《计算机英语阅读》

Unit One1

Text A The History of Computer1

CONTENTS1

Exercise 15

Text B Herman Hollerith and the Census Machine6

Exercise 29

Unit Two14

Text A The Computer14

Exercise 319

Text B The Computer and the Human Brain20

Exercise 423

Text A The First Four Generations of Computers28

Unit Three28

Exercise 531

Text B The Design and Manufacturing of Electronic Chips32

Exercise 636

Unit Four41

Text A Types of Computers41

Exercise 745

Text B Computer Operator46

Exercise 849

Unit Five54

Text A Selecting a Personal Computer System54

Exercise 957

Text B The Processor of the Computer59

Exercise 1062

Unit Six67

Text A DOS and the Personal Computer67

Exercise 1172

Text B What Happens When the Power Is Turned On73

Exercise 1276

Unit Seven80

Text A Programming Language80

Exercise 1384

Text B What Is Java？85

Exercise 1487

Text A Office Automation91

Unit Eight91

Exercise 1595

Text B Telecommuting96

Exercise 1699

Unit Nine103

Text A Robots：Steel-Collar Workers103

Exercise 17106

Text B How to Make a Robot Smile107

Exercise 18111

Unit Ten115

Text A How the Chess Was Won115

Exercise 19120

Text B Chess Is Too Easy121

Exercise 20124

Unit Eleven128

Text A Let My Computer Serve Me128

Exercise 21131

Text B A New Born User-Friendly Technology133

Exercise 22135

Unit Twelve141

Text A Digital Perfection141

Exercise 23144

Text B When to Use a Computer145

Exercise 24148

Unit Thirteen152

Text A Electronic Mail in Electronic Age152

Exercise 25156

Text B Understanding Encryption157

Exercise 26160

Unit Fourteen164

Text A Electronically Implanted Values164

Exercise 27167

Text B Safety Patrol168

Exercise 28171

Unit Fifteen176

Text A Y2K May Trigger Early Panic176

Exercise 29178

Text B Who Is Afraid of the Millennium Bug179

Exercise 30182

Text A The NextInternet Hero188

Unit Sixteen188

Exercise 31192

Text B New Internet Technologies for the New Year193

Exercise 32197

Unit Seventeen201

Text A Building a Bond of Trust201

Exercise 33204

Text B A Privacy Safety Net205

Exercise 34208

Unit Eighteen213

Text A Local Area Network213

Exercise 35217

Text B The PC As Family Servant219

Exercise 36221

Unit Nineteen225

Text A Will Computers Transform the Schools？225

Exercise 37229

Text B Computerized Home Education Movement to Take Off230

Exercise 38233

Unit Twenty239

Text A The Top Ten Trends in Computer Industry239

Exercise 39242

Text B The Fifth Generation Computer243

Exercise 40246

Appendix Key to the Exercises250