计算机专业英语（第2版）

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前言Part 1 Fundamentals of Computers

Chapter 1 Introduction to

Computers

1.1 What Is a Computer?

1.2 Getting Started with Your Computer

　1.2.1 System Unit

　1.2.2 Storage Devices

　1.2.3 Monitor

　1.2.4 Mouse

　1.2.5 Keyboard

　1.2.6 Printer

1.3 Getting Started with Software

　1.3.1 Components of Windows Desktop

　1.3.2 Windows Software Controls

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Chapter 2 Computer System Basics

2.1 The Von Neumann Model of the PC

2.2 CPU

2.3 Memory vs. Storage

2.4 Input and Output

2.5 Computer Bus

2.6 Computer Networks

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Chapter 3 Data, Information and Files

3.1 Data and Computers

3.2 Analog and Digital Information

3.3 Computer Files

　3.3.1 File Types

　3.3.2 Directories

　3.3.3 File Path

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Chapter 4 A Look Inside the Computer Case

4.1 Integrated Circuits

4.2 The Motherboard

　4.2.1 CPU

　4.2.2 RAM Chips

　4.2.3 Expansion Slot/Card

　4.2.4 BIOS Chip

4.3 Storage Drives

4.4 Power Supply Unit

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Part 2 Computers Software

Chapter 5 Data and Its Representation

5.1 Types of Data

5.2 Data inside the Computer

5.3 Representing Data

　5.3.1 Representing Text

　5.3.2 Representing Numbers

　5.3.3 Representing Images

　5.3.4 Representing Sound

　5.3.5 Representing Video

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Chapter 6 Computer Software Basics

6.1 Computer Programs

6.2 Computer Software and Categories

　6.2.1 System Software

　6.2.2 Application Software

6.3 Software Piracy

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Chapter 7 System Software

7.1 System Software and Its Components

7.2 Operating System

　7.2.1 Basics of Operating System

　7.2.2 Types of Operating System

7.3 Utilities

7.4 Device Drivers

7.5 Language Translators

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Chapter 8 Common Operating Systems

8.1 Microsoft DOS and Windows

8.2 Mac OS

8.3 UNIX and Linux

8.4 Mobile Operating Systems

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Chapter 9 Application Software

9.1 Business Application Software

9.2 Communications Application Software

9.3 Multimedia Application Software

9.4 Education and Training Software

9.5 All the Other Ware Terminology

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Chapter 10 Computer Programming

10.1 Building a Program

10.2 Algorithm

　10.2.1 What is an Algorithm?

　10.2.2 Algorithm Representation

10.3 Three Constructs

10.4 Programming Language

　10.4.1 Low-level Language

　10.4.2 High-level Language

10.5 Structured Programming and ObjectorientedProgramming

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Part 3 Computer Application

Chapter 11 Data Communication

11.1 Data Communication

11.2 Communications Channels

11.3 Communication Media

　11.3.1 Twisted Pair Wire

　11.3.2 Coaxial Cable

　11.3.3 Fiber Optic Cable

　11.3.4 Wireless Media

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Chapter 12 Computer Networks

12.1 Evolution of Computer Networks

12.2 Protocol

12.3 Topology

　12.3.1 Types of Physical Topology

　12.3.2 Types of Logical Topology

12.4 Network Operating System

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Chapter 13 Internet and WWW

13.1 The Origin of the Internet

13.2 TCP/IP

13.3 ISP

13.4 Internet Address and Domain Name

13.5 World Wide Web（WWW）

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Chapter 14 Data Security

14.1 What Can Go Wrong?

　14.1.1 Operator Error

　14.1.2 Power Failures, Spikes and Surges

　14.1.3 Hardware Failure

14.2 Viruses

　14.2.1 Types of Computer Viruses

　14.2.2 Worms and Trojan Horses

14.3 Protecting Yourself

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Chapter 15 Data Compression

15.1 What Is Data Compression?

15.2 Lossless Compression and

Lossy Compression

15.3 Text Compression

15.4 Image Compression

15.5 Video & Audio Compression

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Chapter 16 Artificial Intelligence

16.1 Artificial Intelligence and Turing Test

16.2 Branches of AI

16.3 Applications of AI

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Appendix Key to Exercises