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前言
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Part One Computer Basics 1
Unit 1 My Computer 3
Section A Computer Overview 3
Section B Computing on the Go 13
Section C Tips for Computer Beginners 19
Unit 2 Computer Architecture 21
Section A Computer Hardware 21
Section B The Universal Serial Bus 28
Section C DVD 34
Unit 3 Operating System 39
Section A Operating System 39
Section B What Is Linux? 48
Section C Performance in Windows 2000 52
Unit 4 Computer Language and Programming 56
Section A Programming Language 56
Section B Visual C++ and MFC Basics 64
Section C The Java Language 71
Part Two Software Engineering 79
Unit 5 Software Development 81
Section A Computer Program 81
Section B Why Choose Visual Basic as a Web Programming Tool? 91
Section C Using PowerBuilder to Build Cross-Platform Applications 96
Unit 6 Distributed Systems 102
Section A Computer Distributed Systems 102
Section B What Does “Client-Server”Really Mean?(Part I) 112
Section C What Does “Client-Server”Really Mean?(Part II) 120
Unit 7 Database 125
Section A Enter the World of Relational Databases 125
Section B Database Objects of SQL Server 134
Section C Delphi Database Architecture 139
Part Three Network and Communication 147
Unit 8 Telecommunications and Information Superhighway 149
Section A Telecommunications and Computer 149
Section B Internet and Information Superhighway 157
Section C ATM and Its Advantages 164
Unit 9 Network 172
Section A Computer Networks 172
Section B Switched LAN Network Designs 180
Section C How Are Networks Used? 189
Unit 10 Network Infrastructure 195
Section A Network Topologies 195
Section B TCP/IP: the Basics 205
Section C Network-Level Protocols 212
Unit 11 Internet 218
Section A How Does the Internet Work? 218
Section B What誷 E-Mail? 226
Section C Videoconferencing 229
Part Four IT and Our Life 237
Unit 12 IT and Computer Application 239
Section A Information Revolution 239
Section B Geographic Information System 248
Section C Agent Technology 255
Unit 13 e-Business 260
Section A Electronic Commerce Introduction 260
Section B The Evolution of e-Business 268
Section C Setting Goals for Your Online Business 274
Unit 14 Security 279
Section A Computer Security 279
Section B Computer Virus 288
Section C Through a Hacker誷 Eyes 294
Unit 15 Remarks by IT Giants 300
Section A Remarks by Bill Gates 300
Section B Louis V. Gerstner Jr: IT and the Reformation of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises 307
Section C Andrew S. Grove: Only the Paranoid Survive 313
Appendix I Glossary 318
Appendix II Abbreviations 347