《计算机英语(第3版)》(刘艺_王春生)练习参考答案.pdf

3  Unit One: Computer and Computer Science Unit One/Section A I. Fill in the blanks with the information given in the text: 1. Charles Babbage; Augusta Ada Byron 2. input; output 3. VLSI 4. workstations; mainframes 5. vacuum; transistors 6. instructions; software 7. digit; eight; byte 8. microminiaturization; chip 计算机英语(第3版) II. Translate the following terms or phrases from English into Chinese and vice versa: 1. artificial intelligence 2. paper-tape reader 3. optical computer 4. neural network 5. instruction set 6. parallel processing 7. difference engine 8. versatile logical element 9. silicon substrate 10. vacuum tube 11. the storage and handling of data 12. very large-scale integrated circuit 13. central processing unit 14. personal computer 15. analogue computer 16. digital computer 17. general-purpose computer 18. processor chip 19. operating instructions 20. input device III. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the words given in the following list, making changes if necessary: We can define a computer as a device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output. According to the mode of processing, computers are either analog or digital. They can also be classified as mainframes, minicomputers, workstations, or microcomputers. All else (for example, the age of the machine) being equal, this categorization provides some indication of the computer’s speed, size, cost, and abilities. Ever since the advent of computers, there have been constant changes. First-generation computers of historic significance, such as UNIVAC (), introduced in the 计算机英语(第3版) early 1950s, were based on vacuum tu