计算机专业英语（2003影印版）第二单元翻译.pptVIP

Chapter 2;APPLICATION SOFTWARE ;Not long ago, trained specialists were required to perform many of the operations you can now perform with a microcomputers. Computer scientists used the Internet. Secretaries used typewriters to create professional-looking business correspondence. Market analysts used calculators to project sales. Graphic artists drew by hand. Data processing clerks created electronic files to be stored on large computers .Now you can do all these tasks-and many others-with a microcomputer and the appropriate application software. 不久前，被专门训练过的专门医师需要去做大量的手术，但现在你可以利用电脑操作它。 计算机专家利用因特网。*秘书利用打字机来创作自己的商业通信。市场分析家利用计算 机去计划设计有关销售的方案。画家用手画。数据处理员创作电子文件，并把它们保存到 大型计算机上。今天你能用微机和适合的应用软件去完成那些任务。 Think of the microcomputer as an electronic tool. You may not consider yourself very good at typing, calculating, organizing, presenting, or managing information. A microcomputer, however, can help you to do these things-and much more. All it takes is the right kinds of software. 考虑到微机作为一种电子工具。或许你并不认为你非常擅长打字，计算，组织，呈现，或 是管理信息。但是一部计算机就可以帮助你去做这些事情。它所需要的是合适的软件。 ? While most end users today own and run their own application software, an emerging trend is to use Web-based application. These are programs you access from the Internet and run on your microcomputer. 当大部分的终端用户拥有并且使用他们的应用软件，一个显现的趋势是使用基于网络的软 件。这些是你从因特网上收集的程序并在你的电脑上运行。 ?;Competent end users need to understand the capabilities of basic applications software, which Includes browsers, word processors, spreadsheets, database management systems, and presentation programs. ? 一个胜任的终端用户需要了解基本应用软件的性能，其中的软件包括浏览器，处理器，文字 处理软件，电子制表软件，数据库管理系统和表达程序。 ?;SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS ;COMMAND FEATURES（命令特征） A window is a rectangular area that can contain a document, program, or message. (Do not confuse the term window with the various versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating systems, which are programs.)Many operating systems and application programs use windows to display information and request input. More than one window can be opened and dis