《计算机专业英语》霍宏涛Cha.pptxVIP

Professional English in Computer FieldChapter One The Fundamental of Computers 第1页，共13页。 内容正文Computers Types The Year 2038 Problem 阅读材料History of Electronic Digital Computers Cable vs. DSL 第2页，共13页。 1-1 Computers Types Computer sizes and power Supercomputer and Mainframe Minicomputer Workstation Personal computer 第3页，共13页。 Key Wordsmanipulate v. 操作，控制well-defined adj. 明确定义的store v.存储retrieve v. 获取, 获得machinery v. 机械装置general-purpose computers 通用计算机intermediate adj.中间的conduit n.导线管overlap n.重叠mainframe n.大型计算机第4页，共13页。 moderate adj.中等的,适度的spreadsheet n.电子表格程序surf v.浏览，专指上网浏览，和internet连用fray n.竞争onslaught n.猛攻clone n.克隆，仿制，仿造pin down 确定，明确high-end adj.高端的low-end adj.低端的 第5页，共13页。 NotesIn addition to these components, many others make it possible for the basic components to work together efficiently.Mainframe was a term originally referring to the cabinet containing the central processor unit.For nearly every other component, including the operating system, there are several options, all of which fall under the rubric of PC.除了那些组成元素之外，还有一些其它的部分使得这些基本的组成元素能够一起有效的工作大型机这个词最早是指包含中央处理器单元的柜子。包括操作系统在内的几乎每个组成元素都有多个符合PC规定的选项。第6页，共13页。 1-2 The Year 2038 Problem 第7页，共13页。 Key Wordspun n.俏皮话 wrap around 回卷odometer n.里程表haywire adj.混乱的lurk v.潜伏pooh-pooh v.轻视impending adj.即将发生的plague v.折磨第8页，共13页。 Key Wordslegacy code 难以替换的代码 scratch n.什么都没有backward compatibility 向后兼容blindly adv.盲目地computer-illiterate 不懂计算机的scenario n.方案doomsday n.最后的审判日第9页，共13页。 NotesA later generation of UNIX authors, fearful that stuffy, humorless corporate drones would remove this cherished pun, added a programmers comment inside the documentations source code that read, Take this out and a UNIX demon will dog your steps until the time_ts wrap around!time_t is never, ever at fault in any Year 2000 bug. 一个后期的UNIX作者由于担心那些自命不凡、没有幽默感的企业里的“雄蜂”们会删掉这段他心爱的俏皮话，于是在源代码文档上加了一段程序员的注释, “删掉它，UNIX demon将会跟踪你所作的一切直