本书是面向计算机及相关专业英语课程的教材，内容涉及深刻影响着人们生活的信息技术，包括最新的科研成果、业界前沿课题和发展趋势，以及计算机文化典故和名人轶事。本教材信息量大，知识性强，注重英语的听、说、读、写、译能力的全面培养和实际应用。各章内容均分为阅读与翻译、写作、听说三大部分；采用场景式教学和体验式学习相结合的方式，融合了角色扮演、多人会话和小组讨论等行之有效的训练方法。
本书适合国内各高等院校计算机、软件工程等相关专业教学之用，也可作为其他相关专业或IT领域人员的自修参考用书。

Unit 1 Introduction to Computers
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Cloud Computing
Section B: The Internet of Things
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing(Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer
Listening Comprehension: Quantum Computer
Dictation: John von Neumann
Unit 2 Hardware for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Random Access Memory (RAM): The Genius of Memory
Section B: Touch Screen Technology: How the Screen Is So Smart
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing(Ⅱ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work
Listening Comprehension: Moore's Law
Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before
Unit 3Software for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Web Apps and Mobile Apps
Section B: Cloud Software
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos(Ⅰ)
Part 3Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software
Listening Comprehension: IDE
Dictation: Open Source Software
Unit 4 Operating Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Roles of an Operating System
Section B: Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos(Ⅱ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems
Listening Comprehension: Android
Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows
Unit 5 Computer Programing
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Web Application Development
Section B: Mobile App Development
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with Social Media
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine(JVM)
Listening Comprehension: Writing the Code
Dictation: Agile Software Development
Unit 6 Database
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Normalization: Ensuring Data Consistency
Section B: NoSQL Databases
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Using Presentation Software to Write
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Why is Big Data a Challenge
Listening Comprehension: Data Mining
Dictation: Data Warehouse
Unit 7 Computer Network
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: OSI Reference Model: The Driving Force behind Network Communications
Section B: Ethernet(802.3)
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters(Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Setting up Wireless Network
Listening Comprehension: IPv6
Dictation: Router
Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Weh
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Social Networking
Section B: 5G Internet: Transforming the Global Business Landscape
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters(Ⅱ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Knowing the Myths about the Internet
Listening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came About: Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web
Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work O
Unit 9 Ecommerce
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: How to Use Online AI-Artificial Intelligence for Ecommerce
Section B: Ecommerce Lessons for Why Amazon is so Successful
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment(Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Protecting Buyer's Privacy with Online Payment Services
Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce
Dictation: Mobile Payments
Unit 10 Computer Security and Privacy
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Ways to Protect Your Personal Information Online
Section B: Using Computer Forensics against Cvbercrime
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment(Ⅱ)
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