本書是為開設計算機專業英語課程的普通高校和廣大有志于自學計算機英語的人員而編寫的教材。全書共15章，分為兩大部分，一部分是傳統的計算機科學技術領域，包括計算機系統、操作系統、數據庫、數據結構、計算機網絡等內容，另一部分是新興的領域，包括信息安全、信息安全技術、地理信息系統、圖像處理和電子商務等內容。每章包括兩篇正文和兩篇閱讀材料以及練習。每篇正文后附有單詞注解和難句翻譯。正文屬于精讀、精講的內容。閱讀材料主要側重相應領域的最新發展動態，選文主要來源于近三年的外文期刊和有關網站，目的是開拓學生的專業視野，激發學生的學習和閱讀興趣。本書內容新穎，選文來源寬泛，注重保持選文內容的原始性。
第2版前言
第1版前言Chapter OneThe Fundamental of Computers1
1.1Computers Types1
1.2The Year 2038 Problem5
Reading Material 1.1History of Electronic Digital Computers10
Reading Material 1.2Quantum Computer12
Exercises17Chapter TwoComputer Architecture19
2.1Computer Motherboard19
2.2Memory Hierarchy in Cache.Based Systems22
Reading Material 2.1Multi.core (computing)30
Reading Material 2.2CPHASH: A Cache.Partitioned Hash Table35
Exercises42Chapter ThreeData Structure44
3.1Balanced Tree Data Structures44
3.2Quicksort51
Reading Material 3.1Linked List58
Reading Material 3.2Managed Data: Modular Strategies for Data Abstraction64
Exercises69Chapter FourOperating System71
4.1Operating System Structure71
4.2Free.Space Management77
Reading Material 4.1Linux84
Reading Material 4.2What Are the Differences between iOS and Android?89
Exercises93Chapter FiveProgramming Languages95
5.1History of Programming Languages95
5.2Object.Oriented Programming100
Reading Material 5.1Introduction to the C# Language and the NET Framework106
Reading Material 5.2Pair Programming108
Exercises112Chapter SixDatabase Systems114
6.1Introduction to Database Systems114
6.2Distributed Database117
Reading Material 6.1From Databases to Dataspaces121
Reading Material 6.2Oracle Database125
Exercises127〖〗計算機專業英語第2版〖〗〖〗目錄Chapter SevenComputer Network128
7.1Smarter Cities Are Built on the Internet of Things128
7.2Sliding Window Protocols133
Reading Material 7.1IPv6137
Reading Material 7.2WiFi.Nano: Reclaiming WiFi Efficiency Through 800 ns Slots142
Exercises152Chapter EightInternet153
8.1TCP/IP153
8.2Introduction of IPv6159
Reading Material 8.1A Basic Guide to the Internet166
Reading Material 8.2What Is Web 20169
Exercises172Chapter NineGeographic Information System174
9.1GIS Introduction174
9.2GIS Data180
Reading Material 9.1Application of GIS Techniques in Hong Kongs Population
Census190
Reading Material 9.2Demystifying the Persistent Ambiguity of GIS as “Tool
Versus “Science”193
Exercises201Chapter TenInformation Security203
10.1Security and Precaution on Computer Network203
10.2Computer Virus208
Reading Material 10.1A National Cyberspace Security Response System216
Reading Material 10.2How to Implement Trusted Computing222
Exercises230Chapter ElevenInformation Security Technologies232
11.1Introducing Firewalls to IPv6232
11.2An Introduction to Information Security236
Reading Material 11.1Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Response
Mechanism246
Reading Material 11.2Internet Security Architecture248
Exercises254Chapter TwelveDigital Image Processing256
12.1A Basic Introduction to Image Processing256
12.2An Evaluation of Popular Copy.Move Forgery Detection Approaches (Part I)262
Reading Material 12.1An Evaluation of Popular Copy.Move Forgery Detection
Approaches (Part II)280
Reading Material 12.2An Overview of JPEG.2000287
Exercises294Chapter ThirteenManagement Information System296
13.1Data Warehouse296
13.2Challenges of Big Data for Development301
Reading Material 13.1The Opportunity of Big Data for Development313
Reading Material 13.2Steps Involved in Building a Data Warehouse326
Exercises330Chapter FourteenE.Commerce331
14.1Electronic Commerce331
14.2E.Commerce and Its Impact in Logistic Management: A State of Art338
Reading Material 14.1Seven Practical Trends in B2B Marketing349
Reading Material 14.2Chinas E.Commerce Service Industry354
Exercises366Chapter FifteenThe Future of Information Technology368
15.1Location.Based Social Networks: Users368
15.2Native XML Databases380
Reading Material 15.13G Technology388
Reading Material 15.2Microsoft Azure for Research Overview391
Exercises400References402
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