1、Part A Theoretical study sectionTraining target: In this part, our target is to train the speed of reading professional article and comprehension. We have made the flexible sentences strong black and marked the subject, predicate and object of them . Try to grasp the main idea of these sentences.主語、

2、謂語、賓語Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction A computer is just a machine, but a computer system consists of two main elements: the machine and programs. Like a person, a computer system is composed of two parts: the bonehardware and the soulsoftware. The central idea of a com

3、puting system is that input is processed into output. Input is the data which is entered into the computer, and output is the result of processing done by the computer, usually printed out or displayed on the screen. Let us get closer to the computer from the basic components. When talking about com

4、puter, such image as Pic2-1 will appear in our mind: a display screen known as the basic output device, a keyboard usually together with a mouse as the basic input device, and a cabinet known as a machine gram prugrmn. 程序hardware h:dwn.硬件software. sftw n.軟件componentkmpunntn.部件display screen顯示

5、器output device輸出設備keyboard ki:b:d n. 鍵盤mouse maus n.鼠標input device輸入設備cabinet kbinit n. 櫥柜Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction With the development of science and technology, modern computer becomes more and more flexible, and the hardware family becomes stronger and strong

6、er. A lot of new peripherals appear. These peripherals can be classified into two groupsinput devices and output devices. flexible fleksbl adj.靈活的peripheral prifrln. 外圍設備Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Input devices (Pic2-2), as the name suggests, are any hardware comp

7、onents (that allow you to put the data, programs and commands into the computer). One of the most important input devices is the keyboard. Users can type in text or enter keyboard commands using the keyboard. Another device which can be used to input data is a scanner. This electronic device is used

8、 to transfer an image such as text, or pictures into the computer. The most useful pointing device is a mouse, which allows the user to point to elements on the screen. And there are some other input devices, such as microphone, PC camera, digital camera, joystick, graphics tablet and light pen.text

9、 tekstn. 文本scanner sknn. 掃描機pointing device定點設備microphone maikrfunn. 麥克風PC camera攝像頭digital camera數碼相機joystick di.stikn.游戲桿graphics tablet圖形寫字板light pen光筆Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Output devices are d

10、evices that let you see what the computer has accomplished. Several devices are used o display the output from a computer. The favorite monitor is the LCD, (which is slim and takes up little space, and displays text and images with greater clarity). Another important output device is the printer, wh

11、ich allows the user to copy the data in the computer into the paper. Speakers and headphones allow the listener to hear audio data, such as speech or music through the computer. And there are some other output devices, such as projector and facsimile machine. text tekstn. 文本scanner sknn. 掃描機pointing

12、 device定點設備microphone maikrfunn. 麥克風PC camera攝像頭digital camera數碼相機joystick di.stikn.游戲桿graphics tablet圖形寫字板light pen光筆Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction All the components of a computer （that we can see and feel ）are hardware. They work together to help us with our daily

13、work. Do you know how can a computer manage so many devices? The real secret lies in the machine box. When we take the cover off a small computer and look inside, The real computer appears in front of us，we will see a few circuit boards, some wires and some cables. In fact, the motherboard is the mo

14、st important part in the machine box. Two main components on the motherboard are the CPU and memory. wire wai n. 導線cable keibl n.電纜線motherboard mb:d n. 母板，主板CPU 中央處理器memory memri n.內存Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction The CPU sometimes referred to as the processor. It is

15、the electronic device that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer. CPU is the control and data processing center of the whole computer system. You can simply regard it as a skillful cook, the only difference is just that the cook process meat and vegetable, makes

16、 them become delicious dishes. Here meat and vegetable is the input for the cook, and some dishes certainly are the output from the cook. Now turn back to our CPU, it can process the digital data from an input device, and output them to an output devices.digital data數字數據Part A Theoretical study sect

17、ionSkill one A short Introduction Just like the excellent cook we mentioned before, he must need a number of blank plates around him, which stored meats and vegetables processed by the cook, thats a great help for his cooking. And after dinner, the plates should be cleaned up. Memory stores informat

18、ion processing by the CPU. The data stream can flow from the CPU into memory or on the contrary. Memory consists of RAM and ROM. Any information in RAM will be lost when the computer is turned off, just like that the plates be cleaned by the cook. data stream數據流RAM 隨機存取存儲器contrary kntrri n.相反ROM 只讀存

19、儲器Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Most of the devices connected to the computer communicate with CPU in order to carry out a task. The CPU controls the data flow on the inner Bus, there are three kinds of Buses used in our computer: AB, DB and CB. The most popularbus t

20、o be used on a motherboard is a PCI bus. That is peripheral components inter face bus. inner Bus內部總線AB (Address Bus) abbr.地址總線DB (Data Bus) abbr.數據總線CB (Control Bus) abbr. 控制總線Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction The CPU uses storage to hold data, instructions and informati

21、on for future use. Storage also called secondary storage, auxiliary storage, Think of storage a little cabinet used to hold file folders, and memory as the top of your desk. When you need a file, you can get it from the filing cabinet (storage) and place it on your desk (memory).When you finish a fi

