目录Unit 1?Introduction to ComputerPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Cloud ComputingSection B: The Internet of ThingsPart 2?Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅰ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Buying a New Notebook ComputerListening Comprehension: John von NeumannDictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter SmartphoneUnit 2?Hardware for SystemsPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Self-Driving Cars and DronesSection B: 3-D PrintingPart 2?Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (Ⅱ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers WorkListening Comprehension: Moore’s LawDictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had BeforeUnit 3?Software for Systems Part 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningSection B: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Part 2?Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅰ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing SoftwareListening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture InterfaceDictation: Open Source SoftwareUnit 4?Operating SystemsPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Roles of an Operating SystemSection B: Mobile Versus Desktop Operating SystemsPart 2?Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (Ⅱ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Talking about Operating SystemsListening Comprehension: AndroidDictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody KnowsUnit 5?Computer ProgrammingPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Web Application DevelopmentSection B: Mobile App DevelopmentPart 2?Simulated Writing: Communicating with Social MediaPart 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)Listening Comprehension: IDEDictation: Ada Lovelace, the First ProgrammerUnit 6?Managing a DatabasePart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Cloud Database Section B: Big DataPart 2?Simulated Writing: Using Presentation Software to WritePart 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Why is Big Data a ChallengeListening Comprehension: Data MiningDictation: Data WarehouseUnit 7?Computer Network and InternetPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Ethernet (802.3)Section B: Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable PartsPart 2?Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅰ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Setting up a Wireless NetworkListening Comprehension: IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet ProtocolDictation: RouterUnit 8?The Internet and World Wide WebPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Mobile InternetSection B: Social Networking Part 2?Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (Ⅱ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Knowing the Myths about the InternetListening Comprehension: How a World-Shaking Technology Came About: Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide WebDictation: How Web Search Engines WorkUnit 9?E-commercePart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection 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 SpeakingDialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment ServicesListening Comprehension: Social CommerceDictation: Mobile PaymentsUnit 10?Computer Security and PrivacyPart 1?Reading and TranslatingSection A: Protecting Your Information OnlineSection B: Security AttacksPart 2?Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (Ⅱ)Part 3?Listening and SpeakingDialogue: Using Antivirus SoftwareListening Comprehension: Hacker and CrackerDictation: Trojan HorseGlossaryAbbreviationAnswersBibliography