Unit 1 Personal Computer
1.1 Types.of Computers
1.1.1 Mainframes
1.1.2 Desktop computers
1.1.3 Laptop computers
1.1.4 Tablet PCs
1.1.5 Media centres
1.1.6 PDA
1.2 Computer Heart
1.2.1 CPU
1.2.2 Motherboard
1.2.3 PC case
1.3 Memory .
1.3.1 Random access memory (RAM)
1.3.2 Read-only memory (ROM)
1.3.3 Flash memory
1.4 Expansion Cards
1.4.1 Graphics card
1.4.2 Sound card
1.4.3 Network card
1.5 Periphery Equipment
1.6 BIOS
1.6.1 The difference between BIOS and CMOS
1.6.2 Enter the BIOS configuration menu
1.6.3 Common settings of CMOS
Unit 2 Operating System
2.1 Operating System Overview
2.1.1 Operating system functions
2.1.2 Types of operating systems
2.1.3 Operating system's tasks
2.2 Windows Basics
2.2.1 The desktop
2.2.2 Windows explorer
2.2.3 Internet explorer
2.3 File Systems
2.3.1 FAT16
2.3.2 FAT32
2.3.3 NTFS
2.3.4 When to use FAT or FAT32？
Unit 3 Office Products
3.1 Microsoft Office
3.1.1 Microsoft Word
3.1.2 Microsoft Excel
3.1.3 Microsoft PowerPoint
3.2 Kau Pak Kwan and WPS
3.3 Evermore Integrated Office
3.4 RedOffice
3.5 Software Suites and Integrated Packages
3.5.1 Software Suites
3.5.2 Integrated Packages
Unit 4 Software Developing
4.1 Software Engineers and Programmers
4.1.1 Nature ofthe work
4.1.2 Work environment
4.1.3 Education and training
4.1.4 Certification and other qualifications
4.2 Programming Languages
4.2.1 Languages overview
4.2.2 C/C++
4.2.3 Java
4.2.4 C#
4.3 Software Copyright
Unit 5
Database
Technology
5.1 Database Model
5.1.1 Hierarchical Model
5.1.2 Network Model
5.1.3 Relational Model
5.1.4 Object-Oriented Model
5.2 Relational Database
5.2.1 SQL
5.2.2 Choosing a Database
5.3 Object Oriented Database
Unit 6 Multimedia
6.1 MultiMedia System
6.2 Multimedia Industry
6.3 Demands on Hardware
6.4 Social Issues
Unit 7 Network and Internet
7.1 What Is the Internet
7.1.1 Introduction
7.1.2 The Internet architecture
7.1.3 A definition for the Internet
7.1.4 The Domain Name System
7.2 Network Protocol
7.2.1 TCP/IP protocol suit
7.2.2 TCP/IP applications
7.2.3 Introduction of DNS
7.3 Future of the Internet
7.3.1 Multimedia applications
7.3.2 Commercial use
7.3.3 The wireless Internet
Unit 8 Security and Anti-Virus
8.1 Anti-Virus Programs
8.2 Keep Your System Patched
8.3 Reading Email with Attachments
8.4 Firewall Program
8.5 Make Backups of Important Files and Folders
8.6 Use Strong Passwords
8.7 Use Care When Downloading and Installing Programs
8.8 Summary
Unit 9 E-commerce
9.1 What Is E-Commerce
9.2 Types of E-Commerce
9.3 E-commerce in China
9.4 E-Commerce Security
Unit 10 Website Technology Forecast
10.1 HTML Outline
10.2 XML Foundation
10.3 XHTML
10.4 DHTML
10.5 Wireless Networking
10.6 Dynamic Website Technology
课文参考译文
课后习题参考答案
附录A 购买电脑知识若干
附录B 计算机专业英语词汇
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