22、le, you return it to the filing cabinet (storage). The items in storage are retained even when power is removed from the computer.auxiliary storage輔助存儲器file folder文件夾filing cabinet文件柜retain ritein vt. 保留Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Key Wordshardware n.硬件 mouse n.鼠標k

23、eyboard n. 鍵盤 scanner n. 掃描機printer n. 打印機 circuit n.電路speaker n.音箱 wire n. 導線 cable n.電纜線motherboard n. 母板，主板 memory n.內存instruction n. 指令 headphone n.耳機command n. 命令 speaker n.揚聲器 audio n. 音頻projector n. 投影儀 scanner n. 掃描機 joystick n.游戲桿Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introductio

24、n Key Wordsmicrophone n. 麥克風 peripheral n. 外圍設備output device 輸出設備 input device 輸入設備 display screen 顯示器 light pen 光筆auxiliary storage 輔助存儲器 inner Bus 內部總線file folder 文件夾 facsimile machine 傳真機digital data 數字數據 data stream 數據流pointing device 定點設備 PC camera 攝像頭 digital camera 數碼相機 graphics tablet 圖形寫字板

25、CPU Central Processing Unit abbr.中央處理器RAM Random Access Memory abbr.隨機存取存儲器ROM Read Only Memory abbr.只讀存儲器LCD Liquid Crystal Display abbr.液晶顯示器Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill one A short Introduction Key Wordsmicrophone n. 麥克風 peripheral n. 外圍設備output device 輸出設備 input device 輸入設備 display scre

26、en 顯示器 light pen 光筆auxiliary storage 輔助存儲器 inner Bus 內部總線file folder 文件夾 facsimile machine 傳真機digital data 數字數據 data stream 數據流pointing device 定點設備 PC camera 攝像頭 digital camera 數碼相機 graphics tablet 圖形寫字板 CPU Central Processing Unit abbr.中央處理器RAM Random Access Memory abbr.隨機存取存儲器ROM Read Only Memory

27、abbr.只讀存儲器LCD Liquid Crystal Display abbr.液晶顯示器Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Computer Work?When we talk about the computer, we usually meet the topic: motherboard (Pic 2.4). The main circuit board in a computer is called the motherboard. It is a flat board that holds all of th

28、e key elements microprocessorn. 微處理器socket n. 插座plug in 插上that make up the “brain” of the system, including the microprocessor or CPU, RAM or primary memory, and expansion slots which are sockets where other circuit boards called expansion boards may be plugged in.Part A Theoretical study sectionSki

29、ll Two How Does a Computer Work?Let us use the system shown in Pic 2.5 to show you how a typical computer works. A computer is controlled by a stored program, so if we want to use a computer, the first step is copying the program from diskette into memory. Now the processor can begin executing instr

30、uctions; the data input from the keyboard are stored in memory. The processor processes the data and then stores the results back into memory. At last, we can get the cessor n. 處理器executev. 執行Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Computer Work?Now we can see that a computer

31、system consists of four basic components. An input device provides data. The data are stored in memory, which also holds a program. Under the controls of the program, the computers processor processes the data. The results flow from the computer to an output device. Let us introduce the system compo

32、nents one by one, beginning with the processor. The processor, usually called the central processing unit (CPU) or main processor, is the heart of a computer. It is the CPU that in fact processes or manipulates data and controls all the rest parts of the computer. How can it manage its job? The secr

33、et is software. Without a program to provide control, a CPU can do nothing. How can a program guide the CPU through the processes? Let us consider from the basic element of a programinstruction. consists of 由組成manipulate v. 處理，操作element n. 元素Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Compu

34、ter Work?An instruction is composed of two parts: an operation code and one or more operands (Pic 2.6). The operation codes tell the CPU what to do and the operands tell the CPU where to find the data to be manipulated. operand n. 操作數operation code 操作碼Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Do

35、es a Computer Work?The processor contains four major components (Pic 2.7): a clock, an instruction control, an arithmetic and logic unit (usually shortened ALU) and several registers. The clock generates precisely timed pulses of current that synchronize the processors other components. Then the ins

36、truction control unit determines the location of the next instruction to be executed and fetches it from the main memory. The arithmetic and logic unit performs arithmetic operations (such as addition and subtraction) and logic operations (such as testing a value to see if it is true or false), whil

37、e the registers are temporary storage devices that hold control information, key data and some intermediate results. Since the registers are located in the CPU, the processing speed is faster than the main memory. Then which is the key component to a computers speed? It is the clock! In more detail,

38、 it is the clocks frequency that decides a computers processing speed. When we buy a computer, we usually consider the main frequency first, and that means a clocks frequency.precisely adv. 精確地pulse n. 脈沖current n. 電流synchronize v. 同步register n. 寄存器temporary adj. 暫時的intermediate adj. 中間的frequency n.

