本书是针对高等学校计算机专业英语课程而编写的教材。为了紧跟计算机技术的发展，本书在前一版的基础上对内容作了更新与补充。本书内容可分为基础类、核心类和扩展类三类，其中，基础类主要包括计算机硬件基础、计算机系统、CPU、存储器、显示系统、输入输出设备等，这类内容可帮助学生掌握计算机的基本知识；核心类主要包括网络，数据传输媒体，编程语言（C、Java和HTML），数据库，面向对象技术，计算机安全与病毒防治等，这类内容展现了计算机的相关技术，覆盖了计算机专业的一些主要技术领域；扩展类主要包括新型处理器、平板电脑、物联网、云计算以及网络搜索引擎等，这类内容可以扩大学生视野，为学生构建到达技术前沿的通道。本书的附录也颇为实用：〖JP2〗“主课文的参考译文”有助于学生理解课文内容；“计算机英语读译技巧”有助于学生掌握阅读方法，提高翻译技巧；“计算机英语构词法”有助于学生迅速扩充计算机英语词汇，高效记忆单词；“主要词汇表”有助于学生复习所学过的单词。

本书可作为高等学校计算机专业英语课程教材，也可作为信息类专业（如电子商务、信息管理与信息系统、物联网工程）的专业英语课程的参考教材。

前辅文
UNIT 1
  Passage：Computer Hardware
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：What Is a Computer System?
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 2
  Passage：Types of Computer Systems
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Summary of Computer's Components
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 3
  Passage：The Central Processing Unit
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Monitor and System Unit
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 4
  Passage：Main Memory
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：How Bluetooth Works？
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 5
  Passage：Internet and Web Technology
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：A Hackers' Glossary
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 6
  Passage：Output Device
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：10 Tips for Improving Your Wireless Network
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 7
  Passage：Hardcopy Output Devices
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Drawing Objects
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 8
  Passage：Network
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Internet of Things
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 9
  Passage：Data Transmission Media
   New Words
   Phrases
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Good News for E Commerce, but Shoppers Must Be Wary
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 10
  Passage：What's the Deal with Computer Viruses
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Network and Computer Security
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 11
  Passage：A Beginner's Guide to HTML(Abstract)
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Cool Edit Guide
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 12
  Passage：Database Basic
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading: Big Data
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 13
  Passage：What is Object Oriented Software?
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Passage for Reading：Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 14
  Passage:Web Search Engine
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading: Web Crawler
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 15
  Passage：C Language: Data Variables and Constants
   New Words
   Phrases
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Java Technology Quick Start
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 16
  Passage:The History of Artificial Intelligence
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
   Passage for Reading：Cloud Computing
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
附录1　主课文的参考译文
附录2　计算机英语读译技巧
附录3　计算机英语构词法
附录4　主要词汇表
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