Unit One
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: What Is a Computer?
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: The Computer
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)What Are Computers?
2)The Electronic Computer
Unit Two
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Computer Generations
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: History of Computers
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)The Development of Computers
2)From Abaci to Computers
Unit Three
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Components and Types of Computers
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Computer Systems
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)The Types and Operation of Computers
2)The Kinds of Computers
Unit Four
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: What Is a Processor?
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: The Central Processing Unit
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)The Processor
2)Arithmetic Units and Control Units
Unit Five
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Main Memory
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Types of Memory
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)The Virtual Storage
2)Mass Storage - Future Trends
Unit Six
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Input and Output
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Input and Output Units
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Feeding the Computer
2)Visual Display Output
Unit Seven
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Computer Architecture
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Microcomputers
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)The Invisible Computer
2)The Virtual Machine
Unit Eight
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: The Binary System
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Computer Arithmetic
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Algorithms and Complexity
2)Measures of Efficiency
Unit Nine
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Accessing Data
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Data Processing
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Data Types
2)Data Structures
Unit Ten
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: The Operating System
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice-: Disks and Disk Drives
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Characteristics of Operating System
2)The Disk Operating System(DOS)
Unit Eleven
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Program
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Multiprogramming Operating Systems
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Compilers
2)Testing Programs at the Console
Unit Twelve
Ⅰ.Reading and Comprehension: Programming Languages
Ⅱ.Reading and Practice: Programming Languages and Libraries
Ⅲ.Reading and Translation:
1)Programs and Programming Languages
2)Programming Languages
Unit Thirteen
Unit Fourteen
Unit Fifteen
Glossary