本书是面向计算机及相关专业英语课程的教材，全面介绍和讲解了深刻影响着我们生活的信息技术，包括新科研成果、业界前沿课题和发展趋势，又有计算机文化典故和名人轶事。本书信息容量大，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、模拟写作、听与说三大部分；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。
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本书适合高等学校计算机、软件工程等相关专业教学使用，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 Computer
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: John von Neumann
Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-S marter Smartphone
Unit 2 Hardware for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Self-Driving Cars and Drones
Section B: 3-D Printing
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 3 Software for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Section B: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software
Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture Interface
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 Programming
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: IDE
Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer
Unit 6 Managing a Database
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Cloud Database
Section B: Big Data
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 Networkand Internet
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Ethernet (802.3)
Section B: Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (I)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network
Listening Comprehension: IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet Protocol
Dictation: Router
Unit 8 The Internet and WorldWide Web
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Mobile Internet
Section B: Social Networking
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (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
Unit 9 E-commerce
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Online Checkout and Payment Services
Section B: Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (I)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue: Protecting Buyers' Privacy with Online Payment Services
Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce
Dictation: Mobile Payments
Unit 10 Computer Securityand Privacy
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A: Protecting Your Information Online
Section B: Security Attacks
Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (II)
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