Unit 1　The Fundamentals of Computers　1

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　1

Section A　The History of Computers　1

Section B　The Varieties of Computers　5

Section C　Where Is Information Technology Headed?　10

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Memo　15

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　17

Dialogue: Buying a New Desktop Computer　17

Listening Comprehension: Roadrunner　19

Dictation: John von Neumann　19

Unit 2　Computer Hardware　21

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　21

Section A　Computer Motherboard　21

Section B　Multi-core Processors　25

Section C　Future Developments in Processing & Storage　30

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Notices　35

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　36

Dialogue: Referring to Websites or Online Forum for Microsoft Developer　36

Listening Comprehension: Intel　38

Dictation: Father of the Mouse——Doug Engelbart　38

Unit 3　Computer Software　40

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　40

Section A　Corel Painter　40

Section B　Adobe Flash　43

Section C　Autodesk 3ds Max　47

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Report　52

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　56

Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software　56

Listening Comprehension: The Software Giant——Microsoft　57

Dictation: Embedded Systems　58

Unit 4　Operating System　59

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　59

Section A　Windows 7　59

Section B　Linux　63

Section C　Google Android　69

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Meeting Minutes　73

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　75

Dialogue: Choosing a Linux Distribution and Free Trials for Free Software　75

Listening Comprehension: Open Source Software　77

Dictation: Apple Mac OS　77

Unit 5　Computer Programming　79

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　79

Section A　Object-Oriented Programming　79

Section B　Introduction to the C# Language and the .NET Framework　85

Section C　Online App Store　89

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Outline　93

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　95

Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)　95

Listening Comprehension: IDE　97

Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer　98

Unit 6　Databases　99

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　99

Section A　Relational Database　99

Section B　Object Database　103

Section C　Online Analytical Processing　108

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Summary　112

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　114

Dialogue: Installing Oracle Database Software　114

Listening Comprehension: Data Mining　116

Dictation: Data Warehouse　116

Unit 7　Computer Network　118

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　118

Section A　Ethernet　118

Section B　Wi-Fi　122

Section C　Location-based Service　128

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Instructions　133

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　138

Dialogue: Setting up Wireless Network　138

Listening Comprehension: IPv6——the Next Generation Internet Protocol　140

Dictation: Router　140

Unit 8　The Internet　142

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　142

Section A　Web 2.0　142

Section B　Social Networking Service　146

Section C　Microblogging　150

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Proposal　154

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　159

Dialogue: Enhancing Your Computer Security　159

Listening Comprehension: History of Google　160

Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work　161

Unit 9　E-Commerce　163

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　163

Section A　Electronic Commerce　163

Section B　How PayPal Works　167

Section C　Amazon.com　173

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: E-mail　177

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　179

Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services　179

Listening Comprehension: Online Shopping　181

Dictation: eBay——Global Buying Hub　182

Unit 10　Computer Security　184

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　184

Section A　Computer Security　184

Section B　Computer Virus　189

Section C　Firewall　194

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Business Letter　198

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　201

Dialogue: Using Anti-virus Software　201

Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker　203

Dictation: Trojan Horses　204

Unit 11　Software Engineering　205

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　205

Section A　Software Engineering　205

Section B　Software Development Process　209

Section C　Intelligent City　215

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Resume　219

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　223

Dialogue: Using Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Method　223

Listening Comprehension: Extreme Programming　224

Dictation: Unified Modeling Language (UML)　225

Unit 12　The Outlook of New Technology　227

 Part 1　Reading and Translating　227

Section A　Mobile Web　227

Section B　Internet of Things　232

Section C　Cloud Computing　236

 Part 2　Simulated Writing: Cover Letter　243

 Part 3　Listening and Speaking　245

Dialogue: Interview　245

Listening Comprehension: Quantum Computer　246

Dictation: Native XML Database　247

Glossary　249

Abbreviations　264

Bibliography　270

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