目　錄



Unit 1　The Computer Age We Are Living in　1

Section 1　Dialogue: The Impact of Computers on People’s Lives　2

Section 2　Reading　3

Text A: The Evolution of the Computer Age　3

Text B: Different Types of Computers　5

Text C: The Future of Computers　9 目　錄



Unit 1　The Computer Age We Are Living in　1

Section 1　Dialogue: The Impact of Computers on People’s Lives　2

Section 2　Reading　3

Text A: The Evolution of the Computer Age　3

Text B: Different Types of Computers　5

Text C: The Future of Computers　9

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Start Your Career in Information Technology　12

Section 4　Class Activities: Guess Who the IT Figure Is　14



Unit 2　Computer Hardware　15

Section 1　Dialogue: First Day at Work (Hardware Orientation)　16

Section 2　Reading　17

Text A: Get to Know Your Personal Computer　17

Text B: PC Ports　22

Text C: Fast Facts on Apple　25

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your Own PC　29

Section 4　Class Activities: Hardware Crossword Puzzle Game　32



Unit 3　Operating Systems　33

Section 1　Dialogue: Buying an Android Tablet PC　34

Section 2　Reading　35

Text A: How Operating Systems Work　35

Text B: About Windows Vista　39

Text C: Linux OS　41

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Install an Operating System　44

Section 4　Class Activities: Finding the New Features of iOS　45



Unit 4　Application Software　46

Section 1　Dialogue: How to Solve an Office Problem　47

Section 2　Reading　48

Text A: Microsoft Office　48

Text B: How Time Management Software Works　51

Text C: Computer-Aided Design　55

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Use Excel 2010 Formula　59

Section 4　Class Activities: A Debate on Video Games’ Effect on Youngsters　60



Unit 5　Computer Programming　62

Section 1　Dialogue: How to Choose the Right Programming Language to Study　63

Section 2　Reading　65

Text A: The Basics of C Programming　65

Text B: Object-oriented Programming　69

Text C: Languages to Know for Web Programming　73

Section 3　Occupational Tips: Tips on Good Programming Style　76

Section 4　Class Activities: Discussion on 10 Traits of a Good Programmer　80



Unit 6　Database Technology　82

Section 1　Dialogue: A Customer Database　83

Section 2　Reading　84

Text A: What Relational Databases Are　84

Text B: Introduction to SQL　86

Text C: How Data Mining and Data Warehousing are Related　90

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Write a Project Proposal　92

Section 4　Class Activities: Using Google Earth to Search for a Location　95



Unit 7　Computer Networks　96

Section 1　Dialogue: How Computers Communicate with Each Other　97

Section 2　Reading　98

Text A: Computer Networking　98

Text B: Introduction to Network Types　100

Text C: Grid Computing　104

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Configure Your IP Address　107

Section 4　Class Activities: Sign up for a Foreign Mailbox　109



Unit 8　The World Wide Web and the Internet　110

Section 1　Dialogue: How the Internet Works　111

Section 2　Reading　112

Text A: The Development of the Internet　112

Text B: Blog and Microblog　114

Text C: The History of the World Wide Web　116

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Use Your Browser　120

Section 4　Class Activities: Compete in Computer Games　121



Unit 9　Communication Online　122

Section 1　Dialogue: Amazing QQ　123

Section 2　Reading　124

Text A: Using Instant Messaging for Business　124

Text B: MSN　126

Text C: How to Ensure the Safety When Chatting Online　129

Section 3　Occupational Tips: Shortcut Keys in QQ　132

Section 4　Class Activities: Using ICQ to Chat with New Friends　134



Unit 10　Privacy and Security　135

Section 1　Dialogue: My Poor Computer　136

Section 2　Reading　137

Text A: Computer Viruses　137

Text B: Antivirus Software, a Good Defender　140

Text C: Computer Crime　143

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Protect Your PC from Invasion　146

Section 4　Class Activities: Discussion on User- friendly Firewalls and Antivirus Software　148



Unit 11　Multimedia　149

Section 1　Dialogue: The Ultimate Movie Experience with IMAX　150

Section 2　Reading　151

Text A: Multimedia and Its Applications　151

Text B: Graphics File Formats　153

Text C: Adobe Photoshop　157

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Make a Wonderful Presentation that Makes the Sale　159

Section 4　Class Activities: Using Photoshop to Make Pictures Look Great　162



Unit 12　Electronic Commerce　163

Section 1　Dialogue: Online Shopping for Books　164

Section 2　Reading　165

Text A: E-commerce and Its Global Trends　165

Text B: How does E-commerce Work　167

Text C: The Lure of E-commerce　169

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Achieve an Online Store Success　172

Section 4　Class Activities: Video Watching (E-commerce)　175



Unit 13　New and Emerging Technologies　176

Section 1　Dialogue: Why It Is Called “Cloud Computing”　177

Section 2　Reading　178

Text A: Cloud Computing　178

Text B: Toward a Global “Internet of Things”　180

Text C: What You Need to Know about Big Data　182

Section 3　Occupational Tips: How to Write a Good Resume　186

Section 4　Class Activities: Video Watching (Big Data)　191



Unit 14　Your Future and Information Technology　192

Section 1　Dialogue: IT Working Experience　193

Section 2　Reading　194

Text A: Shaping the Internet Age　194

Text B: Building an IT Career in the Midst of Change　196

Text C: To Be a Winner in the Information Revolution　199

Section 3　Occupational Tips: The First Job Interview　202

Section 4　Class Activities: An IT Interview　204



附錄 參考譯文(Text A)及答案　205

計(jì)算機(jī)英語常用詞匯英漢對照表　235

參考文獻(xiàn)　248