剑桥信息与通信技术英语

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INTRODUCTION

0Learningvocabulary:tipsandtechniques

AGuessingmeaningfromcontext

BOrganizingvocabulary

CUsingadictionary

TOPICS

1Livingwithcomputers

AComputers,friend...

B...orfoe?

CThingswecandoonthecomputer

2AtypicalPC

AComputeressentials

BPartsofacomputer

CFunctionsofaPC:input,processing,output,storage

3Typesofcomputersystems

AFrommainframestowearablecomputers

4Inputdevices:type,clickandtalk!

AInteractingwithyourcomputer

BThekeyboard

CThemouse

DVoiceinput

5Inputdevices:theeyesofyourPC

AScanners

BDigitalcameras

CDigitalvideocamerasandwebcams

6Outputdevices:printers

ATechnicaldetails

BTypesofprinters

7Outputdevices:displayscreens

ACRTsandLCDs

BBigscreens:plasmaandprojectionTVs

8Processing

ATheprocessor

BRAMandROM

CUnitsofmemory

9Disksanddrives

AMagneticstorage

BOpticalstorage

CRemovableflashmemory

10Healthandsafety

AComputerergonomics

BElectronicrubbish

CTherisksofusingmobilesandin-carcomputers

11OperatingsystemsandtheGUI

ATypesofsoftware;theoperatingsystem(os)

BTheGraphicalUserInterface

CSystemutilities

12Wordprocessing

AWPfeatures

13Spreadsheetsanddatabases

ASpreadsheetbasics

BPartsofadatabase

14Graphicsanddesign

ATypesofgraphicssoftware

15Multimedia

AAmultimediasystem

BRecognizingfileformats

CApplications

16Soundandmusic

AAudiofilesontheWeb

BDigitalaudioplayers

COtheraudioapplications

17Programming

AProgramminglanguages

BStepsinwritingaprogram

18Computersandwork

AJobsincomputing

BComputersandjobs:newways,newprofiles

19ICTsystems

AICTsystems:componentsandfunctions

BTypesofsystems

CTypesofdevicesandservices

20Networks

ALANs(LocalAreaNetworks)

BNetworktopology

CWANs(WideAreaNetworks)

21FacesoftheInternet

AWhattheInternetis

BGettingconnected

CComponentsoftheInternet

22Email

AWhatanemailis

BAnatomyofanemail

CSpam

DMailinglistsandnewsgroups

23TheWorldWideWeb

AWhattheWebis

BHowtosurftheWeb

CWhatyoucandoontheWeb

24Webdesign

AHTML

BBasicelements

CVideo,animationsandsound

25Chattingandvideoconferencing

AIRCandwebchat

BInstantmessaging

CVideoandvoicecalls

DVirtualworlds

26Internetsecurity

AInternetcrime

BMalware:viruses,worms,trojansandspyware

CPreventativetips

27E-commerce

AElementsofe-commerce

BHowtobuyontheInternet

CTypesofe-businesses

28Onlinebanking

AOnlinebankingbasics

BOnlinebankingservices

COnlinesecurity

29Mobilephones

AMobilephones:definitionandtechnology

Bbriefhistory

CFeaturesandfunctions

30Robots,androids,AI

ARobotsandautomata

BUsesforrobots

CArtificialIntelligence

31Intelligenthomes

ADomotics

BControldevicesandnetworking

CAutomaticoperations

32Futuretrends

ASmallerandfaster

BComputerseverywhere:human-centredtechnologies

WORDBUILDING

33Prefixes

ACommonprefixes

BVerbprefixes

CTheprefixese-andcyber

34Suffixes

ACommonsuffixes

BWordfamilies

CWelovewares

35Compounds

ACompoundnouns

BCompoundadjectives

36Collocations

AWhatacollocationis

BSometypesofcollocations

TYPICALLANGUAGEFUNCTIONSINICTENGLISH

37Definingandclassifying

ADescribingfunction

BClassifyingfromgeneraltospecific

CClassifyingfromspecifictogeneral

38Qualifyingandcomparing

AChoosingacomputer

BComparingqualities

39Describingtechnicalprocesses

AAtechnicalprocess:howVoIPworks

BTheuseofthepassive

CSequencingaprocess

40Troubleshooting

ATroubleshootingandhelpdesks

BDescribingtheproblem

CMakingguessesandgivingadvice

Answerkey

Index

Acknowledgements

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