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    吕云翔编著的《计算机专业英语(高等学校专业英语教材)》是面向计算机及相关专业英语课程的教材，全面介绍和讲解了深刻影响着我们生活的信息技术，包括新科研成果、业界前沿课题和发展趋势，又有计算机文化典故和名人轶事。本书信息容量大，知识性强，注重英语的听、说、读、写、译能力的全面培养和实际应用。各章内容均分为阅读与翻译、模拟写作、听与说三大部分；采用场景式教学和体验式学习相结合的方式，融合了角色扮演、多人会话和小组讨论等行之有效的训练方法。
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    本书适合高等学校计算机、软件工程等相关专业教学使用，也可作为其他相关专业或IT领域人员的自修参考用书。

Unit 1 Basic Introduction to Computers
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Cloud Computing
    Section B: The Internet of Things
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅰ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer
    Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann
    Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann
    Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter Smartphone
Unit 2 Hardware for Systems
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Self-Driving Cars and Drones
    Section B: 3-D Printing
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅱ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work
    Listening Comprehension: Moore’s Law
    Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before
Unit 3 Software for Systems
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    Section B: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅰ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software
    Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture Interface
    Dictation: Open Source Software
Unit 4 Operating Systems
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Roles of an Operating System
    Section B: Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅱ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems
    Listening Comprehension: Android
    Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows
Unit 5 Computer Programming
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Web Application Development
    Section B: Mobile App Development
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Communicating with Social Media
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment
    and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
    Listening Comprehension: IDE
    Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer
Unit 6 Managing a Database
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Cloud Database
    Section B: Big Data
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Using Presentation Software to Write
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Why is Big Data a Challenge
    Listening Comprehension: Data Mining
    Dictation: Data Warehouse
Unit 7 Computer Network and Internet
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Ethernet (802.3)
    Section B: Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅰ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network
    Listening Comprehension: IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet Protocol
    Dictation: Router
Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Web
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Mobile Internet
    Section B: Social Networking
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅱ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Knowing the Myths about the Internet
    Listening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came
    Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web
    Dictation: How Web Search Engines Work
Unit 9 E-commerce
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Online Checkout and Payment Services
    Section B: Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅰ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services
    Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce
    Dictation: Mobile Payments
Unit 10 Computer Security and Privacy
  Part 1 Reading and Translating
    Section A: Protecting Your Information Online
    Section B: Security Attacks
  Part 2 Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅱ)
  Part 3 Listening and Speaking
    Dialogue: Using Antivirus Software
    Listening Comprehension: Hacker and Cracker
    Dictation: Trojan Horses
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