本書是面向電腦及相關專業英語課程的教材，全面介紹和講解了深刻影響著我們生活的資訊技術，包括新科研成果、業界前沿課題和發展趨勢，又有電腦文化典故和名人軼事。
 
本書資訊容量大，知識性強，注重英語的聽、說、讀、寫、譯能力的全面培養和實際應用。各章內容均分為閱讀與翻譯、模擬寫作、聽與說三大部分；採用場景式教學和體驗式學習相結合的方式，融合了角色扮演、多人會話和小組討論等行之有效的訓練方法。
 
本書適合高等學校電腦、軟體工程等相關專業教學使用，也可作為其他相關專業或IT領域人員的自修參考用書。

北京航空航太大學副教授，比利時布魯塞爾大學應用科學學院應用資訊技術專業碩士、經濟學院工商管理專業碩士。具有多年的軟體發展、專案管理、電腦教學經驗。


Unit 1 Introduction to Computer

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Cloud Computing

Section B: The Internet of Things

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅰ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer

Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann

Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter Smartphone


Unit 2 Hardware for Systems

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Self-Driving Cars and Drones

Section B: 3-D Printing

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅱ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work

Listening Comprehension: Moore’s Law

Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before


Unit 3 Software for Systems 

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Section B: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality 

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅰ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software

Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture Interface

Dictation: Open Source Software


Unit 4 Operating Systems

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Roles of an Operating System

Section B: Mobile Versus Desktop Operating Systems

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅱ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems

Listening Comprehension: Android

Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows


Unit 5 Computer Programming

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Web Application Development

Section B: Mobile App Development

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with Social Media

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

Listening Comprehension: IDE

Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer


Unit 6 Managing a Database

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Cloud Database 

Section B: Big Data

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Using Presentation Software to Write

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Why is Big Data a Challenge

Listening Comprehension: Data Mining

Dictation: Data Warehouse


Unit 7 Computer Network and Internet

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Ethernet (802.3)

Section B: Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅰ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network

Listening Comprehension: IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet Protocol

Dictation: Router


Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Web

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Mobile Internet

Section B: Social Networking 

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅱ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Knowing the Myths about the Internet

Listening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came About: Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web

Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work


Unit 9 E-commerce

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Online Checkout and Payment Services 

Section B: Jeff Bezos Takes into the Cloud 

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅰ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services

Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce

Dictation: Mobile Payments


Unit 10 Computer Security and Privacy

Part 1 Reading and Translating

Section A: Protecting Your Information Online

Section B: Security Attacks

Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅱ)

Part 3 Listening and Speaking

Dialogue: Using Antivirus Software

Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker

Dictation: Trojan Horse

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