書籍信息
作 譯 者:呂雲翔
出版時間:2018-06 千 字 數:462
版 次:01-01 頁 數:228
開 本:16開
裝 幀:
I S B N :9787121322198
換 版:
所屬分類:教育 >> 本科研究生 >> 計算機類
內容簡介
本書是面向計算機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信息技術,包括新科研成果、業界前沿課題和發展趨勢,又有計算機文化典故和名人軼事。本書信息容量大,知識性強,注重英語的聽、說、讀、寫、譯能力的全面培養和實際套用。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。本書包含配套教學課件、MP3配音、課文翻譯、習題解答,。本書適合高等學校計算機、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。
圖書目錄
Unit 1 Basic Introduction to Computers............................................................................... 001
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 002
Section A: Cloud Computing....................................................................................... 002
Section B: The Internet of Things................................................................................ 007
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅰ).............................. 011
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 015
Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer............................................................ 015
Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann........................................................... 017
Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann........................................................... 017
Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter Smartphone........... 018
Unit 2 Hardware for Systems................................................................................................ 019
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 020
Section A: Self-Driving Cars and Drones.................................................................... 020
Section B: 3-D Printing................................................................................................ 023
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅱ).............................. 028
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 031
Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work...................... 031
Listening Comprehension: Moore’s Law..................................................................... 034
Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before..................................................... 035
Unit 3 Software for Systems ................................................................................................. 036
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 037
Section A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning............................................. 037
Section B: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality ..................................................... 041
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅰ)............................. 046
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Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 049
Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software............ 049
Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse:
The Gesture Interface............................................................................................... 051
Dictation: Open Source Software................................................................................. 052
Unit 4 Operating Systems...................................................................................................... 053
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 054
Section A: Roles of an Operating System.................................................................... 054
Section B: Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems................................................ 057
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅱ)............................. 062
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 065
Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems................................................................ 065
Listening Comprehension: Android............................................................................. 067
Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows....................................... 067
Unit 5 Computer Programming............................................................................................. 069
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 070
Section A: Web Application Development................................................................... 070
Section B: Mobile App Development.......................................................................... 074
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with Social Media.............................................. 079
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 083
Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)............................................................................. 083
Listening Comprehension: IDE.................................................................................... 085
Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer........................................................... 086
Unit 6 Managing a Database................................................................................................. 088
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 089
Section A: Cloud Database .......................................................................................... 089
Section B: Big Data...................................................................................................... 093
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Using Presentation Software to Write........................................... 097
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 102
Dialogue: Why is Big Data a Challenge....................................................................... 102
Listening Comprehension: Data Mining...................................................................... 104
Dictation: Data Warehouse........................................................................................... 105
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Unit 7 Computer Network and Internet................................................................................ 106
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 107
Section A: Ethernet (802.3).......................................................................................... 107
Section B: Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts......... 111
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅰ)....................................................... 115
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 118
Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network.................................................................... 118
Listening Comprehension: IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet Protocol................... 120
Dictation: Router.......................................................................................................... 121
Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Web............................................................................ 123
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 124
Section A: Mobile Internet........................................................................................... 124
Section B: Social Networking ..................................................................................... 129
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅱ)....................................................... 133
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 138
Dialogue: Knowing the Myths about the Internet........................................................ 138
Listening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came About:
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web........................................................ 141
Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work.................................................................. 141
Unit 9 E-commerce................................................................................................................. 143
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 144
Section A: Online Checkout and Payment Services .................................................... 144
Section B: Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud .................................................. 147
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅰ).................................................. 152
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 157
Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services........................ 157
Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce.............................................................. 159
Dictation: Mobile Payments......................................................................................... 160
Unit 10 Computer Security and Privacy............................................................................... 162
Part 1 Reading and Translating............................................................................................... 163
Section A: Protecting Your Information Online........................................................... 163
Section B: Security Attacks.......................................................................................... 167
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Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅱ).................................................. 171
Part 3 Listening and Speaking................................................................................................ 175
Dialogue: Using Antivirus Software............................................................................ 175
Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker.......................................................... 177
Dictation: Trojan Horses.............................................................................................. 178
Glossary....................................................................................................................................... 180
Abbreviation................................................................................................................................ 196
Answers....................................................................................................................................... 199
Bibliography................................................................................................................................ 217