本书主要介绍计算机领域相关的基础知识及其应用，不仅包括计算机发展、计算机系统结构、软件、硬件知识、程序开发和程序语言、网络通信及Internet等经典内容，还涉及许多反映21世纪计算机前沿技术的内容，如数据库与信息系统、图形与多媒体、虚拟现实、计算机安全等。全书以计算机领域的最新英语时文和原版教材为基础，配以适当的中文解释和课后练习，使读者通过学习掌握计算机专业英语的主要术语和词汇，提高阅读和检索计算机英文文献资料的能力。

本书主要介绍计算机领域相关的基础知识及其应用，不仅包括计算机发展、计算机系统结构、软件、硬件知识、程序开发和程序语言、网络通信及Internet等经典内容，还涉及许多反映21世纪计算机前沿技术的内容，如数据库与信息系统、图形与多媒体、虚拟现实、计算机安全等。全书以计算机领域的最新英语时文和原版教材为基础，配以适当的中文解释和课后练习，使读者通过学习掌握计算机专业英语的主要术语和词汇，提高阅读和检索计算机英文文献资料的能力。

本书可作为大专院校计算机专业信息技术导论双语教材，以及相关专业的专业英语教材，也可以作为相关专业的工程技术人员提高计算机英语水平的读物。

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Computers

1.1 Milestones in Computer Development

1.2 Computer-based Information Systems

1.3 Computer Hardware

1.4 Computer Software

CHAPTER 2 Computer Hardware

2.1 Computer Hardware Basics

2.2 Data Representation

CHAPTER 3 Computer Software

3.1 Two Basic Types of Software

3.2 System Software Components

3.3 Operating Systems

3.4 Application Software

CHAPTER 4 Program Development and Programming Languages

4.1 Computer Program and Programming

4.2 Programming Language

4.3 Introduction to Common High-Level Languages

4.4 Object Oriented Program Development

4.5 Web Page Program Development

CHAPTER 5 Database and Information Systems

5.1 Basic Concepts of a Database

5.2 The Hierarchy of Data

5.3 Data Models

5.4 Database Management System

5.5 Data Warehouse and Data Mining

5.6 Popular Database Management System

5.7 Information Systems

CHAPTER 6 Computer Networks and Communications

6.1 Communication Basics

6.2 Communications Channels

6.3 Communication Protocols

6.4 Communication Devices

6.5 Communication Network

6.6 Applications of Computer Networks

6.7 Networks Standardization Organization

CHAPTER 7 Graphics and Multimedia

7.1 Multimedia Basics

7.2 Graphics and Image

7.3 Multimedia Personal Computers

7.4 Multimedia Applications

7.5 Data Compression for Multimedia

7.6 Developing Multimedia Presentations

7.7 Visual Reality and Applications

CHAPTER 8 The Internet and World Wide Web

8.1 The History of the Internet

8.2 The Next-Generation of Internet

8.3 Connecting to the Internet

8.4 Internet Services

8.5 E-commerce

CHAPTER 9 Computer Security and Virus Defense

9.1 Introduction to Computer Security

9.2 Security and Protection Technologies

9.3 Computer Virus Defense

CHAPTER 10 Ethics and Privacy

10.1 Computer ethics

10.2 Computer and Internet Crime

10.3 Privacy and the Computer