大學實用計算機英語教程第2版

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本書按照新《大學英語教學大綱》對計算機專業英語的要求，以3位計算機專業大學本科生Mark、符求犁民Henry和Sophie的學習生活為主要背景，圍繞各章主題展開他們交流的話題，並在采地促對話駝旋主中豐富各頁廈章主題，將全書內容巧妙地聯繫在一起。其中涉及3D列印、雲計算、社交網站、物聯網、大數據和說促辣移動網際網路等相關知識。本書包括10個單元，每個單元都分為聽與說、讀與譯以及模擬寫作部分。

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Preface（前言察恥歡）

Suggestion（教宙捉煉白學建議）

Unit 1 Introduction to the World of Computers 1

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 1

Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer 1

Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann 3

Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter Smartphone 4

Part 2?Reading and Translating 5

Section A: Cloud Computing 5

Section B: The Internet of Things 10

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (I) 14

Unit 2 Hardware 18

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 18

Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work 18

Listening Comprehension: Moore’s Law 21

Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before 21

Part 2?Reading and Translating 23

Section A: Wearable Technology 23

Section B: 3-D Printing 27

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (II) 32

Unit 3 Software 35

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 35

Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software 35

Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture Interface 37

Dictation: Open Source Software 38

Part 2?Reading and Translating 39

Section A: Web Apps and Mobile Apps 39

Section B: Cloud Software 43

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (I) 47

Unit 4 Operating Systems 51

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 51

Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems 51

Listening Comprehension: Android 53

Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows 53

Part 2?Reading and Translating 55

Section A: Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems 55

Section B: Open vs. Closed Systems: What the Future Holds 59

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (II) 63

Unit 5 Program Development and Programming Languages 67

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 67

Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) 67

Listening Comprehension: IDE 69

Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer 70

Part 2?Reading and Translating 71

Section A: Web Application Development 71

Section B: Mobile App Development 75

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Developing Reports and Proposals (I) 80

Unit 6 Databases 84

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 84

Dialogue: Why is Big Data a Challenge? 84

Listening Comprehension: Data Mining 86

Dictation: Data Warehouse 87

Part 2?Reading and Translating 88

Section A: Normalization: Ensuring Data Consistency 88

Section B: Big Data 92

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Developing Reports and Proposals (II) 97

Unit 7 Computer Network and Internet 101

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 101

Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network 101

Listening Comprehension: IPv6—the Next Generation Internet Protocol 103

Dictation: Router 104

Part 2?Reading and Translating 105

Section A: OSI Reference Model: The Driving Force behind Network Communications 105

Section B: Mobile Internet 110

Part 3?Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (I) 115

Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Web 119

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 119

Dialogue: Knowing the Myth about the Internet 119

Listening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came About:

Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web 122

Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work 122

Part 2?Reading and Translating 123

Section A: DNS Servers: Flow Devices on the Internet Easily Locate Each Other 123

Section B: Social Networking Sites 128

Part 3?Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (II) 133

Unit 9 E-commerce 138

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 138

Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services 138

Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce 140

Dictation: Mobile Payments 141

Part 2?Reading and Translating 142

Section A: Why Online2Offline Commerce is a Trillion Dollar Opportunity 142

Section B: E-commerce Tomorrow: The Never-Ending Game 147

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (I) 151

Unit 10 Computer Security and Privacy 157

Part 1?Listening and Speaking 157

Dialogue: Using Antivirus Software 157

Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker 159

Dictation: Trojan Horses 160

Part 2?Reading and Translating 161

Section A: Protecting Your Information Online 161

Section B: Security Attacks 165

Part 3　Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (II) 170

Answers（練習答案） 174

Abbreviations（縮略語表） 191

Glossary（辭彙表） 194

Bibliography（參考文獻） 212

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