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Stephanie Morales had a passion for problem-solving from a young age. After trying interior design, she found her calling in software consulting where she uses data to help companies and improve people's lives. Now she works in healthcare using "big data" to enhance medical services and outcomes.

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Software Sales

Stephanie Morales had a passion for problem-solving from a young age. After trying interior design, she found her calling in software consulting where she uses data to help companies and improve people's lives. Now she works in healthcare using "big data" to enhance medical services and outcomes.

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Software Sales: A Gratifying Career she wants to bring the benefits of technology to

Ever since she was a young girl, Stephanie people's physical and mental well-being. 10
Morales took on the role of family problem- "Our health is extremely important, and every
solver. 1 She remembers her brother never time someone fills a prescription online or has
being able to find his favorite movie when he a follow-up visit with their doctor, that's
wanted to watch it: So, she alphabetized the information about the efficacy of the
family DVD collection. 2 "They're about medication. The technological revolution has
efficiency and what makes sense to a user," the power 11 to quicken doctor's visits,
Morales says, "and putting systems in place so improve the care we get, and even save lives."
that using something becomes effortless."
Growing up, Morales became notorious
amongst her friends as the one to plan parties 1.
and trips, and she was always voted team
captain because everyone knew she could see
the big picture and enact a plan. 3 After
A. NO CHANGE
college, she tried a career in interior design,
but homes and offices didn't excite her. "I didn't B. She remembers her brother never being
have a passion for furniture or architecture. I able to find his favorite movie, when he
knew there must be a field out there that really wanted to watch it so she alphabetized the
tapped into my particular skill set," Morales
says. family DVD collection.
[1]To her surprise, that career turned out to be
software consulting. [2] Morales returned from C. She remembers her brother never being
a backpacking trip around Europe to her able to find his favorite movie; when he
parents' New Hampshire home, needing
income. [3] New Hampshire also has many fine wanted to watch it, so she alphabetized the
backpacking trails. 4[4] Although she had no family DVD collection.
direct experience in the field, Morales
convinced a family friend to hire her as a D. She remembers her brother never being
software consultant to work with new clients. 5
6 "I had helped many of my friends with their able to find his favorite movie when he
computers. Knowing my interpersonal skills wanted to watch it, so she alphabetized the
were strong," Morales says. family DVD collection.
7 For example, Morales worked with a
manufacturing company that was growing
2.
quickly but had
trouble 8 maintainingemployees. The
company's human resources department could A. NO CHANGE
not keep up with regular payroll and billing,
plus running advertisements and interviewing B. It's
potential replacement employees. Morales
used staff management software to gather C. Their
data about employee satisfaction. Analysis
showed that employees found the shift work D. Its
too challenging for their schedules. The
company changed the hours of the morning
and evening shifts to meet employees' needs,
3.
which led to fewer workers leaving the
company. A. NO CHANGE
Nowadays, Morales works with what she calls
"big data," such as information about B. After college, she tried a career in interior
consumer habits gathered through a design, but homes and offices, didn't excite
supermarket membership card. These stores
of information are a treasure trove to Morales, her.
because they tell the story of how people
interact with the world around them. She uses C. After college, she tried a career in interior
the information data to make changes—just design but homes, and offices didn't excite
like alphabetizing a DVD collection. Her goal is
to 9 vacillate into the health care field, where
her.
D. After college she tried a career, in interior A. Because she was willing to work in a
design, but homes and offices didn't excite factory, she was able to achieve success as a
her. consultant.

4. B. Morales's management of data led to the


success of the company's advertising
A. NO CHANGE campaign.
B. Although she had no direct experience in C. Where the job really matched up with her
the field, Morales convinces strengths was in problem-solving and finding
C. Although she has no direct experience in creative solutions.
the field, Morales convinced D. Morales's advice to the human resources
D. Although she will have no direct experience department resulted in higher wages for
in the field, Morales convinces employees.

5. Which sentence is least relevant to the 8.


paragraph's topic and purpose? A. NO CHANGE
A. Sentence 1 B. retaining
B. Sentence 2 C. constraining
C. Sentence 3 D. detaining
D. Sentence 4 9.
6. A. NO CHANGE
A. NO CHANGE B. convert
B. I had helped many of my friends; with their
C. transition
computers and I knew my interpersonal skills
were strong, Morales says. D. fluctuate

C. I had helped many of my friends with their 10. Which choice best supports the topic
computers; knew my interpersonal skills were sentence of the paragraph?
strong, Morales says.
A. For example, Morales is also interested in
D. I had helped many of my friends with their whether people pay for their medications with
computers, and I knew my interpersonal skills credit or debit cards.
were strong, Morales says.
B. For example, Morales spends countless
7. Which choice most effectively establishes hours walking through discount stores
the topic sentence of the paragraph? surveying the customers.

C. For example, Morales still gets great


satisfaction from organizing her friends' and
family's DVD collections.
D. For example, Morales can use "big data" to
determine how many patients from a
particular clinic use online automated refills.

11.

A. NO CHANGE

B. to quicken doctor's visits improve the care


we get, and even save lives.

C. to quicken doctor's visits, improve the care


we get, and even, save lives.

D. to quicken doctor's visits; improve the care


we get, and even save lives.
Question Correct Answer Your Answer
Result Explanation

1 D Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

2 B Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

3 A Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

4 A Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

5 C Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

6 D Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

7 C Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

8 B Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

9 C Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

10 D Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

11 A Not attempted Wrong


Explanation

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