本书是供计算机专业的大专、高职学生使用的专业英语教材。其主要目的是让学生了解专业英语的表达方式和专业词汇，提高学生的专业英语阅读能力，以适应将来工作和学习的需要，本书丰富的引文也可以作为本科生的参考资料。

本书是计算机及其相近专业的大专、高职学生使用的专业英语教材。全书共24章，能有针对性地帮助学生掌握专业英语的表达方式和专业词汇，提高学生的专业英语阅读能力。书中内容深度适中，新颖全面、专业实用，可选性强、所附加的批注、译文和练习能够有效地辅助学生学习。

    Chapter I Introductions, Concepts and Principles

Lesson 1 Introduction to the Digital Computer

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 1.1 ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integration and Computer)

 1.2 The Digital Computer

 1.3 The Career of Information Technology Graduates

Lesson 2 Hardware Elements of the Digital Computer

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

2.1 CPU

2.2 Comparison Between Two Sections of Memory

2.3 Magnetic Disks and Optical Disks, Also Flash Memory

2.4 Input/Output 

2.5 CD and CD-ROM

2.6 Bus

Lesson 3 Programming Language

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

3.1 Assembly Language and the Process of Instruction Execution

3.2 Visual Studio--A Suite of Object-oriented Languages

3.3 C as a Structured Language

3.4 What is Visual Basic Language？

3.5 What is JScript？

Lesson 4 Writing a Program

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

4.1 Difficulties of Writing Programs

4.2 Introduction of Microsoft Certification Program

Lesson 5 Image Processing and Graphic Hardware, Software

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

5.1 Graphics Tutoring Language Logo

5.2 Digital Image Processing

5.3 Photoshop

Lesson 6 Multimedia Technology

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

6.1 What Can AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 Do？

6.2 3ds Max

6.3 Introduction to MIDI

6.4 GDI and DireetX

Lesson 7 Database System

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

7.1 Database Access in Microsoft Office

7.2 The Origination and Outlook of Relational Database

7.3 Visual Forpro 6.0

7.4 Oracle's New Add-on Software

Lesson 8 Data Structure and Algorithm

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

8.1 The Algorithm of Binary Search

8.2 Multilevel Feedback Queue

8.3 Applications of Stack

8.4 How CICS Supports Web Services (Algorithms Related to Data Structure)

Lesson 9 Nature of Operating System

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 9.1 Function of Operating System

 9.2 Human-Computer Interaction 

 9.3 What is Linux7

Lesson 10 Windows Vista vs.Windows XP

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 10.1 Introduction to Windows XP

 10.2 Can Linux Become an Alternative to Windows on Desktop

Lesson 11 Software Engineering

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 11.1  Software Design Fundamentals

 11.2 Rapid Application Development (RAD)

Lesson 12 Computer Network

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 12.1  Network Protocols

 12.2 The 7 Layers of the OSI Model

 12.3 Characteristics of Clients and Servers

 12.4 Definition of a Fat (or Thin) Server and Client

 12.5 Bluetooth

Lesson 13 Internet

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 13.1 Web Switches

 13.2 AJAX: A Quicker Way to Freshen Your Web Pages

 13.3 What's an Internet

Lesson 14 Computer Security--about Information

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 14.1 Privacy Policy of ITtoolbox

 14.2 Computer Security and Data Protection

 14.3 Encryption

Lesson 15  Hackers and Computer Virus

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 15.1 Hackers Story

 15.2 Hackers Attack Using Login Theft Method

 15.3 Various Types of Virus

 15.4 Spyware, Adware and Rascal Software

Lesson 16 Enterprise Resource Planning

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 16.1 Benefits and Drawbacks of ERP

 16.2 SAP and SAP R/3

Lesson 17 Top Technologies and Concepts

Exereise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 17.1  Data Warehouse

 17.2 Data Mining

 17.3 Component-Based Development--A Revolution in Application Development

 17.4 Intelligent Robots

 17.5 Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008

  Chapter 2 Product, Operating Instruction and How to...

Lesson 18 Sound Blaster Card

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 18.1 Operation Instruction for Laser Printer

 18.2 Monitor ( Technical Parameter)

 18.3 Cool Edit Pro Overview

Lesson 19 Screen of Microsoft Word

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 19.1 Word 2007 vs.Word 2003 (1)

 19.2 Word 2007 vs.Word 2003 (2)

 19.3 Release Notes of Word 2007 (Excerpt)

Lesson 20 Editing Text

Exercise

Words and Phrases

Notes to the Text

Reading Materials

 20.1 Using the Office Assistant

 20.2 View Options in Word

 203 HOW to Determine an lP Address

 204 Installation--Notice to Users

  Chapter 3 Notes and Messages

Lesson 21 Programming Errors

Exercise

Words and Phrases 

Notes to the Tlext

Reading Materials

 211 Language C Programming Error Messages(Excerpt)

 212 Reporting a Warning

 213 Important Notice about IE 7

   Chapter 4 News，Questions and Answers，Jokes

Lesson 22 News about Computer

Exercise

Words and Phrases 

Notes to the Text 

Reading Materials

 221 If Linux@was Hot a Year AgoToday It's on Fire

 222 Researchers Ping Through First Full’Intemet Census’in 25 Years

Lesson 23 Questions and Answers

Exercise

Words and Phrases 

Notes to the Text 

Reading Materials

231 EndNote 5 Added to Word 2007

232 Windows Vista Installation

233 Difference Between Desktop OS and Network OS

234 Concept and Effects of Data Modification or Data Damage

235 Why a Login be Delayed？

236 What is IP？ 

Lesson 24 Jokes and Humor Story(for Reference) 

附录A 计算机专业词汇表

附录B 一般词汇表

附录C 书中表达与翻译技巧汇总

附录D 综合练习

附录E 课后练习参考答案