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Unit 1?Introduction to Computer
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Cloud Computing
Section B�� The Internet of Things
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Buying a New Notebook Computer
Listening Comprehension�� John von Neumann
Dictation�� The Rise of Mobile Computing�� The Getting-Smarter Smartphone
Unit 2?Hardware for Systems
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Self-Driving Cars and Drones
Section B�� 3-D Printing
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Uncovering the Secrets of Clear Writing (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� How Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Readers Work
Listening Comprehension�� Moore��s Law
Dictation�� Sensors Get Data We Never Had Before
Unit 3?Software for Systems
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Section B�� Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Communicating with E-mail and Memos (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Making an Electronic Album Using Multimedia Editing Software
Listening Comprehension�� New Technology to Replace the Mouse�� The Gesture Interface
Dictation�� Open Source Software
Unit 4?Operating Systems
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Roles of an Operating System
Section B�� Mobile Versus Desktop Operating Systems
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Communicating with E-mail and Memos (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Talking about Operating Systems
Listening Comprehension�� Android
Dictation�� Linus Torvalds and the Software Nobody Knows
Unit 5?Computer Programming
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Web Application Development
Section B�� Mobile App Development
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Communicating with Social Media
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Getting to Know Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Listening Comprehension�� IDE
Dictation�� Ada Lovelace�� the First Programmer
Unit 6?Managing a Database
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Cloud Database
Section B�� Big Data
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Using Presentation Software to Write
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Why is Big Data a Challenge
Listening Comprehension�� Data Mining
Dictation�� Data Warehouse
Unit 7?Computer Network and Internet
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Ethernet (802��3)
Section B�� Arpanet Pioneers Build a Reliable Network Out of Unreliable Parts
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Writing for Employment (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Setting up a Wireless Network
Listening Comprehension�� IPv6 - the Next Generation Internet Protocol
Dictation�� Router
Unit 8?The Internet and World Wide Web
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Mobile Internet
Section B�� Social Networking
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Writing for Employment (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Knowing the Myths about the Internet
Listening Comprehension�� How a World-Shaking Technology Came About�� Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web
Dictation�� How Web Search Engines Work
Unit 9?E-commerce
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Online Checkout and Payment Services
Section B�� Jeff Bezos Takes Amazon into the Cloud
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Writing Professional Letters (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Protecting Buyers�� Privacy with Online Payment Services
Listening Comprehension�� Social Commerce
Dictation�� Mobile Payments
Unit 10?Computer Security and Privacy
Part 1?Reading and Translating
Section A�� Protecting Your Information Online
Section B�� Security Attacks
Part 2?Simulated Writing�� Writing Professional Letters (��)
Part 3?Listening and Speaking
Dialogue�� Using Antivirus Software
Listening Comprehension�� Hacker and Cracker
Dictation�� Trojan Horse
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