目　录

Unit 1　The Fundamentals of Computers　1
Part 1　Reading and Translating　1
Section A　The History of Computers　1
Section B　The Varieties of Computers　5
Section C　Where Is Information Technology Headed 　10
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Memo　15
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　17
Dialogue: Buying a New Desktop Computer　17
Listening Comprehension: Roadrunner　19
Dictation: John von Neumann　19

Unit 2　Computer Hardware　21
Part 1　Reading and Translating　21
Section A　Computer Motherboard　21
Section B　Multi-core Processors　25
Section C　Future Developments in Processing & Storage　30
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Notices　35
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　36
Dialogue: Referring to Websites or Online Forum for Microsoft Developer　36
Listening Comprehension: Intel　38
Dictation: Father of the Mouse——Doug Engelbart　38

Unit 3　Computer Software　40
Part 1　Reading and Translating　40
Section A　Corel Painter　40
Section B　Adobe Flash　43
Section C　Autodesk 3ds Max　47
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Report　52
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　56
Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software　56
Listening Comprehension: The Software Giant——Microsoft　57
Dictation: Embedded Systems　58

Unit 4　Operating System　59
Part 1　Reading and Translating　59
Section A　Windows 7　59
Section B　Linux　63
Section C　Google Android　69
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Meeting Minutes　73
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　75
Dialogue: Choosing a Linux Distribution and Free Trials for Free Software　75
Listening Comprehension: Open Source Software　77
Dictation: Apple Mac OS　77

Unit 5　Computer Programming　79
Part 1　Reading and Translating　79
Section A　Object-Oriented Programming　79
Section B　Introduction to the C# Language and the .NET Framework　85
Section C　Online App Store　89
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Outline　93
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　95
Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)　95
Listening Comprehension: IDE　97
Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer　98

Unit 6　Databases　99
Part 1　Reading and Translating　99
Section A　Relational Database　99
Section B　Object Database　103
Section C　Online Analytical Processing　108
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Summary　112
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　114
Dialogue: Installing Oracle Database Software　114
Listening Comprehension: Data Mining　116
Dictation: Data Warehouse　116

Unit 7　Computer Network　118
Part 1　Reading and Translating　118
Section A　Ethernet　118
Section B　Wi-Fi　122
Section C　Location-based Service　128
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Instructions　133
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　138
Dialogue: Setting up Wireless Network　138
Listening Comprehension: IPv6——the Next Generation Internet Protocol　140
Dictation: Router　140

Unit 8　The Internet　142
Part 1　Reading and Translating　142
Section A　Web 2.0　142
Section B　Social Networking Service　146
Section C　Microblogging　150
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Proposal　154
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　159
Dialogue: Enhancing Your Computer Security　159
Listening Comprehension: History of Google　160
Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work　161

Unit 9　E-Commerce　163
Part 1　Reading and Translating　163
Section A　Electronic Commerce　163
Section B　How PayPal Works　167
Section C　Amazon.com　173
Part 2　Simulated Writing: E-mail　177
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　179
Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services　179
Listening Comprehension: Online Shopping　181
Dictation: eBay——Global Buying Hub　182

Unit 10　Computer Security　184
Part 1　Reading and Translating　184
Section A　Computer Security　184
Section B　Computer Virus　189
Section C　Firewall　194
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Business Letter　198
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　201
Dialogue: Using Anti-virus Software　201
Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker　203
Dictation: Trojan Horses　204

Unit 11　Software Engineering　205
Part 1　Reading and Translating　205
Section A　Software Engineering　205
Section B　Software Development Process　209
Section C　Intelligent City　215
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Resume　219
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　223
Dialogue: Using Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Method　223
Listening Comprehension: Extreme Programming　224
Dictation: Unified Modeling Language (UML)　225

Unit 12　The Outlook of New Technology　227
Part 1　Reading and Translating　227
Section A　Mobile Web　227
Section B　Internet of Things　232
Section C　Cloud Computing　236
Part 2　Simulated Writing: Cover Letter　243
Part 3　Listening and Speaking　245
Dialogue: Interview　245
Listening Comprehension: Quantum Computer　246
Dictation: Native XML Database　247

Glossary　249
Abbreviations　264
Bibliography　270