Unit 1 1
Text A 1
Information Theory 1
New Words 2
Phrases 4
Notes 4
Exercises 5
Text B 7
Computer and Information Systems Managers 7
New Words 10
Phrases 11
Abbreviations 12
Reading Material：The Future of Information Management 12
参考译文：信息论 18
Unit 2 19
Text A 19
The Top 10 Requirements of the CIO Position 19
New Words 21
Phrases 24
Abbreviations 24
Notes 25
Exercises 26
Text B 28
10 Worst Mistakes a CIO Can Make 28
New Words 29
Phrases 30
Abbreviations 31
Reading Material：Management Information System 31
参考译文：CIO职务必备的十个条件 35
Unit 3 37
Text A 37
Basic Definitions about Management 37
New Words 40
Phrases 42
Notes 42
Exercises 43
Text B 45
Managerial Roles，Managerial Functions and Management Skills 45
New Words 47
Phrases 48
Reading Material：Some Theories in Management 48
参考译文：管理的基本定义 51
Unit 4 54
Text A 54
Organizational Structure 54
New Words 56
Phrases 57
Notes 57
Exercises 58
Text B 60
Communicating 60
New Words 62
Phrases 63
Reading Material：Organization Design 64
参考译文：组织结构 67
Unit 5 69
Text A 69
Business Planning and Action Planning 69
New Words 71
Phrases 72
Abbreviations 72
Notes 72
Exercises 73
Text B 75
Strategic Planning 75
New Words 78
Phrases 78
Abbreviations 79
Reading Material：Tactical Plans and Operational Plans 79
参考译文：商业计划和执行方案 81
Unit 6 83
Text A 83
Enterprise Resource Planning（1） 83
New Words 84
Phrases 86
Abbreviations 86
Notes 86
Exercises 87
Text B 89
Enterprise Resource Planning（2） 89
New Words 91
Phrases 92
Abbreviations 92
Reading Material：The Hidden Costs of ERP 92
参考译文：企业资源计划（1） 95
Unit 7 97
Text A 97
The ABCs of Supply Chain Management 97
New Words 100
Phrases 102
Abbreviations 102
Notes 102
Exercises 103
Text B 105
Supply Chain：Keep It Moving 105
New Words 109
Phrases 110
Abbreviations 111
Reading Material：KM 111
参考译文：供应链管理基础 115
Unit 8 118
Text A 118
Project Management 118
New Words 119
Phrases 120
Abbreviations 120
Notes 121
Exercises 121
Text B 124
Business Intelligence 124
New Words 126
Phrases 128
Abbreviations 128
Reading Material：Information Retrieval 128
参考译文：项目管理 131
Unit 9 133
Text A 133
What Is a Computer Network 133
New Words 135
Phrases 136
Abbreviations 137
Notes 137
Exercises 138
Text B 140
A Basic Guide to the Internet 140
New Words 143
Phrases 145
Abbreviations 145
Reading Material：Data Analysis 146
参考译文：什么是计算机网络 152
Unit 10 154
Text A 154
Systems Analysis and Design 154
New Words 158
Phrases 160
Abbreviations 161
Notes 161
Exercises 162
Text B 165
Systems Development Methods 165
New Words 169
Phrases 171
Abbreviations 172
Exercises 172
Reading Material：Implementation，Evaluation and Maintenance of Information System 172
参考译文：系统分析与设计 177
Unit 11 181
Text A 181
Database and Its Dialect 181
New Words 183
Phrases 184
Abbreviations 184
Notes 184
Exercises 185
Text B 187
Data Warehouse 187
New Words 189
Phrases 190
Abbreviations 190
Reading Material：Data Storage 191
参考译文：数据库及其术语 194
Unit 12 196
Text A 196
Object-Oriented Design 196
New Words 199
Phrases 200
Abbreviations 201
Notes 201
Exercises 201
Text B 203
Benefits of Object-Oriented Design 203
New Words 205
Phrases 206
Reading Material：Information Security 207
参考译文：面向对象设计 212
Unit 13 214
Text A 214
E-Business 214
New Words 215
Phrases 217
Abbreviations 217
Notes 217
Exercises 218
Text B 220
Business-to-Business 220
New Words 223
Phrases 224
Abbreviations 225
Reading Material：Mobile Commerce 225
参考译文：电子业务 230
Unit 14 232
Text A 232
Big Data 232
New Words 235
Phrases 236
Abbreviations 237
Notes 237
Exercises 238
Text B 241
How Cloud Computing Works 241
New Words 244
Phrases 245
Exercises 246
Reading Material：Data Mining 246
参考译文：大数据 251
附录 练习答案 254