计算机英语第一讲教材.docVIP

第一讲 常用词汇 software, hardware, program, network, electronics, Microsoft, system, control, industry， senior software engineer, programmer, software development company 二、常见的缩写及含义 WWW World Wide Web PC Personal Computer CPU Central Processing Unit URL Unified Resource Location ROM Read Only Memory RAM Random Access Memory OS Operating System DOS Disk Operating System 三、对话. A: Can I help you, sir? B: Oh, yes. I want to buy a desktop computer. A: I’d like to recommend this model. It includes a Pentium IV processor, 256MB of memory, a 80GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive, a sound card and a 17-inch monitor. B: OK, I’ll take it then. Thanks a lot. A: Could you please tell me how to protect myself from computer viruses? B: The most important thing is to install a good anti-virus program on your computer. A: Then I’ll go and buy the legal software. B: But in order for your anti-virus software to remain effective, you must also update it regularly. 四、短文 Bill Gates, Chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, is the richest individual in the world, with a fortune of 43 billion dollars, according to Forbes. Bill was born on October 28, 1955. He dropped out of Harvard to pursue a career in software when he was 19, and set up his Microsoft in Seattle. Microsoft now supplies eighty percent of all the personal computer operating system software in the world and fifty percent of all the application software like Microsoft Word and Excel. Bill Gates controls the computer industry to an extent matched by no other person in any other major industry. 五、练习 Are the following statements true or false according to the text? Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. Bill graduated form a well-known university. Bill set up his company after graduation. Microsoft provides both computer hardware and software. Bill actually controls the computer software industry. Answer the following questions according to the text.