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In The Name Of God
Reading Activity
Require Time For This Activity = 1st - 4th Mordad
"The same person cannat be skilled in everything ; Each has special excellence"
Euripides Greek playuright
(C.485-406 BC)

A Young Whiz(1) on Computers
by Tom Petzinger
from the wall street journal
Sometimes, a perceived disability (2) turns out to be an asset on the job. Though he is only 18 years old and blind,Suleyman Gokiygit (pronounced gok-yi-it) is among the top computer technicians and programmers at InteliData technologies corp., a large software company with several offices across the United States.
“After a merger (3) last October, two disparate computer networks (4) were driving us crazy,” recalls Douglas Braun, an InteliData vice president.“we couldn’t even send e-mail to each other.” In three weeks, Mr. Gokiygit, a university of Toledo Sophomore who works
Part-time at InteliData’s office in the city, created the software needed to integrate the two networks.
“None of the company’s 350 other employees could have done the job in three months,” says Mr. Braun.
“Suleyman can literally ‘see’ into the heart of the computer.”
Mr. Gokiygit gift, as Mr. Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to conceptualize (5) the innards (6) of a machine.
“The computer permits me to reach out into the world and do almost anything I want to do,” says Mr. Gokiygit, who
Is a computer science engineering major with straight As.
Like most blind people who work with computers, Mr. Gokyigit uses a voice-synthesizer that reads the video display on his monitor in mechanical voice. Devices that produce Braille screen displays are also available but Mr. Gokyigit says they "waste time". Instead, he depends on memory. Turning the synthesizer to top speed, he remembers almost everything he hears, at least until a project is completed. While the synthesizer talks, Mr. Gokyigit mentally "maps" the computer screen with number coordinate (such as three across, two down) and memorizes the location of each icon on the grid so he can call up files with his mouse.
The young programmer is also at home with (8) hardware, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of touch. Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, recalls how he easily disconnected and reconnected their computer systems during a move last year. " Through feel, Suleyman can locate (9) connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight," she says.
Several months ago , on a trip to San Fransisco , Mr Braun had difficulty accessing (10) the company's mainframe using his laptop.He needed specific numbers to get into four InteliData files . Instead of asking someone to manually search thick logbook (11) of computer addresses , he called Mr Gokyigit who had committed the logbook to memory and produced the proper numbers "in ten seconds" Mr Braun says.
Much of the students programmer's speed comes from his ability to block out (12) distractions while at the computer. When typing, he listens intently to the synthesizer . His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard."Nothing seems to shake his concentration" says Mrs.Nowakowski , his immediate boss (13).
Mr Gokyigit is the only company employee on call (14) 24 hours a day."We consider him our top troubleshooter (15)" say Mr.Braun.
1-whiz very talented person
2-a perceived disability something you think of as a disability or negative thing
3-merger a combining two or more companies into one
4-two disparate computer networks two groups of computers that can't communicate whit each other
5-to conceptualize to form an idea
6-the innards of the inside of
7-grid a pattern of evenly spaced vertical and horizontal lines
8-at home with comfortable with ; good with
9-locate find position of
10-accessing getting into ; getting information from
11-logbook written record of information
12-block out ignore
13-his immediate boss the person he reports directly to
14-on call available to go to work
15-troubleshooter problem solver
The End

this is my summary
This reading is about a genius and his works for IntelData company. Although Suleyman Gokiygit is 18 years old and he is blind, he is genius in computer and programming at InteliData company. He believed that the Braille screen displays waste the time and he uses his memory and a voice synthesizer that reads the video display. One problem happened in the computer networks and he created the software needed to integrate the two networks.
Several months ago, Mr. Braun had a problem with accessing the main network of company by his laptop. He asked someone to help him called "Mr. Gokyigit". He is known as "troubleshooter" .it means that he can repair and resolve many malfunctions in computer.
In conclusion, a perceived disability turns out to be an asset on the job.