该书共10个单元,内容包括计算机基础知识、硬件介绍、办公自动化、多媒体、计算机软件、计算机网络、计算机病毒等。每章后设有习题和提高训练。
Unit 1About Computer1
Text 1Can You Recognize Them?1
Text 2Communicate with Computer4
Text 3Simple Introduction of Installation7
Text 4Simple Introduction of Processor11
Unit 2More about Computer19
Text 1Guess What It is19
Text 2What does a Computer Look Like?21
Text 3Introduction of a Window24
Text 4Learning Computer Knowledge All by Yourself28
Unit 3Brief Introduction of Computer33
Text 1Do You have a Computer?33
Text 2Components of Computer38
Text 3Kinds of Computers41
Text 4Generations of Electronic Computer46
Unit 4The Fundamentals of Computer Hardware53
Text 1Organization of Computer System Components53
Text 2CPU56
Text 3Motherboard61
Text 4Storage65
Unit 5Office Automation70
Text 1Fundamentals of Office Automation70
Text 2Microsoft Office 200075
Text 3Microsoft Word 200080
Text 4Electronic Commerce85
Unit 6Multimedia94
Text 1What is Multimedia?94
Text 2Uses for Multimedia97
Text 3Digital Video101
Unit 7The Fundamentals of Computer Software110
Text 1Data Structure110
Text 2Operating Systems114
Text 3Windows 2000 Overview118
Unit 8Computer Networking126
Text 1Data Communications126
Text 2Architecture of Computer Networks129
Text 3Local Area Network134
Text 4Inter139
Text 5The World Wide Web143
Unit 9Computer Virus152
Text 1Virus Introduction152
Text 2Virus Behavior - Infection Phase154
Text 3Virus Behavior-Attack Phase158
Text 4Number of Viruses161
Text 5How Serious are Viruses?165
Unit 10Program Design172
Text 1Computer Languages172
Text 2Computer programming175
Text 3Visual Basic179
Text 4Debugging184
Appendix: Word List193