目录 Unit 1 The Fundamentals of Computers 1 Part 1 Reading and Translating 1 Section A Cloud Computing 1 Section B Tomorrow Never Knows 5 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Memo 9 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 12 Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer 12 Listening Comprehension: Roadrunner 13 Dictation: John von Neumann 14 Unit 2 Computer Hardware 16 Part 1 Reading and Translating 16 Section A Wearable Technology 16 Section B 3—D Printing 20 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Notices 24 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 26 Dialogue: Referring to Websites or Online Forum for Microsoft Developer 26 Listening Comprehension: Intel 27 Dictation: Father of the Mouse—Doug Engelbart 28 Unit 3 Computer Software 30 Part 1 Reading and Translating 30 Section A Cloud Software 30 Section B Shared Virtual Spaces 34 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Report 38 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 42 Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software 42 Listening Comprehension: The Software Giant—Microsoft 44 Dictation: Embedded Systems 44 Unit 4 Operating System 46 Part 1 Reading and Translating 46 Section A Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems 46 Section B Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows 50 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Meeting Minutes 54 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 56 Dialogue: Choosing a Linux Distribution and Free Trials for Free Software 56 Listening Comprehension: Open Source Software 58 Dictation: Apple Mac OS 59 Unit 5 Computer Programming 60 Part 1 Reading and Translating 60 Section A Mobile App Development 60 Section B The Future of Programming 64 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Outline 68 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 70 Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 70 Listening Comprehension: IDE 72 Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer 72 Unit 6 Databases 74 Part 1 Reading and Translating 74 Section A Cloud Database 74 Section B Big Data 78 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Summary 82 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 84 Dialogue: Installing Oracle Database Software 84 Listening Comprehension: Data Mining 86 Dictation: Data Warehouse 87 Unit 7 Local Area Network 88 Part 1 Reading and Translating 88 Section A Ethernet(802.3) 88 Section B Wi—Fi(802.11) 92 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Instructions 96 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 101 Dialogue: Setting up Wireless Network 101 Listening Comprehension: IPv6—the Next Generation Internet Protocol 103 Dictation: Router 104 Unit 8 The Internet and the World Wide Web 106 Part 1 Reading and Translating 106 Section A Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts 106 Section B Social Networking Sites 110 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Proposal 115 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 119 Dialogue: Enhancing Your Computer Security 119 Listening Comprehension: History of Google 121 Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work 122 Unit 9 E—Commerce 123 Part 1 Reading and Translating 123 Section A Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud 123 Section B E—Commerce Tomorrow: The Never—Ending Game 127 Part 2 Simulated Writing: E—mail 131 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 133 Dialogue: Protecting Buyers Privacy with Online Payment Services 133 Listening Comprehension: Online Shopping 135 Dictation: eBay—Global Buying Hub 136 Unit 10 Computer Security 138 Part 1 Reading and Translating 138 Section A Computer Virus: Delivery, Infection, and Avoidence 138 Section B Evolving Technology,Evolving Security 142 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Business Letter 147 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 150 Dialogue: Using Anti—virus Software 150 Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker 152 Dictation: Trojan Horses 152 Unit 11 Software Engineering 154 Part 1 Reading and Translating 154 Section A How Software Engineering Work 154 Section B People and the Way They Build Systems 157 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Resume 161 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 164 Dialogue: Using Object—Oriented Analysis and Design Method 164 Listening Comprehension: Extreme Programming 166 Dictation: Unified Modeling Language (UML) 167 Unit 12 Digitial World 168 Part 1 Reading and Translating 168 Section A Mobile Internet 168 Section B The Internet of Things 172 Part 2 Simulated Writing: Cover Letter 177 Part 3 Listening and Speaking 178 Dialogue: Interview 178 Listening Comprehension: Quantum Computer 180 Dictation: Native XML Database 181 Glossary 182 Abbreviation 191 Answers 193 Bibliography 214
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