本书编写的主要特点是所有的文章均为科技类，不仅知识内容丰富，并且针对高职高专教学特点，做到了深入浅出，通俗易懂。每一章节除了正文外，还增加了对话练习、热身训练、附加阅读、练习题四个方面的内容。通过互动形式，进一步开拓学生的听、说、读、写能力，丰富了教学手段。尤其是附加阅读内容时效性、专业性强，既可以作为教师的课堂讲述内容，也适合学生作为补充材料阅读。此外，书中还配以大量的教学图例，使学生能够直观、简明地了解学习内容，增强实操能力。

本书大部分内容都和日常使用的计算机密切相关，实用性强。书中内容有的是从一些计算机设备说明书中摘录的，有的是从软件使用手册或帮助中精选的，甚至有些内容是从软件的界面上选取的。通过学习本书可以在将来更好地理解计算机相关设备的使用和软件的操作等。此外，本书还增加了对话内容，让读者在学习计算机英语知识的同时，还可以了解在面试求职、产品讨论等方面计算机类英语口语的表达。每节设有“Warm-up”部分，通过提出问题让读者在阅读本书时有一定的目的性，并给本节内容做一个铺垫。

本书主要适合高职高专类计算机相关专业的学生使用，同时也可作为本科类专业的辅助教材，还可以作为计算机类相关职业培训的教材。

前言

Chapter 1 Computer Fundamentals

Section 1 Computer Hardware

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Section 2 Computer Software and Categories

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Section 3 Data Structure and Algorithms

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Section 4 Computer Networks

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Chapter 2 Operating System

Section 1 Introduction to Operating System

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Section 2 Functions of Operating System

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Section 3 Popular Operating Systems and Structures

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Section 4 Linux and Networking Operating System

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Chapter 3 Database

Section 1 Parts of a Database

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Section 2 Relational Database Components

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Section 3 Database Architecture

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Section 4 Data Warehouses Overview

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Chapter 4 Multi Media

Section 1 About Masks and Alpha Channels..

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Section 2 Main File Formats in Photoshop

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Section 3 Computer Animation

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Section 4 Creating Your Own Web Page

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Chapter 5 Programming Language

Section 1 Introduction to Programming

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Section 2 Procedural Programming

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Section 3 Java Programming Language

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Section 4 .NET Framework

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Chapter 6 Computer Network

Section 1 Network Devices

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Section 2 Network Protocol

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Section 3 Network Architecture

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Section 4 Web 2.0

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Chapter 7 Network Scurity

Section 1 Security Attack

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Section 2 Model for Network Security

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Section 3 Malicious Programs

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Section 4 Security Services

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Chapter 8 Internet and E-commerce

Section 1 Internet

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Section 2 E-commerce

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Section 3 E-commerce Careers

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Section 4 E-commerce--How It Works

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Chapter 9 Software Engineering

Section 1 Why Software Engineering?

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Section 2 Modeling the Process Life Cycle

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Glossary

Computer Terms

Abbreviations

Bibliography