计算机专业英语
2010-2
科学出版社
吴群，吴坚 主编
279
21世纪高职高专教育的发展是以应用型与专业理论型教育并存、共同发展为特征的教育模式。本科的教学往往是偏重理论教育，学生实践能力普遍偏弱，与生产实践脱离较远，而专科又是本科的浓缩。因此，解决现阶段出现的教育现状与社会需求严重脱节问题的最好的办法是大力发展高等职业教育。高职高专教育是高等教育的重要组成部分，具有高等教育和职业教育的双重属性，其教学目的是使学生既掌握所学专业的基础知识和基本理论，又掌握该专业应具备的职业技能，并具有运用所学知识分析和解决实际问题的综合能力，从而成为各行业的中高级专门人才。国家已经认识到发展高等职业教育对我国建设的重要性，并加大力度重点发展高等职业教育，这主要体现在： （1）重点发展高职，新扩招的学生主要是高职； （2）原来的大专逐步向高职发展； （3）成人教育也要办成高职类型。 高职教育将和全日制普通高等教育并列成为我国重要的高等教育形式。目前我国已有高职高专学校1000多所，现正在逐步向本科和研究生层次发展。高职教育的蓬勃发展正面临如下问题：1）知识更新快；2）每节课需传递的信息量增大；3）实践性强，实验教学占主要地位；4）现有的高校教学经验不适合高职的教学要求；5）师资的知识结构还要改变和更新；6）现阶段没有既定的、完善的教学大纲和教材。 教材建设工作是高职高专教学工作中重要的组成部分，根据1999年教育部高教司主持召开的全国高职高专教材工作会议精神，我们组织编写了本套高职高专规划教材。本套教材具有高职高专的特色，注重对学生实际操作能力的培养，适合当前高职高专的教学需要，希望在教学中能起到抛砖引玉的作用。本套教材有以下特点： （1）以实用为主兼顾最基本的理论知识。本套教材以涵盖网络专业、多媒体专业、信息管理专业、电脑艺术设计专业、会计电算化专业和电子商务专业等多个专业的教学用书。 （2）本套教材的基础部分以公共课为主要讲述内容，专业部分以实用技术为主，并以实例贯穿全书进行讲述。对个别实用性极强的内容，采用以实例教学的方式阐述，用实例讲解该技术的具体操作方法。
本书在《计算机专业英语》第一版的基础之上对部分课文和阅读材料的内容做了更新。以计算机科学和网络技术为背景，精选了16篇主题针对计算机进行概括描述的英语文章。内容涉及到计算机的历史和未来、计算机操作、软件和硬件的安装与使用、病毒、黑客、网络搜索与网络安全等各个领域。本书中的语言具有较强的时代气息，内容具有较强的可读性。每一课的内容包括：课文、单词、难句分析、语法、技能训练和阅读材料。为了方便阅读，在每课课文前面都有摘要和关键词。书后附有每篇课文的参考译文和练习答案，并附有一份全书的综合练习自测题和参考答案。 本书可作为高职高专计算机专业或相关专业的英语教材，也可供自学者和计算机爱好者使用。
Lesson One Text: Installation Steps ora Desktop Board New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Word-formation in the Computer Fields Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Conversation at an Office Exercises (II) Reading Materials (A): Information Technology Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Two Text: Peripherals New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: The Parts of Speech and Their Use Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Key Words Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): The Features of CD-RW Drive Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Three Text: Learn a Language Online New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Verbs and the Components of a Sentence Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Abstract Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): China Races to Supplant India in Software Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Four Text: Intemet Morals Watchdog Guards Against Viruses as Well New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: The Tenses Exercises ( I ) Then and Now Skill Training: Business Card Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A) Don't Bug Me! Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Five Text: How the Intemet Works New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: The Passive Voice Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Superscription Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): GoogleLeading Role of Intemet Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Six Text: Voice Recognition Not Science Fiction New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: The Subjunctive Mood Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Notice Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Using a Modem Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Seven Text: Using Ants as Models for New Distributed Systems New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: The In~mitive Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: The Structure of a Letter Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): End of the PC Era Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Eight Text: A New Programming LanguageJava New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Past Participle and Present Participle Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Commonly-used Opening Sentences and Closing Sentences of Letters Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A)- A Mobile Computer Team Services Sick Machines Reading Materials (B)- Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Nine Text: Plug-and-Play Robots New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Gerund Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Letter Writing Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): A Guide to Computers and Plug-ins on the Intemet Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Ten Text: Caught in the Web of the Intemet New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Non-finite Forms of Verbs Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Introduction to Company Organizations Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Eleven Commandments by Bill Gates Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Eleven Text: Hackers Are Enemy Number One on the Internet New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar Noun Clause Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Invitation Card Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): The Information Superhighway: From Expectation to Realization Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Twelve Text: The Challenges of Using Search Agents to Perform Research on the World Wide Web New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Adjective Clause Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Job Interview Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Safe Sex for Your Computer Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Thirteen Text: Bill Gates Speech to Tsinghua University New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Adverbial Clauses Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Resume Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Help ! How Do I Set Up and Send an Online Resume？ Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Fourteen Text: The Ancient History of the Internet New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Inverted Word-order Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Personal Statement Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Father of Internet Surprised by 600 Million Followers Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Fifteen Text: XP's Do-It-Yourself Security New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Complex Sentences Analysis Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Advertisement Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): One Number Gets It AllPhone, Fax or Voice Mail Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsLesson Sixteen Text: Talk of Cooperatiofi Is Out as the Software Industry Prepares for Another Period of Sweeping Change New Words Sentence Explanations Grammar: Samples of Complex Sentences Analysis Exercises ( I ) Skill Training: Agreement (Contract) Exercises ( II ) Reading Materials (A): Just Imagine: What Computers Can't Do？ Reading Materials (B): Commonly Used Computer TermsReference Translation and AnswersComplex ExercisesBibliography
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《计算机专业英语》自2003年第一版发行之后，受到读者的欢迎，至今已印刷了7次，并被教育部评为普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材。为了适应计算机领域瞬息万变的知识更新的形势，更好地促进教学，《计算机专业英语》第二版对教材内容做了更新。这次更新不仅是对课文和阅读材料的内容选择上进行更新，而且吸收国外教材注重实用的理念，对语法、练习、技能训练等部分也进行了修改。同时在全书的结构编排上，也做了相应的调整。第二版中将课文增加至16课，并在书后增加了一份综合练习自测题，以帮助读者复习和自我评估。
