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A. Read the passage again and underline the key information.
The Birth of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is synonymous with computers. It is located on the southern
part of the San Francisco Bay. It is also really close to Stanford University
Si licon is an i mpαtant element in making microchips. The microchip was a
monumental invention that came from Silicon Valley. Modern technology is reliant
upon the microchip. Because of this, hundreds of other technology firms began
to form in the area. Soon Silicon Valley was making microchips , computers, and
software. These companies all needed money, so venture capitalists soon came
in to fund these new companies. Silicon Valley was born.
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Location and name
• Is located
• Got its name from
What was started there
• Two Stanford graduates started
- Name was
- Became
• Also worked on
- Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore sta rted
- It was a
What else came there
• People came because
• Needed
• People became
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C. Read the prompt.
The professor and the passage give details about Silicon Valley. Talk about
how Silicon Valley came to be synonymous with technology.
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