计算机系列教材：信息技术专业英语（第2版）》旨在提高读者阅读理解、翻译和专业英语写作的基本应用能力和以英语为工具获取交流信息的专业技术。全书在体例上以单元来划分。每个单元的第一部分都由课文、单词和词组、专业术语、注释、练习和阅读材料组成。第二部分增加了专业英语的阅读理解、翻译和初步写作知识。每两个单元后附有一套自我测试题，并附有课文参考译文。全书知识覆盖面宽，并注意题材的新颖和多样性，自我测试题前补充了计算机软件人员水平考试中的专业英语试题解析，通俗易懂，尽量使学生达到学用结合的目的。
本教材适合信息技术各专业及相关的计算机科学、软件工程、计算机网络专业，以及信息类相近专业的普通高校本科和高职高专的学生使用，也可供广大工程技术人员学习和参考。
《计算机系列教材：信息技术专业英语（第2版）》第二版选材全部来自原版材料，考虑到信息技术的飞速发展和学生英语水平的逐年提高，本次修订编者在第一版的基础上对书中的课文和阅读材料进行了必要的补充和更新，增加了专业英语的阅读理解、翻译和专业英语的基本写作知识和自我测试题的内容。
Part One
Unit 1
Part A TEXT The Career of Information Technology Graduates
Reading Material A The ENIAC
Reading Material B CAREERS in IT
Part B Interpretation of Carrier English
Unit 2
Part A TEXT Java Language
Reading Material A What is Java?
Reading Material B Java and Java Script
Part B Interpretation of Science and Technology Terminology
Test Yourself Ⅰ
Unit 3
Part A TEXT The Buyers Guide （ 1 ）
Reading Material A How to Buy a Home Computer （ 1 ）
Reading Material B How to Buy a Home Computer （2）
Part B Introduction of Reading Skill
Unit 4
PartA TEXT TheBuyers Guide （2）
Reading Material A How to Buy A Home Computer （3）
Reading Material B Suggestions for Buyers
Part B Expressions of Passive Voice
Test Yourself Ⅱ
Unit 5
Part A TEXT Plug and Play
Reading Material A Introduction of Microsoft Certification Program
Reading Material B Microsoft Certifications
Part B Text Format of Career English
Unit 6
Part A TEXT Two Main Asynchronous Communication Methods in Cyberspace..
Reading Material A Controversial Visions on Cyberspace
Reading Material B Two Synchronous Communications Based on Text
Part B Expressions of Numbers and Quantity
Test Yourself Ⅲ
Unit 7
Part A TEXT Newsgroups
Reading Material A IP Telephony
Reading Material B FTP
Part B Basic Translation Techniques
Unit 8
Part A TEXT Webs Next Battle： Instant Messaging
Reading Material A Instant Messaging Guide
Reading Material B ICQ
Part B Writing Skill （ 1 ） Classifying
Test Yourself Ⅳ
Unit 9
Part A TEXT How Computer Viruses Spread
Reading Material A Types of Computer Viruses Infection
Reading Material B Trojans and Worms
Part B Writing Skill （2） Defining
Unit 10
Part A TEXT The Next Net
Reading Material A The Merging of Man & PC in 21st Century
Reading Material B Net Impact： So Far So Good
Part B Writing Skill （3） Exemplifying
Test Yourself Ⅴ
Unit 11
Part A TEXT Digital signal processors and its applications
Reading Material A Speech synthesis
Reading Material B Speech Recognition
Part B Writing Skill （4） Reporting
Unit 12
Part A TEXT Modem Role of Cryptography
Reading Material A An Initial Hint on Foundations of Cryptography
Reading Material B Basis of Information Security： More Than Computational Intractability
Part B Writing Skill （5） Describing
Test Yourself Ⅵ
Unit 13
Part A TEXT Communication Network
Reading Material A Future Network Architectures and Their Services
Reading Material B Key Factors in Communication Network Evolution.
Part B Writing Skill （6） Predicting
Unit 14
Part A TEXT Signal and System
Reading Material A Overview of Specific Systems （ 1 ）
Reading Material B Overview of Specific Systems （2）
Part B Writing Skill （7） Comparing
Test Yourself Ⅶ
Unit 15
Part A TEXT Introduction of ISDN
Reading Material A Broadband ISDN
Reading Material B Network Management
Part B Writing Skill （8） Cause and Effect
Unit 16
Part A TEXT Characteristics of Communication Channels
Reading Material A Digital Radio-relay Systems
Reading Material B Using a Mouse
Part B Writing Skill （9） Application Examples
期测试
Part Two
一、参考译文
二、计算机软件人员水平考试部分试题解析
Appendix Ⅰ “An overview of what make up an information system： people procedure， software， hardware and data”
Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary
Appendix Ⅳ The following is a list abbreviations which appear in the text
Appendix Ⅴ Abbreviations for Network
Appendix Ⅵ New Words and Expressions for Electricity Electronics and IT
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