Unit1 The Development of Electronics 1
Dialogue 1
Text: The Development of Electronics 1
Supplementary Reading: Brief Introduction to Some ElectronicSystems 4
Translating Skills 1 5
Unit2 Charge, Current and Voltage 8
Dialogue 8
Text: Charge, Current and Voltage 8
Supplementary Reading: Basic Electric Circuit 11
Translating Skills 2 2
Unit3 Electrical Components 15
Dialogue 15
Text: Resistor, capacitor, inductor 15
Supplementary Reading: Transformers 18
Translating Skills 3 19
Unit4 Electronic Instruments 22
Dialogue 22
Text: Multimeters 22
Supplementary Reading: the Oscilloscope 25
Translating Skills 4 27
Unit5 The Sensors 30
Dialogue 30
Text: The Sensors 30
Supplementary Reading: Robots 33
Translating Skills 5 35
Unit6 Integrated Circuit 38
Dialogue 38
Text: Integrated Circuit 38
Supplementary Reading: The Process of IC Design 41
Translating Skills 6 43
Unit7 Electrical appliances 47
Dialogue 47
Text: Digital TV 47
Supplementary Reading: the Air Conditioner 50
Translating Skills 7 52
Unit8 Computer basics 54
Dialogue 54
Text: Basic Computer 54
Supplementary Reading: BIOS (Basic Input/Output System 57
Translating Skills 8 59
Unit 9 Computer Operating System 62
Dialogue 62
Text: Operating system 62
Supplementary Reading: Windows XP 65
Translating Skills 9 67
Unit10 Programming language 69
Dialogue 69
Text: The Basics of C 70
Supplementary Reading: Matlab Language 72
Translating Skills 10 74
Unit11 Communication system 77
Dialogue 77
Text: MTS 77
Supplementary Reading: The features of 3G 80
Translating Skills 11 82
Unit12 Multimedia and applications 86
Dialogue 86
Text: Multimedia 86
Supplementary Reading: Multimedia Applications 89
Translating Skills 12 91
Unit13 Java technology 96
Dialogue 96
Text: Java technology 96
Supplementary Reading: Bluetooth technology 99
Translating Skills 13 101
Unit14 Applying for a Job 104
Dialogue 104
Text: Job Advertisement 105
Supplementary Reading: Personal Resume and Letter of Application107
Translating Skills 14 109
Appendix 113
Appendix I. Abbreviations for some specialized terms 113
Appendix II. Main courses on Electron and Information Engineering116
Appendix III. Reference keys to Exercises 118
Appendix IV. Reference Translation 126