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一、Basics of PC

 (一)Personal computer

1. Types of PCs

 1) PC & Mac

 2) Desktop

 3) Notebook & Laptop

 4) Palmtop

 5) Stock mobile

2. System or Windows

 1) Windows

 2) Starting up & Turning off

 3) Stand-By & Sleep / Hibernate

 4) Managing window

 5) Icons on desktop

3. Computer problems

 1) Computer virus

 2) Computer crash

 3) Reformat

 4) Virus protection

 (二) Hardware

1.Computer components

 1) DIY PC

 2) Display / Monitor

 3) Case

 4) CPU

 5) Other components

2. Mouse

 1) Kinds of mouses

 2) Touchpad

 3) Basic mouse skills

 4) Touch screen

3. Movable disk

 1) Floppy disk

 2) USB floppy disk

 3) U-disk

 4) Other terms for U-disks

 (三) Software applications

1. Microsoft Office Software

 1) Word

 2) PowerPoint

 3) Excel

 4) Outlook

2. Other software applications

 1) Chatting software--QQ

 2) Chatting software--Messenger

 3) Phoning software--Skype

 4) Antivirus software

二、The Internet

 (一)Info of the Internet

1. Basics of the Intemet

 1) About the Intemet

 2) Types of networks

 3) www

 4) Hacker

2. Internet connections

 1) Dial-up connection

 2) Broadband connection

 3) Wireless connection

 4) Mobile connection

3. Internet resources

 1) Downloading

 2) Downloading onto an MP4 player

 3) Downloading a converter

 4) Uploading

 5) other online resources

 (二) Surfing the Internet

1. Browsing for the latest headlines

 1) Major news websites

 2) The New York Times

 3) The Sun & the Times

 4) The Age

2. Listening live & watching live

 1) Listening live

 2) Watching live

 3) Watching films online

 4) Watching video news

3. Browsing university websites

 1) Info search on uni websites

 2) Course Info on Oxford & Cambridge uni websites

 3) Fee info on Harvard uni website

 4) Fee info on Yale uni website

 5) Accommodation info on Sydney & Melbourneuni websites

4. Online library

 1) Online London Library

 2) Searching for books online

 3) Borrowing e-books online

 4) My Library

 (三)Life on the Internet

1. Email

 1) Basics of Email

 2) Folders in Email box

 3) Managing Email

 4) Spam or junk mail

2. Online chatting

 1) Types of chat

 2) Special language in chat rooms

 3) Type chat

 4) Voice chat

3. Basics of blog

 1) About the blog

 2) Common blog websites

 3) Open a blog

 4) Daily visits

4. Other services on the Internet

 1) Online games

 2) Online shopping

 3) Online job hunt

 4) Trading stocks online

5. Mobile & the Internet

 1) Bluetooth mobile

 2) Entertainment-based mobile

 3) 2 SIM card mobile

 4) 3G mobile