39、 頻率Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Computer Work?Now we will talk more in detail about the Microprocessors and Central Processing Units (Pic 2.8). Microprocessors are central processing units etched on a tiny chip of silicon and, thus, are called microchips. Microprocessors cont

40、ain many electronic switches, called transistors, which determine whether electric current is allowed to pass through or now. Transistors are the basic switch n. 開關Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Computer Work?building blocks of microprocessors. A single microchip may contain mi

41、llions of transistors. When electric current is allowed to pass through, the switch is on. This represents a 1 bit. If the current does not pass through, the switch is off. This represents a 0 bit. Different combinations of transistors represent different combinations of bits, which are used to repr

42、esent special characters, letters, and digits. represent v. 代表combination n. 組合Part A Theoretical study sectionSkill Two How Does a Computer Work? Key Wordsmicroprocessor n. 微處理器processor n. 處理器operand n. 操作數 register n. 寄存器frequency n. 頻率 switch n. 開關socket n. 插座 pulse n. 脈沖synchronize v. 同步 proces

43、sor n. 處理器plug in 插上 operation code 操作碼Part A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading One Input and OutputWe often hear of input/output system (or I/O ), Whats the I/O system? In computing, I/O is the communication between an information processing system (such as a computer) and the outside world. In

44、puts are the signals or data received by the system, and outputs are the signals or data sent from it. I/O devices are used by a person (or other system) to communicate with the computer. For example, The keyboard and The Mouse (Pic2) may be an input devices for the computer, while monitors(Pic1) an

45、d printers are considered output devices. Modem (Pic 3) and Network Interface Cards (NIC Pic4), typically serve for both input and output devices. Pic 1 Monitor Pic 2 keyboard an mouse Pic 3 ModemPic 4 NICPart A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading One Input and OutputThe Mouse and the Keyboard tak

46、e as input physical devices. The user use them input the information, and the Input devices convert it into the signal that a computer can understand. The output information from these devices is input for the computer. Similarly, the printer and the monitor take as input signal that a computer outp

47、ut. They convert these signals into symbols that the user can see or read. These interactions between the computer and the user are called humancomputer interaction.Memory is the devices that the CPU can read and write to directly, with individual instructions.In computer architecture, the combinati

48、on of the CPU and the main Memory is considered the brain of a computer. and from that point of view any transfer of information from or to that combination, for example to or from a disk drive, is considered I/O. The CPU and its supporting circuitry provide memory-mapped I/O that is used in low-lev

49、el computer programming, such as the implementation of device drivers. An I/O algorithm is one designed to exploit locality and perform efficiently when data reside on secondary storage, such as a disk drive.Part A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading Two History of the computerElectronic computer

50、was one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. Once talking about computer, we have to think of the birth of ENIAC(Electric Numerical Integrator And Calculator)( Pic 1).Part A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading Two History of the computerThe start of World War II produced a large need fo

51、r computer capacity, especially for the military. New weapons were made for which trajectory tables and other essential data were needed. In 1946, John P. Eckert, John W. Mauchly, and their associates at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania decided to build a high

52、-speed electronic computer to do the job. This machine became known as ENIAC.The size of ENIACs numerical “word” was 10 decimal digits, and it could multiply two of these numbers at a rate of 300 per second, by finding the value of each product from a multiplication table stored in its memory. ENIAC

53、 was therefore about 1,000 times faster then the previous generation of relay computers.Part A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading Two History of the computerENIAC used 18,000 vacuum tubes, about 1,800 square feet of floor space, weighed 30 tons and consumed about 180,000 watts of electrical power

54、. It had punched card I/O, 1 multiplier, 1 divider/square rooter, and 20 adders using decimal ring counters, which served as adders and also as quick-access (0.0002 seconds) read-write register storage. The executable instructions making up a program were embodied in the separate “units” of ENIAC, w

55、hich were plugged together to form a “route” for the flow of information. ENIAC was commonly accepted as the first successful high-speed electronic digital computer (EDC) and had been used from 1946 to 1955, Part A Theoretical study sectionFast Reading Two History of the computer but it had a number

56、 of shortcomings which were not solved, notably the inability to store a program. A number of improvements were also made to ENIAC from 1948, based on the ideas of the Hungarian-American, mathematician John Von Neumann (Pic 1.2)who was called the father of computer. Part A Theoretical study sectionF

57、ast Reading Two History of the computer Von Neumann contributed a new awareness of how practical, yet fast computers should be organized and built. These ideas, usually referred to as the stored-program technique, became essential for future generations of high-speed digital computers and were unive

58、rsally adopted. Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC) designed by Von Neumann was built in 1952. This computer used 2,300 vacuum tubes, but its speed was 10 times faster than ENIAC which used 18,000 vacuum tubes. And the most important, Random Access Memory (RAM) was used.Part B Pr

59、actice learning componentTraining target: In this part, our target is to train the students how to use using the specialized English knowledge to finish the professional task in English environment. It can achieve the purpose of using professional English through these tasks.Part B Practice learning

60、 componentTask one Name the computer hardware devices The first task is to name the computer hardware devices. In this task, the students must known the composition of the computer hardware system (Pic 1.8 and Pic1.9 ), and the English name for them. There are some information about the hardware of