专业英语2.pptVIP

unit 2 Computer Architecture 一 new words: 三、 text Introduction (reading p29-30) Input hardware Output hardware Storage hardware(reading p31-32) Hardware connections (reading p32-33) 请翻译下列句子和段落 1.A computer comes with factory-installed permanent memory called ROM. The basic operating instructions are stored in ROM and are not erased when the computer is turned off. In the past, it has been impossible to change the instructions stored in ROM without changing the ROM modules, or the system board in the computer. The computer has a module ,called the flash EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), that can be updated. The BIOS (basic input/output system) instructions and the Configuration Utility program are stored in the flash EPROM in your computer. 3.The four basic types of data recognized by C are integer, floating point, double precision, and character. Compilers assign different amounts of memory to store each of these types of data. Every variable in a C program must be declared as the type of value it can store, and a variable can only be used after it is declared, Additionally, variables of the same type may be declared using a single declaration statement. Variable declaration statements have the general syntax: data Type variable name (s); * * 1. retrieve v. 检索 2. firmware n. 固件 Since microprocessors have both hardware and software aspects, they are therefore often refered to as firmware. 翻译:既然微处理器同时具有硬件与软件方面的特征,它们因此经常 被称作固件. 3. light pen 光笔 A light pen is a stylus with a light sensitive tip that is used to draw directly on a computer’s video screen or to select information on the screen by pressing a clip in the light pen or by pressing the light pen against the surface of the screen. 翻译:光笔是具有光敏端头的输入笔,用来在计算机屏幕上直接写画, 或者通过按光笔上的夹子或用光笔接触屏幕来在屏幕上选择信息. 4. mouse n. 鼠标 A mouse is a pointing device designed to be gripped by one hand. It has a detection device on the bottom that enables the user to control the motion of an o