Unit 1 The Fundamentals of Computers 1
Part 1 Reading and Translating 1
Section A Cloud Computing 1
Section B Tomorrow Never Knows 5
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Memo 9
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 12
Dialogue： Buying a New Notebook Computer 12
Listening Comprehension： Roadrunner 13
Dictation： John von Neumann 14
Unit 2 Computer Hardware 16
Part 1 Reading and Translating 16
Section A Wearable Technology 16
Section B 3—D Printing 20
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Notices 24
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 26
Dialogue： Referring to Websites or Online Forum for Microsoft Developer 26
Listening Comprehension： Intel 27
Dictation： Father of the Mouse—Doug Engelbart 28
Unit 3 Computer Software 30
Part 1 Reading and Translating 30
Section A Cloud Software 30
Section B Shared Virtual Spaces 34
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Report 38
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 42
Dialogue： Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software 42
Listening Comprehension： The Software Giant—Microsoft 44
Dictation： Embedded Systems 44
Unit 4 Operating System 46
Part 1 Reading and Translating 46
Section A Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems 46
Section B Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows 50
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Meeting Minutes 54
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 56
Dialogue： Choosing a Linux Distribution and Free Trials for Free Software 56
Listening Comprehension： Open Source Software 58
Dictation： Apple Mac OS 59
Unit 5 Computer Programming 60
Part 1 Reading and Translating 60
Section A Mobile App Development 60
Section B The Future of Programming 64
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Outline 68
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 70
Dialogue： Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment （JRE） and Java Virtual Machine （JVM） 70
Listening Comprehension： IDE 72
Dictation： Ada Lovelace， the First Programmer 72
Unit 6 Databases 74
Part 1 Reading and Translating 74
Section A Cloud Database 74
Section B Big Data 78
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Summary 82
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 84
Dialogue： Installing Oracle Database Software 84
Listening Comprehension： Data Mining 86
Dictation： Data Warehouse 87
Unit 7 Local Area Network 88
Part 1 Reading and Translating 88
Section A Ethernet（802.3） 88
Section B Wi—Fi（802.11） 92
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Instructions 96
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 101
Dialogue： Setting up Wireless Network 101
Listening Comprehension： IPv6—the Next Generation Internet Protocol 103
Dictation： Router 104
Unit 8 The Internet and the World Wide Web 106
Part 1 Reading and Translating 106
Section A Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts 106
Section B Social Networking Sites 110
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Proposal 115
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 119
Dialogue： Enhancing Your Computer Security 119
Listening Comprehension： History of Google 121
Dictation： How Web Search Engines Work 122
Unit 9 E—Commerce 123
Part 1 Reading and Translating 123
Section A Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud 123
Section B E—Commerce Tomorrow： The Never—Ending Game 127
Part 2 Simulated Writing： E—mail 131
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 133
Dialogue： Protecting Buyers' Privacy with Online Payment Services 133
Listening Comprehension： Online Shopping 135
Dictation： eBay—Global Buying Hub 136
Unit 10 Computer Security 138
Part 1 Reading and Translating 138
Section A Computer Virus： Delivery， Infection， and Avoidence 138
Section B Evolving Technology，Evolving Security 142
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Business Letter 147
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 150
Dialogue： Using Anti—virus Software 150
Listening Comprehension： Hacker and Cracker 152
Dictation： Trojan Horses 152
Unit 11 Software Engineering 154
Part 1 Reading and Translating 154
Section A How Software Engineering Work 154
Section B People and the Way They Build Systems 157
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Resume 161
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 164
Dialogue： Using Object—Oriented Analysis and Design Method 164
Listening Comprehension： Extreme Programming 166
Dictation： Unified Modeling Language （UML） 167
Unit 12 Digitial World 168
Part 1 Reading and Translating 168
Section A Mobile Internet 168
Section B The Internet of Things 172
Part 2 Simulated Writing： Cover Letter 177
Part 3 Listening and Speaking 178
Dialogue： Interview 178
Listening Comprehension： Quantum Computer 180
Dictation： Native XML Database 181
Glossary 182
Abbreviation 191
Answers 193
Bibliography 214