计算机专业英语教程 教学课件 作者桑莉君 unit02.pptVIP

UNIT 2Hardware COMPETENCIES After you have read this unit, you should be able to: Discuss the computer types. Discuss the components of the microcomputer system. Text A Overview New Words and Phrases categorize v.加以类别, 分类 versus prep. (比较两种不同想法、选择等)与…相对，与…相比 analog computer 模拟计算机 fluorocarbon n.[化]碳氟化合物 triple adj.三倍的 meteorology n.气象学, 气象状态 mystique n.神秘性, 奥秘, 秘法 integrated adj.完整的, 完全的, 综合的 e.g. integrated circuit集成[整体]电路 Notes [1] Computer can be broadly categorized by the way they process data and by their size. [译文] 计算机可以根据数据的处理方式和规模两方面来分类。 Notes 2. The microcomputer gets its name from the fact that its main computing component, the microprocessor, is located on one integrated circuit or chip. [分析] located v. 把…安置在（或建造于） [译文]微型计算机得名是由于它的主要计算元件微处理器位于一个集成电路上。 Text B Microcomputer System New Words and Phrases microprocessor n.[计]微处理器 magnetic adj.磁的, 有磁性的, 有吸引力的 density n.密度 cylinder n.圆筒, 圆柱体, 汽缸, 柱面 identical adj.同一的, 同样的 mechanical adj.机械的, 机械制的, 机械似的, 呆板的 monitor n. 监听器, 监视器, 监控器 evolve v.(使)发展, (使)进展, (使)进化 jet n.喷射, 黑玉 v. 喷射 adj. 黑玉色的, 墨黑的 mylar n.聚脂薄膜 Notes 1.It is the most important, and usually the most expensive, component of a computer, although a microprocessor is sometimes mistakenly referred to as “a computer on a chip,” it can be more accurately described as “a CPU on a chip” because it contains—on a single chip—circuitry that performs essentially the same tasks as the central processing unit (CPU) of a classic mainframe computer. Notes [译文] ?它是最重要的、经常是最昂贵的计算机元件，尽管微处理器有时被误称为“芯片上的计算机”，但是更精确地它可以描述为“芯片上的微处理器”，因为它在一个单个芯片上包含电路，这个电路实际上完成典型的大型计算机的中央处理单元完成的任务。 Key Terms hardware 硬件 monster computer 巨型计算机 mainframe computer 大型计算机 minicomputer 小型机 microcomputer 微型计算机 memory 存储器 storage device 计算机存储装置 input/output device 输入/输出设备 CPU 中央处理器 Key Terms ALU 算术逻辑运算器 RAM 随机存储器 ROM 只读存储器 hard disk 硬盘 cylinder 柱面 mouse 鼠标 scanner 扫描仪 monitor 监控器，显示器 printer 打印机 Reading Materials Digital Camera Pra