Question

Concept of High Technology Industry - High technology, or simply high-tech, is the latest generation of manufacturing activities. It is best understood as the application of intensive research and development (R and D) efforts leading to the manufacture of products of an advanced scientific and engineering character. Professional (white collar) workers make up a large share of the total workforce. These highly skilled specialists greatly outnumber the actual production (blue collar) workers. Robotics on the assembly line, computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing, electronic controls of smelting and refining processes, and the constant development of new chemical and pharmaceutical products are notable examples of a high-tech industry. Neatly spaced, low, modern, dispersed, office-plant-lab buildings rather than massive assembly structures, factories and storage areas mark the high-tech industrial landscape. Planned business parks for high-tech start-ups have become part of regional and local development schemes. High-tech industries which are regionally concentrated, self-sustained and highly specialized are called technopolies. The Silicon Valley near San Francisco and Silicon Forest near Seattle are examples of technopolies.

Which type of workers make up a large share of the total workforce in the high technology industry?

• A. Red collar
• B. White collar
• C. Blue collar
• D. Golden collar

Hint:

Read the line on workforce: professional (white collar) workers are many.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks which kind of workers form a large share of the workforce in high technology industry. The answer is stated in the passage itself.

Step 2: Key Fact or Approach
The passage says that professional (white collar) workers make up a large share of the total workforce. It also says these highly skilled specialists greatly outnumber the production (blue collar) workers. We read each option against this line.

Step 3: Check option (A).
Red collar is not a worker type used in the passage. The passage names only white collar and blue collar. So this option is wrong.

Step 4: Check option (B).
White collar workers are professional and highly skilled specialists such as scientists and engineers. The passage says they make up a large share of the workforce. This option is correct.

Step 5: Check option (C).
Blue collar workers are the actual production workers. The passage says the white collar specialists greatly outnumber them, so they are the smaller group. This option is wrong.

Step 6: Check option (D).
Golden collar is not mentioned in the passage. So this option is wrong.

Final Answer:
White collar workers form the large share, which is option number 2. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 2 (White collar)}} \]