Unit 1 An Overview of Computers 1
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 1
Text Computer Debate 1
Section 2 Reading Material 2
Text A Instruction to the Development of Computers 2
Text B Classification of Computer Systems 6
Section 3 Extended Reading 10
Text A What Are the Benefits of Computers in School? 10
Text B What Are the Advantages of Computers in Business? 11
Text C Commencement Speech at Stanford Given by Steve Jobs 13
Unit 2 Computer Hardware 18
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 18
Text Teens and Computers 18
Section 2 Reading Material 19
Text A The Hardware 19
Text B The Motherboard 23
Section 3 Extended Reading 27
Text A How Bluetooth Is Making Our Lives Easier 27
Text B Alibaba Group Will Invest $15B into a New Global Research and
Development Program 28
Text C 10 Ways to Make a Computer Move Faster 29
Unit 3 Operating System 32
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 32
Text System Crash 32
Section 2 Reading Material 34
Text A Operating System 34
Text B An Overview on the Most Commonly-used OS 38
Section 3 Extended Reading 42
Text A Android Operating System 42
Text B Comparison Between Linux and Windows 43
Text C Should You Upgrade or Repair Your Computer? 45
Unit 4 Application Software 48
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 48
Text A Job Interview 48
Section 2 Reading Material 50
Text A Instruction to the Computer Application Software 50
Text B Using the Speak Feature in Office 2010 52
Section 3 Extended Reading 57
Text A The Office 2010 Suite Will be Released 57
Text B Microsoft Teams Challenges Slack for Office Dominance 59
Text C The Way Ahead: Innovating Together in China-by William H. Gates 60
Unit 5 Programming Language 64
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 64
Text Call About Courses of Computer Programming 64
Section 2 Reading Material 65
Text A Introduction to Programming Language 65
Text B The C Programming Language 68
Section 3 Extended Reading 71
Text A What Is the Java Language? 71
Text B Object Oriented Programming 72
Text C How to Learn a Programming Language 75
Unit 6 Network and Internet 82
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 82
Text About Going Online 82
Section 2 Reading Material 83
Text A Instruction to the Network 83
Text B Instruction to the Internet 86
Section 3 Extended Reading 90
Text A How to Use the Internet 90
Text B Set Up an FTP Between Two Computers 95
Text C To Be Completely Anonymous on the Internet 101
Unit 7 Information Security 103
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 103
Text Computer Hackers 103
Section 2 Reading Material 104
Text A Computer Viruses 104
Text B The Ways to Protect Information Security 108
Section 3 Extended Reading 111
Text A What Does a Data Security Manager Do? 111
Text B How to Create a Secure and Stable Windows System 112
Text C Create a Perfect Password: Ten Easy Steps to Stay Secure 113
Unit 8 Big Data 117
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 117
Text Discussion of Data 117
Section 2 Reading Material 118
Text A Big Data 118
Text B About Big Data 122
Section 3 Extended Reading 126
Text A More About Big Data 126
Text B Uses of Big Data 128
Text C Overview of Big Data 131
Unit 9 AI 135
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 135
Text Talk About Design of Hybrid Vehicle 135
Section 2 Reading Material 136
Text A Artificial Intelligence 136
Text B AI: What It Is, and What It Isn't 140
Section 3 Extended Reading 143
Text A Artificial Intelligence and Space Travel: The Future of Exploration 143
Text B How Artificial Intelligence may Change Our Lives? 145
Unit 10 Cloud Computing 148
Section 1 Situational Dialogue 148
Text A Job Interview 148
Section 2 Reading Material 150
Text A What Is Cloud Computing? 150
Text B About Virtualization Technology 158
Section 3 Extended Reading 161
Text A What Is Parallel Computing? 161
Text B Distributed System 162
Text C Grid Computing 164
Appendix Index of Basic Vocabulary 166
References 184