实用IT英语（第2版）-图书-人邮教育社区

内容摘要

　　本书充分借鉴了当今国外和国内ESP(专门用途英语)教学的研究成果并结合IT类专业和英语教学的特点，以培养高职计算机专业学生基于岗位的实际英语交际能力和应用能力为出发点，以培养学生可持续发展的职业核心竞争力为目标，是一本为高职计算机专业学生量身打造和精心编制的计算机信息技术英语教材。教材共分为14个单元，具体包括计算机硬件、软件、操作系统、编程语言、数据库、网络、即时通信、计算机安全、多媒体、电子商务、计算机新技术等计算机专业内容，并涵盖了移动设备操作系统(Android, iOS)、云计算、大数据、物联网等当前计算机领域最新的技术和概念。此外，本书还围绕每单元的话题增加了情景对话、职业技能、职场点滴(包括职业规划、职场规则、简历撰写、面试技巧)等内容，并在每单元的最后设计了具有很强实践性和实操性的活动，全方位训练和提高学生面向当前的行业、企业岗位需求，在真实工作环境中的英语交际能力、应用能力和学习能力。
　　本书可作为高职高专IT英语教材，也可供相关从业人员自学参考。

目　录

Unit 1　The Computer Age We Are Living in　1
Section 1　Dialogue: The Impact of Computers on People’s Lives　2
Section 2　Reading　3
Text A: The Evolution of the Computer Age　3
Text B: Different Types of Computers　5
Text C: The Future of Computers　9
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Start Your Career in Information Technology　12
Section 4　Class Activities: Guess Who the IT Figure Is　14

Unit 2　Computer Hardware　15
Section 1　Dialogue: First Day at Work (Hardware Orientation)　16
Section 2　Reading　17
Text A: Get to Know Your Personal Computer　17
Text B: PC Ports　22
Text C: Fast Facts on Apple　25
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your Own PC　29
Section 4　Class Activities: Hardware Crossword Puzzle Game　32

Unit 3　Operating Systems　33
Section 1　Dialogue: Buying an Android Tablet PC　34
Section 2　Reading　35
Text A: How Operating Systems Work　35
Text B: About Windows Vista　39
Text C: Linux OS　41
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Install an Operating System　44
Section 4　Class Activities: Finding the New Features of iOS　45

Unit 4　Application Software　46
Section 1　Dialogue: How to Solve an Office Problem　47
Section 2　Reading　48
Text A: Microsoft Office　48
Text B: How Time Management Software Works　51
Text C: Computer-Aided Design　55
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Use Excel 2010 Formula　59
Section 4　Class Activities: A Debate on Video Games’ Effect on Youngsters　60

Unit 5　Computer Programming　62
Section 1　Dialogue: How to Choose the Right Programming Language to Study　63
Section 2　Reading　65
Text A: The Basics of C Programming　65
Text B: Object-oriented Programming　69
Text C: Languages to Know for Web Programming　73
Section 3　Occupational Tips: Tips on Good Programming Style　76
Section 4　Class Activities: Discussion on 10 Traits of a Good Programmer　80

Unit 6　Database Technology　82
Section 1　Dialogue: A Customer Database　83
Section 2　Reading　84
Text A: What Relational Databases Are　84
Text B: Introduction to SQL　86
Text C: How Data Mining and Data Warehousing are Related　90
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Write a Project Proposal　92
Section 4　Class Activities: Using Google Earth to Search for a Location　95

Unit 7　Computer Networks　96
Section 1　Dialogue: How Computers Communicate with Each Other　97
Section 2　Reading　98
Text A: Computer Networking　98
Text B: Introduction to Network Types　100
Text C: Grid Computing　104
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your IP Address　107
Section 4　Class Activities: Sign up for a Foreign Mailbox　109

Unit 8　The World Wide Web and the Internet　110
Section 1　Dialogue: How the Internet Works　111
Section 2　Reading　112
Text A: The Development of the Internet　112
Text B: Blog and Microblog　114
Text C: The History of the World Wide Web　116
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Use Your Browser　120
Section 4　Class Activities: Compete in Computer Games　121

Unit 9　Communication Online　122
Section 1　Dialogue: Amazing QQ　123
Section 2　Reading　124
Text A: Using Instant Messaging for Business　124
Text B: MSN　126
Text C: How to Ensure the Safety When Chatting Online　129
Section 3　Occupational Tips: Shortcut Keys in QQ　132
Section 4　Class Activities: Using ICQ to Chat with New Friends　134

Unit 10　Privacy and Security　135
Section 1　Dialogue: My Poor Computer　136
Section 2　Reading　137
Text A: Computer Viruses　137
Text B: Antivirus Software, a Good Defender　140
Text C: Computer Crime　143
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Protect Your PC from Invasion　146
Section 4　Class Activities: Discussion on User- friendly Firewalls and Antivirus Software　148

Unit 11　Multimedia　149
Section 1　Dialogue: The Ultimate Movie Experience with IMAX　150
Section 2　Reading　151
Text A: Multimedia and Its Applications　151
Text B: Graphics File Formats　153
Text C: Adobe Photoshop　157
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Make a Wonderful Presentation that Makes the Sale　159
Section 4　Class Activities: Using Photoshop to Make Pictures Look Great　162

Unit 12　Electronic Commerce　163
Section 1　Dialogue: Online Shopping for Books　164
Section 2　Reading　165
Text A: E-commerce and Its Global Trends　165
Text B: How does E-commerce Work　167
Text C: The Lure of E-commerce　169
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Achieve an Online Store Success　172
Section 4　Class Activities: Video Watching (E-commerce)　175

Unit 13　New and Emerging Technologies　176
Section 1　Dialogue: Why It Is Called “Cloud Computing”　177
Section 2　Reading　178
Text A: Cloud Computing　178
Text B: Toward a Global “Internet of Things”　180
Text C: What You Need to Know about Big Data　182
Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Write a Good Resume　186
Section 4　Class Activities: Video Watching (Big Data)　191

Unit 14　Your Future and Information Technology　192
Section 1　Dialogue: IT Working Experience　193
Section 2　Reading　194
Text A: Shaping the Internet Age　194
Text B: Building an IT Career in the Midst of Change　196
Text C: To Be a Winner in the Information Revolution　199
Section 3　Occupational Tips: The First Job Interview　202
Section 4　Class Activities: An IT Interview　204

附录参考译文(Text A)及答案　205
计算机英语常用词汇英汉对照表　235
参考文献　248