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图书信息

出版社: 人民邮电出版社; 第1版 (2010年1月1日)

外文书名: Professional English in Use ICT

丛书名: 无

平装: 118页

正文语种: 英语

开本: 16

ISBN: 9787115220691

条形码: 9787115220691

尺寸: 24.2 x 18.2 x 1.2 cm

重量: 240 g

作者简介

作者：(英国)埃斯特拉斯(Santiago Remacha Esteras) (英国)法布尔(Elena Marco Fabre)

内容简介

《剑桥信息与通信技术英语》以主题单元的形式，融合计算机和英语两方面的知识，提供了计算机信息技术所特有的词汇、句法和对话功能，为读者介绍了信息通信技术的最新信息，包括计算机系统、数据处理、电子表格和数据库、多媒体应用、电子邮件、网页设计和互联网安全等。

《剑桥信息与通信技术英语》是为英语达到中高级水平的学习者量身定制的，适用于计算机与互联网相关专业的从业人员和学生。由于计算机的广泛普及，《剑桥信息与通信技术英语》同样适用于那些在家中使用计算机并想提高自身计算机英语知识的非专业人士。

《剑桥信息与通信技术英语》的目的在于促进读者与计算机的人机互动，让读者在这个数字化的世界里能够更加有效便捷地进行交流和沟通。

目录

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INTRODUCTION

0 Learning vocabulary: tips and techniques

A Guessing meaning from context

B Organizing vocabulary

C Using a dictionary

TOPICS

1 Living with computers

A Computers, friend ...

B ... or foe?

C Things we can do on the computer

2 A typical PC

A Computer essentials

B Parts of a computer

C Functions of a PC" input, processing,output, storage

3 Types of computer systems

A From mainframes to wearable computers

4 Input devices: type, click and talk!

A Interacting with your computer

B The keyboard

C The mouse

D Voice input

5 Input devices: the eyes of your PC

A Scanners

B Digital cameras

C Digital video cameras and webcams

6 Output devices: printers

A Technical details

B Types of printers

7 Output devices: display screens

A CRTs and LCDs

B Big screens: plasma and projection TVs

8 Processing

A The processor

B RAM and ROM

C Units of memory

9 Disks and drives

A Magnetic storage

B Optical storage

C Removable flash memory

10 Health and safety

A Computer ergonomics

B Electronic rubbish

C The risks of using mobiles and in-car computers

11 Operating systems and the GUI

A Types of software; the operating system(os)

B The Graphical User Interface

C System utilities

12 Word processing

A WP features

13 Spreadsheets and databases

A Spreadsheet basics

B Parts of a database

14 Graphics and design

A Types of graphics software

15 Multimedia

A A multimedia system

B Recognizing file formats

C Applications

16 Sound and music

A Audio files on the Web

B Digital audio players

C Other audio applications

17 Programming

A Programming languages

B Steps in writing a program

18 Computers and work

A Jobs in computing

B Computers and jobs: new ways, new profiles

19 ICT systems

A ICT systems: components and functions

B Types of systems

C Types of devices and services

20 Networks

A LANs (Local Area Networks)

B Network topology

C WANs (Wide Area Networks)

21 Faces of the Internet

A What the Internet is

B Getting connected

C Components of the Internet

22 Email

A What an email is

B Anatomy of an email

C Spam

D Mailing lists and newsgroups

23 The World Wide Web

A What the Web is

B How to surf the Web

C What you can do on the Web

24 Web design

A HTML

B Basic elements

C Video, animations and sound

25 Chatting and video conferencing

A IRC and web chat

B Instant messaging

C Video and voice calls

D Virtual worlds

26 Internet security

A Internet crime

B Malware: viruses, worms, trojans and spyware

C Preventative tips

27 E-commerce

A Elements of e-commerce

B How to buy on the Internet

C Types of e-businesses

28 Online banking

A Online banking basics

B Online banking services

C Online security

29 Mobile phones

A Mobile phones: definition and technology

B brief history

C Features and functions

30 Robots, androids, AI

A Robots and automata

B Uses for robots

C Artificial Intelligence

31 Intelligent homes

A Domotics

B Control devices and networking

C Automatic operations

32 Future trends

A Smaller and faster

B Computers everywhere: human-centred technologies

WORD BUILDING

33 Prefixes

A Common prefixes

B Verb prefixes

C The prefixes e- and cyber

34 Suffixes

A Common suffixes

B Word families

C We love 'wares'

35 Compounds

A Compound nouns

B Compound adjectives

36 Collocations

A What a collocation is

B Some types of collocations

TYPICAL LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS IN ICT ENGLISH

37 Defining and classifying

A Describing function

B Classifying from general to specific

C Classifying from specific to general

38 Qualifying and comparing

A Choosing a computer

B Comparing qualities

39 Describing technical processes

A A technical process: how VoIP works

B The use of the passive

C Sequencing a process

40 Troubleshooting

A Troubleshooting and help desks

B Describing the problem

C Making guesses and giving advice

Answer key

Index

Acknowledgements