直接阅读外文技术资料和文献是每个计算机技术人员和研究人员必须具备的一种能力。本书旨在使学生能够熟悉并掌握计算机方面的基本专业英文词汇,并提高在计算机专业英语文献方面的阅读能力。
本书共24章,汇集了计算机技术各方面的内容,包括计算机硬件、软件、网络与通信、计算机应用等,本书的特点是内容和专业词汇的涵盖面广,选择的文章具有代表性和新颖性,尤其是阅读材料包括了*近10年中产生的一些新技术的介绍,从而使教师在选择教学内容方面有极大的灵活性。
本书适合于计算机科学与技术专业、软件工程专业、计算机网络专业、信息管理与信息系统等相关专业的高职、高专、本科学生作为计算机专业英语课程的教材,对于从事计算机各种工作的专业技术人员提高计算机外文文献的阅读能力有一定的帮助。

Chapter 1 Computer System Overview
1.1 Digital Computer
1.2 Data Types
1.3 The Evolution of Computer
1.4 Types of Computers
Chapter 2 Computer System Organization
2.1 Computer Organization Introduction
2.2 System Buses
2.3 CPU Organization
2.4 Memory Subsystem Organization
2.5 I/O Subsystem Organization
Chapter 3 Computer System Architecture
3.1 Parallel Processing
3.2 Pipelining
3.3 Vector Processing
3.4 RISC
Chapter 4 Algorithms and Data Structure
4.1 Algorithms
4.2 Data Structure
Chapter 5 Programming and Languages
5.1 The Procedure of Programming
5.2 Development of Programming Languages
5.3 Compiling and Assembling Programs
5.4 Object-Oriented Programming(OOP)
5.5 Visual Programming
5.6 Internet Programming
Chapter 6 Operating Systems
6.1 Operating System Overview
6.2 Operating System Platform
Chapter 7 Applications Software
7.1 Applications Software Tools
7.2 Common Features of Applications Software
7.3 Productivity Software Tools
7.4 Installing & Updating Applications Software
7.5 Software Versions and Releases
Chapter 8 Files and File Processing
8.1 The Data Hierarchy
8.2 File Organization Methods
8.3 Processing Modes
8.4 File Management Systems
Chapter 9 An Introduction to Database Systems
9.1 Purpose of Database Systems
9.2 View of Data
9.3 Data Models
9.4 Database Languages
9.5 Transaction Management
9.6 Database Administrator
Chapter 10 Software Engineering
10.1 What Is Software Engineering——An Engineering Discipline for Software
10.2 What Is Good Software
10.3 Key Issues of Software Engineering
10.4 Software Process
10.5 Computer-Aided Software Engineering(CASE)
Chapter 11 Object-Oriented Technology
11.1 What is OO?——System Concepts for Object Modeling
11.2 The OO Development Process
Chapter 12 Introduction to Computer Network
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Networks
12.3 Data Communications
Chapter 13 OSI and TCP/IP Reference Model
13.1 OSI Reference Model
13.2 TCP/IP Reference Model
13.3 A Comparison of the OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models
Chapter 14 Local Area Networks & Metropolitan Area Networks
14.1 Local Area Networks
14.2 Metropolitan Area Networks(IEEE802.6)
Chapter 15 Wide Area Networks
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Narrowband ISDN
15.3 X.25 Networks
15.4 Frame Relay
15.5 Broadand ISDN and ATM
Chapter 16 Internet
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Technology of Internet
16.3 Four Important Services Provided by the Internet
16.4 Netiquette
Chapter 17 Network Security
17.1 Network Security Technology
17.2 Computer Virus
17.3 Firewall
Chapter 18 Multimedia Technology
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Audio
18.3 Video
18.4 Data Compression
18.5 Multimedia Application
18.6 MP3
Chapter 19 Digital Image Processing
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Hierarchy of Image Processing Operations
19.3 Image Processing and Computer Graphics
19.4 Applications
19.5 Components of an Image Processing System
Chapter 20 Artificial Intelligence and Expert System
20.1 History of AI
20.2 Areas of AI
20.3 The Appeal of Expert System
20.4 An Expert System Model
20.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Expert Systems
Chapter 21 Computer Information Systems
21.1 Transaction Processing System(TPS)
21.2 Management Information Systems(MIS)
21.3 Decision Support System(DSS)
Chapter 22 Enterprise Resource Planning
22.1 What is Enterprise Resource Planning and What does it do
22.2 The Evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning
Chapter 23 E-Business and E-Commerce
23.1 E-Business
23.2 E-Commerce
Chapter 24 CAD,CAM,and CIMS
24.1 Introduction to CAD/CAM/CAE Systems
24.2 CIMS

书评
本书特色:
系统性:本书涵盖了计算机技术各个方面的内容。
新颖性:本书反映了20世纪90年代到21世纪初计算机发展的*新技术
代表性:本书体现了计算机硬件、软件、网络与通信,以及计算机应用方面的典型技术。
广泛性:本书专业词汇的涵盖面广。
权威性:本书中的内容大多数选自计算机科学与技术以及信息科学与技术方面,国际知名的大学原版教材与专业杂志上的文章。
教学灵活性:本书包含的内容很广泛,教师在教学过程中可以根据教学的实际要求和学生具体情况迁汪进行取舍。
配有教师用书:为方便教师教学,特将本书在每一章的语法注释、参考译文、阅读材料的难句解释和练习题参考答案编入教师用书。