计算机专业英chapter1.ppt

Chapter 1 Choosing Your Computer(选择你的计算机) Section A Choosing Your Computer: Desktop or Laptop? Exercises Section B Pros and Cons of the Desktop Computers Exercises Section C Pros and Cons of Laptop Computers Exercises Grammar 参考译文 习题参考答案 Section A Choosing Your Computer: Desktop or Laptop? When its time to think about buying a new computer, the very first question you must ask yourself (and the other people who will use the new computer) is the one in this sections title: Should I buy a desktop computer or a laptop? This section should help you make that important decision; it explains how to evaluate the special features of each type and describe their benefits and drawbacks. Later in this chapter, you can find a lot more detail about using each of those features, but right now its most important to decide whether the lightweight and compact design of a laptop is important enough to sacrifice the lower cost, flexible construction, and generally larger keyboard and screen in a desktop system.  Whats the Difference? Before beginning a discussion on the pros and cons of each type, it might be useful to define certain terms. A desktop computer usually has most of its components in a modular case, with a separate keyboard, video display, mouse, and speakers connected to the case through cables or wireless links. The case for a computer might be either horizontal or vertical. A few specialty manufacturers offer compact designs that dont meet the industry standards (such as a computer with the processor and related parts built into the video monitor package), but most desktop computers resemble the ones shown in Figure1.1. The newest portable computers, known as tablets, have touch-sensitive screens that are often attached to the keyboard section with rotating hinges. This allows a user to write on the screen with a special stylus without opening the clamshell. Microsoft has designe