Preface（前言）

Suggestion（教学建议）

Unit 1  Introduction to the World of Computers

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Buying a New Notebook Computer

    Listening Comprehension: John von Neumann

    Dictation: The Rise of Mobile Computing: The Getting-Smarter Smartphone

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Cloud Computing

    Section B: The Internet of Things

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (I)

Unit 2  Hardware

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work

    Listening Comprehension: Moore’s Law

    Dictation: Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Wearable Technology

    Section B: 3-D Printing

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Communicating with E-mail and Memos (II)

Unit 3  Software

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software

    Listening Comprehension: New Technology to Replace the Mouse: The Gesture Interface

    Dictation: Open Source Software

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Web Apps and Mobile Apps

    Section B: Cloud Software

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (I)

Unit 4  Operating Systems

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Talking about Operating Systems

    Listening Comprehension: Android

    Dictation: Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Mobile versus Desktop Operating Systems

    Section B: Open vs. Closed Systems: What the Future Holds

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (II)

Unit 5  Program Development and Programming Languages

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

    Listening Comprehension: IDE

    Dictation: Ada Lovelace, the First Programmer

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Web Application Development

    Section B:  Mobile App Development

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Developing Reports and Proposals (I)

Unit 6  Databases

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue:  Why is Big Data a Challenge  

    Listening Comprehension: Data Mining

    Dictation: Data Warehouse

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Normalization: Ensuring Data Consistency

    Section B: Big Data

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Developing Reports and Proposals (II)

Unit 7  Computer Network and Internet

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Setting up a Wireless Network

    Listening Comprehension: IPv6—the Next Generation Internet Protocol

    Dictation: Router

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: OSI Reference Model: The Driving Force behind Network Communications

    Section B: Mobile Internet

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (I)

Unit 8  The Internet and World Wide Web

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Knowing the Myth 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

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: DNS Servers: Flow Devices on the Internet Easily Locate Each Other

    Section B: Social Networking Sites

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Writing for Employment (II)

Unit 9  E-commerce

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Protecting Buyers’ Privacy with Online Payment Services

    Listening Comprehension: Social Commerce

    Dictation: Mobile Payments

  Part 2  Reading and Translating

    Section A: Why Online2Offline Commerce is a Trillion Dollar Opportunity

    Section B: E-commerce Tomorrow: The Never-Ending Game

  Part 3  Simulated Writing: Writing Professional Letters (I)

Unit 10  Computer Security and Privacy

  Part 1  Listening and Speaking

    Dialogue: Using Antivirus Softwar