计算机英语实用教程（第2版）

Unit 1Introduction to Computers00

Part 1Reading and Translating00

Section A：  Cloud Computing 00

Section B：  The Internet of Things00

Part 2Simulated Writing： Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (I)0

Part 3Listening and Speaking0

Dialogue：  Buying a New Notebook Computer0

Listening Comprehension：  Quantum Computer0

Dictation：  John von Neumann0

Unit 2Hardware for Systems0

Part 1Reading and Translating0

Section A：  Random Access Memory (RAM)：  The Genius of Memory0

Section B：  Touch Screen Technology：  How the Screen Is So Smart0

Part 2Simulated Writing： Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (II)0

Part 3Listening and Speaking0

Dialogue：  How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work 0

Listening Comprehension：  Moores Law 0

Dictation：  Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before 0

Unit 3Software for Systems0

Part 1Reading and Translating0

Section A：  Web Apps and Mobile Apps0

Section B：  Cloud Software0

Part 2Simulated Writing： Communicating with Email and Memos (Ⅰ)0

Part 3Listening and Speaking0

Dialogue：  Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing 

Software 0

Listening Comprehension：  IDE0

Dictation：  Open Source Software 0

Unit 4Operating Systems0

Part 1Reading and Translating0

Section A：  Roles of an Operating System0

Section B：  Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems0

Part 2Simulated Writing： Communicating with Email and Memos (Ⅱ)0

Part 3Listening and Speaking0

Dialogue：  Talking about Operating Systems 0

Listening Comprehension：  Android0

Dictation：  Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows 0

Unit 5Computer Programing0

Part 1Reading and Translating0

Section A： Web Application Development0

Section B：  Mobile App Development0

Part 2Simulated Writing： Communicating with Social Media0

Part 3Listening and Speaking0

Dialogue：  Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and 

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)0

Listening Comprehension：  Writing the Code

Dictation：  Agile Software Development

Unit 6Database

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：   Normalization：  Ensuring Data Consistency

Section B：   NoSQL Databases

Part 2Simulated Writing： Using Presentation Software to Write

Part 3Listening and Speaking

Dialogue：  Why is Big Data a Challenge

Listening Comprehension：  Data Mining

Dictation：  Data Warehouse

Unit 7Computer Network

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  OSI Reference Model：  The Driving Force behind 

Network Communications

Section B：  Ethernet (802.3)

Part 2Simulated Writing： Writing Professional Letters (Ⅰ)

Part 3Listening and Speaking

Dialogue：  Setting up Wireless Network 

Listening Comprehension：  IPv6

Dictation：  Router

Unit 8The Internet and World Wide Web

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  Social Networking

Section B：  5G Internet：  Transforming the Global Business Landscape

Part 2Simulated Writing： Writing Professional Letters (Ⅱ)

Part 3Listening 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 9Ecommerce

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  How to Use Online AI—Artificial Intelligence for 

Ecommerce

Section B：  Ecommerce Lessons for Why Amazon is so Successful

Part 2Simulated Writing： Writing for Employment (Ⅰ)

Part 3Listening and Speaking

Dialogue：  Protecting Buyers Privacy with Online Payment Services

Listening Comprehension：  Social Commerce 

Dictation：  Mobile Payments

Unit 10Computer Security and Privacy

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  Ways to Protect Your Personal Information Online

Section B：  Using Computer Forensics against Cybercrime

Part 2Simulated Writing： Writing for Employment (Ⅱ)

Part 3Listening and Speaking

Dialogue：  Using Antivirus Software

Listening Comprehension：  Hacker and Cracker 

Dictation：  Trojan Horses

Unit 11Software Engineering

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  How Software Engineering Works

Section B：  Testers and Programmers Working Together

Part 2Simulated Writing： Progress Report

Part 3Listening & Speaking

Dialogue：  Using ObjectOriented Analysis and Design Method

Listening Comprehension：  Extreme Programming 

Dictation：  Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Unit 12Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Part 1Reading and Translating

Section A：  Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence

Section B：  Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and AI

Part 2Simulated Writing： Meeting Minutes

Part 3Listening and Speaking

Dialogue：  Artificial Intelligence

Listening Comprehension：  Supervised Learning 

Dictation：  Unsupervised Learning

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