书 号：ISBN 978-7-5083-7204-4

作 者：丛书编委会

出版社：中国电力出版社

定 价：26.00元

内容提要：

计算机类专业英语的编写内容是按国家教育部颁发的《普通高等学校高职高专教育指导性专业目录专业简介》中计算机类专业所涉及的专业课程进行编写的，内容分为计算机介绍、计算机软件、计算机硬件、操作系统、计算机网络、互联网、计算机和网络安全、电子商务和网络交易等内容。全书共分9个单元，每个单元由6篇文章组成，前4篇为精读课文，后两篇为阅读材料，每篇课文后都提供了练习题，具有一定的针对性，有利于检验学生掌握课文的程度。教材选材上内容新颖，点面结合，不仅能体现专业知识性，还能体现趣味性；每个单元突出一个领域的技术与应用，同时注重各专业、学科间知识的相关性。教材中还选取了大量最前沿的知识和最新颖的应用实例。

本教材旨在扩大学生的专业词汇，提高学生阅读专业文章的能力，同时使学生获得更多的与计算机相关的专业知识和新的发展动态。

本教材可作为高等职业教育计算机类专业（包括计算机应用、计算机网络、软件工程及电子商务等专业）的专业英语教材，也可供相应水平的读者与技术人员参考使用。

目 录

丛书序

目 录

丛书序

前 言

Unit One Introduction of Computers 1

Passage One The Invention of the

Computer 1

Passage Two Computer Generations 4

Passage Three Introduction of Computer

Types 8

Passage Four How to Use a Computer 11

Reading Material One Introduction to

Personal Computers 15

Reading Material Two　Learning Computer

Knowledge All by Yourself 21

专业英语语言结构特点 25

Unit Two Computer Software 31

Passage One　The Category of

Computer Softwares 31

Passage Two　Introduction of Office

Automation 34

Passage Three　Programming Languages 39

Passage Four　Install or Uninstall a

Program 43

Reading Material One　An Overview of

Visual Studio 2008 47

Reading Material Two　PowerPoint

Viewer 2007 50

专业英语翻译技巧 54

Unit Three Computer Hardware 57

Passage One　Introduction of

Computer Hardware 57

Passage Two　Central Processing

Unit Organization 61

Passage Three　Input/Output Devices 64

Passage Four　Parts of a Computer 69

Reading Material One　Install a USB

Device 76

Reading Material Two　Building a

Computer 79

数字的表示与英文读法 82

Unit Four Operating System 84

Passage One　What is an Operating

System 84

Passage Two　Functions of Operating

System 87

Passage Three　Comparisons of Various

Operating System 90

Passage Four　Install More Than One

Operating System (Multiboot) 95

Reading Material One Windows Vista

Editions Overview 99

Reading Material Two　Linux Operation

System 102

构词法（Ⅰ）英语构词的三种方法 105

Unit Five Computer Networks 107

Passage One　Foundation of

Computer Networks 107

Passage Two　LANs and WANs 111

Passage Three　How do Hubs,

Switches, Routers, and Access

Points Differ 115

Passage Four　Wireless Networks:

Frequently asked questions 120

Reading Material One　Setting Up a

Home Network 123

Reading Material Two Hardware

Requirements for Setting up a

Home Network 129

构词法（Ⅱ）名词前缀和后缀 133

Unit Six Internet 136

Passage One　Introduction of the

Internet 136

Passage Two　TCP/IP Protocol 140

Passage Three　Using the Internet

Browser 144

Passage Four　The Basic Skills of

Using the Internet 148

Reading Material One　Internet

Explorer Home Page 151

Reading Material Two　About

Cookies: Frequently asked questions 154

构词法（Ⅲ）　动词前缀与后缀 156

Unit Seven Computer and

Network Security 158

Passage One　Computer Virus 158

Passage Two　Network Firewalls 162

Passage Three　Operating System

Security 166

Passage Four　Using and Setting Up

Firewalls 171

Reading Material One　Understanding

Security and Safe Computing 175

Reading Material Two　Making Your

Network More Secure 180

构词法（Ⅳ）形容词、副词前缀与

后缀 183

Unit Eight Electronic Commerce 185

Passage One　What is Electronic

Commerce 185

Passage Two　Technology and

Merit of E-Commerce 190

Passage Three　Electronic Banking 195

Passage Four　EDI and EFT 198

Reading Material One How does

Enterprise Implement Electronic

Commerce 202

Reading Material Two　A Security

Guide for Electronic Consumers 206

构词法（Ⅴ）词尾与词性 210

Unit Nine Network Transaction 213

Passage One　How to Shopping Online 213

Passage Two　The Internet Payment 216

Passage Three　The Basic

Requirements for E-Commerce Security 223

Passage Four　Secure Electronic

Transaction Protocol 227

Reading Material One　What is your

Weakest Electronic Commerce Link 232

Reading Material Two　A Consumer’s

Guide to Electronic Payments 235

附录A 计算机专业英语词汇表 239

附录B 计算机专业英语缩写词表 245

附录C 计算机相关专业课程名称 250

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