Unit 1 1
Passage Computer Hardware 1
New Words 2
Technical Terms 3
Abbreviations 4
Notes to the Passage 4
Exercises to the Passage 5
Passage for Reading What Is a Computer System? 7
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 8
Unit 2 9
Passage Types of Computer Systems 9
New Words 11
Technical Terms 12
Abbreviations 13
Notes to the Passage 13
Exercises to the Passage 14
Passage for Reading Summary of Computer s Components 16
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 18
Unit 3 19
Passage The Central Processing Unit 19
New Words 21
Technical Terms 23
Abbreviations 23
Notes to the Passage 23
Exercises to the Passage 24
Passage for Reading Monitor and System Unit 27
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 28
Unit 4 29
Passage Main Memory 29
New Words 33
Technical Terms 34
Abbreviations 35
Notes to the Passage 35
Exercises to the Passage 36
Passage for Reading Device Driver Commands Quick Reference 38
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 43
Unit 5 45
Passage Diskettes 45
New Words 48
Technical Terms 49
Abbreviations 50
Notes to the Passage 50
Exercises to the Passage 51
Passage for Reading PC-CONFIG 53
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 60
Unit 6 62
Passage Output Devices 62
New Words 65
Technical Terms 66
Abbreviations 67
Notes to the Passage 67
Exercises to the Passage 68
Passage for Reading Modem Doctor 71
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 73
Unit 7 74
Passage Hardcopy Output Devices 74
New Words 79
Technical Terms 79
Abbreviations 80
Notes to the Passage 80
Exercises to the Passage 81
Passage for Reading Loki Diary v1.20.01(beta) 83
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 87
Unit 8 89
Passage Terminals 89
New Words 91
Technical Terms 92
Abbreviations 92
Notes to the Passage 93
Exercises to the Passage 94
Passage for Reading Special Report on Computer Hacking 96
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 98
Unit 9 99
Passage Data Transmission Media 99
New Words 103
Technical Terms 104
Notes to the Passage 105
Exercises to the Passage 106
Passage for Reading The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader/386,v 2.30 Installation and upgrade Documention 109
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 112
Unit 10 114
Passage Input and Output Devices in Virtual Reality 114
New Words 118
Technical Terms 119
Notes to the Passage 120
Exercises to the Passage 121
Passage for Reading ARJ Program 123
Exercese to the Passage for Reading 128
Unit 11 130
Passage VocalTec Internet Phone(TM) 130
New Words 133
Technical Terms 133
Abbreviations 134
Notes to the Passage 134
Exercises to the Passage 135
Passage for Reading Creative Sound Blaster 137
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 143
Unit 12 145
Passage Two DOS Commands 145
New Words 148
Technical Terms 149
Abbreviations 150
Notes to the Passage 150
Exercises to the Passage 150
Passage for Reading Types of Files 153
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 154
Unit 13 155
Passage FAQ about VirusScan for Windows 95 v3.0.1 155
Technical Terms 159
Abbreviations 159
Notes to the Passage 160
Exercises to the Passage 160
Passage for Reading Basic Editing of Word 163
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 168
Unit 14 170
Passage Copy Command of FoxPro 170
New Words 173
Technical Terms 174
Abbreviations 174
Notes to the Passage 174
Exercises to the Passage 175
Passage for Readnig Delphi3 Client/Server Suite 177
Exercise to the Passage for Reading 180
Unit 15 181
Passage Java Programmer s Toolkit 181
New Words 183
Technical Terms 184
Abbreviations 185
Notes to the Passage 185
Exercises to the Passage 186
Passage for Reading Netscape Navigator3.0(Windows) 188
Exercese to the Passage for Reading 194
Unit 16 196
Passage Is Computer Science Education in Crisis? 196
New Words 199
Technical Terms 201
Abbreviations 201
Notes to the Passage 201
Exercises to the Passage 203
Passage for Reading Text Markup Language 205
Exercise to the Passage for Resding 207
附录1 主课文参考译文 209
附录2 计算机英语读译技巧 243
附录3 英语构词法 263
附录4 总词汇表 281
1. 单词表 281
2. 术语表 300
3. 缩略语表 310
附录5 练习参考答案 315