计算机专业英语翻译剖析.ppt

Case Case Assume that you have just accepted a job as manager of the Downtown Internet Cafe. This cafe provides a variety of flavored coffees as well as Intemet access. One of your responsibilities is to create a financial plan for the next year: To see how you could use Microsoft Excel, the most widely used spreadsheet program as the manager for the Downtown Internet Cafe, see Figures 3-8 through 3-10 假设你刚刚接受了市中心网吧经理的工作。这个咖啡馆提供各种风味的咖啡以及上网服务。你的职责之一是创建一个明年的财务计划看看你作为市中心网吧经理如何使用应用最广泛的电子表格程序Microsoft Excel,参见图3 - 8 3 - 10 Database Management Systems A database is a collection of related data. It is the electronic equivalent of a file cabinet. A database management system (DBMS) or database manager is a program that sets up, or structures, a database. It also provides tools to enter, edit, and retrieve data from the database. All kinds of individuals use databases, from teachers recording grades to police officers checking criminal histories. Colleges and universities use databases to keep records on their students, instructors, and courses. Organizations of all types maintain employee databases. The most widely used database management system designed for microcomputers is Microsoft Access. 数据库管理系统 数据库是相关数据的集合。这相当于一个电子文件柜。数据库管理系统(DBMS)或数据库管理器是一种程序用于设置或创建一个数据库。它还提供了工具实现输入、编辑和从数据库中检索数据。各种各样的人使用数据库,从教师记录成绩到警察检查犯罪历史。学院和大学使用数据库来记录他们的学生,教师,课程。各种类型的组织建立员工数据库。使用最广泛用于微型计算机的数据库管理系统是Microsoft Access。 Features The relational database is the most widely used database structure. Data is organized into related tables. Each table is made up of rows called records and columns called fields. Each record contains fields of data about some specific person, place, or thing. 关系数据库relational database是应用最广泛的数据库结构。数据被组织成相关表。每个表tables是由被称为记录records和字段fields的行和列组成。每条记录包含对一些特定的人、地方或事物的字段组成的数据。 A DBMS provides a variety of tools to create and use databases. A sort tool will quickly rearrange a tables records according to a selected field. A filter tool will display only those records meeting