本书是为培养计算机人才的专业英语能力而编写的教材，其内容全面，软件、硬件和网络并重，同时兼顾信息技术发展热点，既包括计算机基础知识，又对领域内新知识有所涉及。

全书由16个单元组成，各个单元包含Passage、New Words、Phrases、Abbreviation（s）、Notes to the Passage、Reference Translation、Exercises、Passage for Reading、课文听力材料、总词汇表等内容。

本书提供教学大纲、电子教案、参考试卷、习题答案等资源，既可作为高等院校信息类专业的专业英语教材，也可作为培训班教材和供从业人员自学使用。

前辅文
UNIT 1
  Passage：Computer Hardware
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：What Is a Computer System?
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 2
  Passage：Types of Computer Systems
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Summary of Computer’s Components
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 3
  Passage：The Central Processing Unit
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：New Computer Technologies
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 4
  Passage：Main Memory
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Extended Reality
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 5
  Passage：Embedded System
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Computer Vision
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 6
  Passage：Operating System
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviation
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Data Structure
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 7
  Passage：Network
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：What Is Internet of Things (IoT)?
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 8
  Passage：Data Transmission Media
   New Words
   Phrases
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Types of Network Topology
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 9
  Passage：Internet and Web Technology
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Network and Computer Security
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 10
  Passage：Database Basic
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Proper Names
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Data Visualization
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 11
  Passage：Programming Languages
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Python Programming Language
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 12
  Passage：What is ObjectOriented Software?
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 13
  Passage：Multimedia
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Streaming
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 14
  Passage：What Is Big Data?
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Data Mining
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 15
  Passage：Artificial Intelligence
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Machine Learning
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
UNIT 16
  Passage：Cloud Computing
   New Words
   Phrases
   Abbreviations
   Notes to the Passage
   Reference Translation
   Comprehension Exercises to the Passage
   Exercises to Terms and Vocabularies
   Exercise to a Short Passage
  Passage for Reading：Blockchain
   Exercise to the Passage for Reading
附录1 计算机英语读译技巧
附录2 计算机英语构词法