计算机英语Unit7计算机通信.pptVIP

Unit 7 Computer Communications Section A Telecommunications and Computer 第七单元：计算机通信 课文A：电信与计算机 Telecommunications allows people around the world to contact one another, to access information instantly, and to communicate from remote areas. Telecommunications usually involves a sender of information and one or more recipients linked by a technology, such as a telephone system, that transmits information from one place to another.Telecommunications devices converts different types of information, such as sound and video, into electronic signals. The signals can then be transmitted by means of media such as telephone wires or radio waves. 电信使世界各地的人们得以互相联系，即刻获取信息，并从边远地区实施通信。电信通常涉及一个信息发送者和一个或多个接收者，他们通过电话系统等把信息从一地发送到另一地的技术相联系。电信设备将不同类型的信息，如声音和图像，转换成电子信号。然后，这些信号就可以通过电话线或无线电波等媒介进行发送。 When a signal reaches its destination, the device on the receiving end converts the electronic signal back into an understandable message, such as sound over a telephone, moving images on a television, or words and pictures on a computer screen. Telecommunications enable people to send and receive personal messages across town, between countries, and to and from outer space. It also provides the key medium for news, data, information, and entertainment. 信号到达目的地后，接收端的设备将电子信号转换回可以理解的信息，如电话中的声音、电视上的活动图像或计算机屏幕上的文字和图片。电信使人们能够在城镇不同地方、国家之间以及向外层空间和从外层空间发送和接收个人信息。电信也为新闻、数据、信息和娱乐提供了关键的媒介。 Telecommunications messages can be sent in a variety of ways and by a wide range of devices. The messages can be sent from one sender to a single receiver (point-to-point) or from one sender to many receivers (point-to-multipoint). Personal communications, such as a telephone conversation between two people or a facsimile (fax) message, usually involve point-to-point transmission. Point-to-multipoint telecommunications often called broadcasts, provide the basis for commercial radio and television programming. 电信信息可通过各种方式和设备发送。信息可由一个发送者发送给一个接收者（点对点），或者由一个发送者发送给多个接收者（点对多点）。个人通信，如两个人