain, and fix
technology issues that end-users are experiencing.
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3. There are several ways in which you can help protect our organization against
cyber-attacks.
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References:
Hentschel, R., & Strahringer, S. (2020). A Broker-Based Framework for the
Recommendation of Cloud Services: A Research Proposal. Responsible
Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology:
19th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2020,
Skukuza, South Africa, April 6–8, 2020, Proceedings, Part I, 12066, 409–415.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44999-5_34

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, 2021. MITT computer and

telecommunications usage policy.
https://mitt.ca/Content/Images/uploaded/policies/it-1-computer-and-
telecom-usage-policy.pdf
Deloitte (n.d.) AI trends outlook.
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consulting/articles/ai-trends.html

Deloitte (n.d.) Understanding the value of your data assets.

https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/services/financial-
advisory/perspectives/datavalue.html