Unit One A Friend or a Spy-Computer
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: Personal Computers Are Changing the World
Part B: Can You Trust Your Computer?
III Further Reading: How Bill Gates Works
Unit Two Fundamentals of Computer Hardware
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: What Is the Computer Hardware?
Part B: How Microprocessors Work
III Further Reading: The Business Benefits of New Computer Hardware
Unit Three Traffic Cop-Operating System
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: The Most Popular Software
Part B: Summary of Operating Systems
III Further Reading: Top 10 Reasons to Get Windows XP Home Edition
Unit Four Office Automation
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: A New Office
Part B: Office Automation
III Further Reading: Office 2007
Unit Five A Magic World-Internet
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: A Magic World--Internet
Part B: Videonet
III Further Reading: Trip Online
Unit Six Multimedia
I Warm-up
IX Text Reading
Part A: What Is Multimedia?
Part B: Interactive Multimedia
III Further Reading: Artificial Intelligence
Unit Seven An Electronic Meeting Place--Website
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: Create Your Own Web Page
Part B: Web Design Tips
III Further Reading: Five Most Common Web Design Mistakes
Unit Eight Electronic Trade
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: Paperless Trade--Electronic Commerce
Part B: The Ebay Business
III Further Reading: Seven Ways to Make Money with Electronic Trade
Unit Nine The Attractive Video Games
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: Video Games
Part B: Counter-Strike (CS)
III Further Reading: Video Games' Effect on Children
Unit Ten Computer Virus and Security
I Warm-up
II Text Reading
Part A: Computer Virus
Part B: Fight Fire with Fire
III Further Reading: Top 10 Computer Virus Threats in 2007
Glossary
Appendix
Abbreviation