新编计算机英语unit one section A.ppt

A New Course in Computer English新 编 计 算 机 英 语 编著：王春生 刘艺 课件制作：邹汪平 E-mail：zwp0636@ QQ：178771912 Unit One About Computers section A computer overview You’ve probably known about computers your whole life. But computers have not really been around for very long. Computers started to become popular with big companies in the 1960s. Computers didn’t become widespread in homes and schools until the 1980s. I.HOW DO PEOPLE USE COMPUTERS? People use computers in many ways. Stores use computers to keep track of products and check you out at the cash register. Banks use computers to send money all over the world. Computers help teachers keep track of lessons and grades. They help students do research and learn. Computers let you hook up to networks ,(many computers hooked together),. They let you hook up to a worldwide network called the Internet. Scientists use computers to solve research problems. Engineers use computers to make cars, trucks, and airplanes. Architects use computers to design houses and other buildings. The police use computers to track down criminals. The military uses computers to make and read coded messages. Computers are not just desktops and laptops. Computers are everywhere around your home. There are tiny computers inside microwave ovens, television sets, and videocassette recorders ,(VCRs), or digital video disc ,(DVD), players. There are even tiny computers in cars to help them run better. II.HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. Computers need hardware and software in order to work. Your desktop or laptop and all the parts inside are called hardware. The central processing unit ,(CPU), makes the computer work. The keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor are also pieces of computer hardware. Memory chips are hardware that stores information and instructions. Information also gets stored on the hard disk drive. The programs that run the computer are called software. The computer operating system is software that tells the computer how to run. A