Contents(目录) 1
Unit 1 Computer(计算机) 1
Passage 1 Computer Overview(计算机概述) 1
Passage 2 Personal Computer(个人计算机) 9
Passage 3 Why the PC Will Not Die(为什么个人计算机不会消亡) 12
Passage 4 Intel Corporation(英特尔公司) 14
Passage 5 Microprocessors Upgrading the Way We Live(微处理器改善了我们的生活方式) 17
Unit 2 Operating System(操作系统) 21
Passage 1 Operating System Overview(操作系统概述) 21
Passage 2 Microsoft Corporation(微软公司) 23
Passage 3 Windows 2000 Overview(Windows 2000概述) 28
Passage 4 Windows XP Product Information(Windows XP产品信息) 33
Passage 5 Windows Basics(Windows基础) 34
Passage 6 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts(Windows键盘快捷键) 44
Passage 7 Palm-size PC Powered by MS Windows CE(配备了Windows CE的掌上电脑) 47
Unit 3 Hardware(硬件) 51
Passage 1 An Overview of Computer Hardware 51
Passage 2 Computer Memory(计算机存储器) 56
Passage 3 Mainboard(主板) 64
Passage 4 Graphics Accelerator(图形加速卡) 75
Passage 5 Selecting a Monitor(挑选显示器) 81
Passage 6 Keyboard(键盘) 86
Passage 7 Mouse 88
Passage 8 Managing Devices in Windows XP(Windows XP的设备管理) 91
Unit 4 Office Automation(办公自动化) 106
Passage 1 Incorporating Excel Data in Word Documents(将Excel数据合并到Word文档中) 106
Passage 2 Understanding Radar Charts(理解雷达图) 115
Passage 3 Exploding a Pie Chart in PowerPoint(在Power Point中分解饼图) 121
Passage 4 Creating a Continuously Running Slide Show(创建连续播放的幻灯片) 126
Passage 5 Introduction to WinZip(WinZip介绍) 131
Unit 5 Programming Language(编程语言) 139
Passage 1 Programming Language Overview(编程语言概述) 139
Passage 2 Java(Java语言) 146
Passage 3 Optimizing Visual Basic Code(优化Visual Basic代码) 148
Passage 4 Recursion:The Good,the Bad,and the Ugly(递归的利与弊) 157
Unit 6 Digital and Peripheral(数码与外设) 167
Passage 1 CompactFlash Card(CF卡) 167
Passage 2 Digital Camera(数码相机) 174
Passage 3 Connecting the Camera to a Computer(将相机与计算机相连接) 184
Passage 4 Cables and Adapters(线缆与适配器) 187
Passage 5 CD-Recording(光盘刻录技术) 193
Passage 6 CD-R/RW Drive(可擦写光盘驱动器) 202
Passage 7 Laser Printer(激光打印机) 213
Passage 1 Network Overview(网络概述) 223
Unit 7 Network(网络) 223
Passage 2 Wireless Networking(无线网络) 227
Passage 3 What Is ISDN?(ISDN是什么?) 234
Passage 4 Internet(因特网) 242
Passage 5 Using MS Windows Internet Explorer(使用Internet Explore) 253
Passage 6 Using MS Windows MS Outlook Express(使用Outlook Express) 265
Unit 8 Security(安全) 272
Passage 1 Computer Security(计算机安全) 272
Passage 2 Virus(病毒) 276
Passage 3 About Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition(关于Norton AntiVirus专业版) 282
Passage 4 Information on the VBS/Loveletter Virus(“爱虫”病毒信息) 288
Passage 5 Software Piracy(软件盗版) 289
Passage 6 Securing Your Laptop Computer(保护你的膝上型电脑) 293
Appendix A:Vocabulary(词汇表) 299
Appendix B:Abbreviations(缩略语表) 324
Bibliography(参考书目) 328