Unit 1 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:Quantum Computer
Dictation:John von Neumann
Unit 2 Hardware for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:Random Access Memory (RAM):The Genius of Memory
Section B:Touch Screen Technology:How the Screen Is So Smart
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 3Software for Systems
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:Web Apps and Mobile Apps
Section B:Cloud Software
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Communicating with E-mail and Memos(Ⅰ)
Part 3Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software
Listening Comprehension:IDE
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 Programing
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 (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine(JVM)
Listening Comprehension:Writing the Code
Dictation:Agile Software Development
Unit 6 Database
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:Normalization:Ensuring Data Consistency
Section B:NoSQL Databases
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
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:OSI Reference Model:The Driving Force behind Network Communications
Section B:Ethernet(802.3)
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Writing Professional Letters(Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Setting up Wireless Network
Listening Comprehension:IPv6
Dictation:Router
Unit 8 The Internet and World Wide Weh
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:Social Networking
Section B:5G Internet:Transforming the Global Business Landscape
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Writing Professional Letters(Ⅱ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Knowing the Myths about the Internet
Listening Comprehension:How a World-Shaking Technology Came About:Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web
Dictation:How Web Search Engines Work O
Unit 9 Ecommerce
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:How to Use Online AI-Artificial Intelligence for Ecommerce
Section B:Ecommerce Lessons for Why Amazon is so Successful
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Writing for Employment(Ⅰ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Protecting Buyer's 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:Ways to Protect Your Personal Information Online
Section B:Using Computer Forensics against Cvbercrime
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Writing for Employment(Ⅱ)
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Using Antivirus Software
Listening Comprehension:Hacker and Cracker
Dictation:Trojan Horses
Unit 11 Software Engineering
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:How Software Engineering Works
Section B:Testers and Programmers Working Together
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Progress Report
Part 3 Listening & Speaking
Dialogue:Using Object Oriented Analysis and Design Method
Listening Comprehension:Extreme Programming
Dictation:Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Unit 12 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Part 1 Reading and Translating
Section A:Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Section B:Deep Learning,Machine Learning,and AI
Part 2 Simulated Writing:Meeting Minutes
Part 3 Listening and Speaking
Dialogue:Artificial Intelligence
Listening Comprehension:Supervised Learning
Dictation:Unsupervised Learning
Glossary
Abbreviations
Answers
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