Unit 1 The Fundamentals of Computers 1 Part 1 Reading and Translating 1 Section A The Varieties of Computers 1 Section B The History of Computers 7 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Memo 11 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 14 Dialogue: Buying a New Desktop Computer 14 Listening Comprehension: Roadrunner 17 Dictation: John von Neumann 17 Unit 2 Computer Hardware 19 Part 1 Reading and Translating 19 Section A Computer Motherboard 19 Section B Multi-core Processors 27 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Notices 33 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 35 Dialogue: Referring to Websites or Online Forum for Microsoft Developer 35 Listening Comprehension: Intel 37 Dictation: Father of the Mouse—Doug Engelbart 38 Unit 3 Computer Software 41 Part 1 Reading and Translating 41 Section A Microsoft Visual Studio 41 Section B Google Earth 46 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Report 50 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 55 Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software 55 Listening Comprehension: The Software Giant——Microsoft 57 Dictation: Embedded Systems 58 Unit 4 Operating System 61 Part 1 Reading and Translating 61 Section A Windows Vista 61 Section B Linux 67 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Meeting Minutes 73 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 77 Dialogue: Choosing a Linux Distribution and Free Trials for Free Software 77 Listening Comprehension: Open Source Software 79 Dictation: Apple Mac OS 80 Unit 5 Computer Programming 83 Part 1 Reading and Translating 83 Section A Object-Oriented Programming 83 Section B Introduction to the C# Language and the .NET Framework 90 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Outline 95 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 97 Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 97 Listening Comprehension: IDE 100 Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer 101 Unit 6 Databases 103 Part 1 Reading and Translating 103 Section A Distributed Database 103 Section B Microsoft SQL Server 107 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Summary 112 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 115 Dialogue: Installing Oracle Database Software 115 Listening Comprehension: Data Mining 117 Dictation: Data Warehouse 118 Unit 7 Computer Network 121 Part 1 Reading and Translating 121 Section A Ethernet 121 Section B Wi-Fi 125 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Instructions 131 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 137 Dialogue: Setting up Wireless Network 137 Listening Comprehension: IPv6——the Next Generation Internet Protocol 140 Dictation: Router 141 Unit 8 The Internet 143 Part 1 Reading and Translating 143 Section A Grid Computing 143 Section B Web 2.0 149 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Proposal 155 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 161 Dialogue: Enhancing Your Computer Security 161 Listening Comprehension: History of Google 163 Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work 164 Unit 9 E-Commerce 167 Part 1 Reading and Translating 167 Section A Electronic Commerce 167 Section B How PayPal Works 173 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Email 178 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 181 Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services 181 Listening Comprehension: Online Shopping 184 Dictation: eBay——Global Buying Hub 185 Unit 10 Computer Security 187 Part 1 Reading and Translating 187 Section A Computer Security 187 Section B Computer Virus 193 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Business Letter 199 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 202 Dialogue: Using Anti-virus Software 202 Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker 205 Dictation: Trojan Horses 206 Unit 11 Software Engineering 209 Part 1 Reading and Translating 209 Section A Software Engineering 209 Section B Software Development Process 213 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Resume 220 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 224 Dialogue: Using Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Method 224 Listening Comprehension: Extreme Programming 227 Dictation: Unified Modeling Language (UML) 227 Unit 12 The Future of Computer 229 Part 1 Reading and Translating 229 Section A The Future of Computing (1) 229 Section B The Future of Computing (2) 236 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Cover Letter 243 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 245 Dialogue: Interview 245 Listening Comprehension: Quantum Computer 247 Dictation: Native XML Database 248 Glossary 250 Abbreviations 264 Answers(圖靈網(wǎng)站下載)