计算机专业英语

Contents
Unit　1 Computers and Mobile Devices
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Buying a New Notebook Computer
Listening　Comprehension： John von Neumann
Dictation：　The Rise of Mobile Computing： The Getting-Smarter Smartphone
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Computers to Fit Every Need
Section　B： Cloud Computing
Part3　Simulated Writing — Communicating with E-mail and Memos (I)
Unit　2 Hardware
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work
Listening　Comprehension： Moore's Law
Dictation：　Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Microprocessors
Section　B： Dreams of 3-D Printing
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Communicating with E-mail and Memos (II)
Unit　3 Software
Part　1 Listening & 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
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Cloud Software
Section　B： Wearable Technology
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (I)
Unit　4 Operating Systems
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Talking about Operating Systems
Listening　Comprehension： Android
Dictation：　Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Roles of an Operating System
Section　B： Mobile versus Desktop Operating System
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (II)
Unit　5 Computer Programming
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Listening　Comprehension： IDE
Dictation：　Ada Lovelace， the First Programmer
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Programming for the Web and Cloud
Section　B： Alan Kay Invents the Future
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Developing Reports and Proposals (I)
Unit　6 Databases
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Why is big data a challenge
Listening　Comprehension： Data Mining
Dictation：　Data Warehouse
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Cloud Databases
Section　B： Big Data
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Developing Reports and Proposals (II)
Unit　7 Computer Network and Internet
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Setting up Wireless Network
Listening　Comprehension： IPv6—the Next Generation Internet Protocol
Dictation：　Router
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts
Section　B： The Internet of Things
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Writing for Employment (I)
Unit　8 The Internet and World Wide Web
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Knowing the Myth 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
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Mobile Internet
Section　B： Social Networking Sites
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Writing for Employment (II)
Unit　9 E-commerce
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Protecting Buyer’s Privacy with Online Payment Services
Listening　Comprehension： Social Commerce
Dictation：　Mobile Payment
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Online Checkout and Payment Services
Section　B： Why Online2Offline Commerce Is A Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Writing Professional Letters (I)
Unit　10 Computer Security and Privacy
Part　1 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue：　Enhancing Your Computer Security
Listening　Comprehension： Hacker and Cracker
Dictation：　Trojan Horses
Part　2 Reading and Translating
Section　A： Protecting Your Information Online
Section　B： Security Attacks
Part　3 Simulated Writing — Writing Professional Letters (II)
Glossary
Abbreviations
Answers（练习答案）
Bibliography