HOMEWORK for Semester 2

• Read the two descriptions of computer systems. Write 5 sentences which

explain differences between the 2 machines, using the comparison of
adjectives.

e.g. Carro XT has a more powerful processor.

Carro XS Carro XT
2.7 GHz Processor 3 GHz Processor
1 GB RAM memory 2 GB RAM
17'' LCD flat monitor 19'' LCD flat monitor
2 years on-site warranty plan 3 years on-site warranty plan
price 349 pounds price 449 pounds

• Read the following job advertisement and write a letter for the position it
advertises.

Romanian branch of WHIRLPOOL Corporation USA invites applications for

positions of:

AREA SALES MANAGER

The ideal candidate will have:

- University degree
- accurate and organised working style
- good computer skills
- English knowledge
- specific experience in sales
- negotiation and customer-oriented skills
- driving licence.
The main responsibilities are:
- negotiating sales with trade partners
- organising and controlling sales
- travelling and supervising our trade partners in 17 counties.
We offer:
- opportunity to join a strong team
- high level training in Romania and abroad
- a solid career opportunity
- an attractive salary and compensation package
- personal development program inside company.

The interested person should send a detailed CV and application letter in English to: 20,
Costache Sibiceanu Street, 1 Bucharest -78227- Romania, no later than June 5, 2010.
• Describe the structure of the following organisation chart:

C H A I R M A N &
M A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R

P E R S O N PN R E O L D U C T S I OA NL E S
M A N A G EM R A N A G EM R A N A G E R

A D M I N I S T T RR AA T N I SO P N A O DR VT E R T I S I N G

T R A I N IP N U G R C H A S I EN X G P O R T
S A L E S
M A R K E T I N G

Aceasta organizatie are 3 departamente: personal, productie si vanzari. Fiecare

departament este condus de catre un manager. Managerul de personal se ocupa
de administrarea firmei si de instruierea personalului. Managerul de productie
se ocupa de transport si comenzi, iar managerul de vanzari se ocupa de
reclame, vanzari de export si marketing.
Deasupra celor 3 manageri se afla ..............

This organization has three departments: personnel, production and sales. Each department
is leaded by a manager. Personnel manager is in charge with administration and trainnings.
Production manager is in charge with transports and purchasing and sales manager is in
charge with advertising, marketing and export sales.
Over the three managers is chairman and managing manager.

• Translate into Romanian:

“ROMCAR, the general representative of Ford on the Romanian market, has

commenced a second-hand vehicle sales campaign through the cash & carry stores of
Germany’s Metro Group. This is not Romcar’s first attempt to sell second hand
vehicles – last year Ford offered cars through the same system “sold right away”, says
the head of Romcar, Cătălin Gavra, thanks to the heavy traffic at the stores. “We are
talking of around one-year-old cars, which have done twenty to thirty thousand
kilometers and come from local car hire companies. Car rental companies have very
strict requirements and replace their vehicles regularly. These cars are usually one
year old but come with two years of warranty left and are 20-25% cheaper than the
new cars,” Romcar General Manager Cătălin Gavra explained. He says that heavy
customer traffic has allowed the importer to run these types of campaigns, which have
had good results in recent years, with the latest Metro catalogues featuring two types
of Ford cars: the compact Fiesta and the Focus C-Max.”

• Translate into English:

“Pentru a determina care sunt acele practici manageriale şi de resurse umane care se
potrivesc mediului de afaceri românesc, firma specializată în dezvoltare
organizaţională Interact a derulat, în parteneriat cu compania de cercetare Gallup, un
studiu despre valorile şi comportamentul românesc din perspectiva dimensiunilor
culturale.
Cercetarea a arătat că România are valori similare cu alte ţări balcanice, cum ar fi
distanţa mare faţă de autorităţi şi orientarea pe termen scurt.
Cercetarea a mai relevat faptul ca majoritatea covârşitoare a angajaţilor nu pleacă de
la un loc de muncă satisfăcător şi nu caută promovări şi aventură cu orice preţ. De
asemenea, ataşamentul faţă de organizaţie este perceput ca valoare morală care va
asigura o loialitate mai mare.”

1. IT system MYRIAM MYRBLADEV4 1.8GHz Intel Celeron 430, 2GB, 250GB, NVIDIA
Linux

Processor Type: Intel Celeron

Processor Model: 430
CPU Frequency (GHz): 2.8
Standard RAM (GB): 2
HDD Capacity (GB): 250
Optical Drive: DVD-RW
GPU: NVIDIA
OS: Linux

2. IT system MYRIAM XPLAYV2 215 X2 2.7GHz, 2GB, 500GB, ATI HD4350, Linux
CPU Type: AMD Athlon X2
Processor Model: 215
CPU Frequency (GHz): 2.7
Standard RAM (GB): 2
HDD Capacity (GB): 500
Optical Drive: DVD-RW
GPU: ATI HD4350
OS: Linux

When you purchasing a computer system, you need to know for what
you’ll use this system. At first glance the 2 systems seems to be ok, but
depends primarily on what types of applications you’ll use.
AMD processors are the best for people who mostly play games The memory
RAM is the same for AMD and Intel.
AMD HDD has a capacity of 500 GB, 2 times more than Intel HDD.
Also ATI video board is greater than NVIDIA video board.
Boath systems have the same operating system: Linux.
In conlusion, if I have to decide what computer system I will buy, is an AMD
system.

Alin Hantau
Cl Dumbravii., no.19
032416, Sibiu
E-mail: alin_hantau@yahoo.com
 Sibiu, day 3. june 2010
Whirlpool Corpartion USA Company
Costache Sibieceanu Street, no. 20,
Bucharest
Dear Sir,
I am writing to apply for the position of Sales Manager advertised on the internet.My enclosed resume
provides you with an overview of my relevant experience and training.
I am currently a third year student at the IEDM Studies at the Faculty of Enginner. I have participated to
numerous trainings and extra curricular projects and I have obtained very good results.
I would be delighted to discuss my application further with you. I can easily be contacted by phone or by
email.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Alin Hantau