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