序 前言 使用說明 Part One Computer Basics 1 Unit 1 My Computer 3 Section A Computer Overview 3 Section B Computing on the Go 13 Section C Tips for Computer Beginners 19 Unit 2 Computer Architecture 21 Section A Computer Hardware 21 Section B The Universal Serial Bus 28 Section C DVD 34 Unit 3 Operating System 39 Section A Operating System 39 Section B What Is Linux? 48 Section C Performance in Windows 2000 52 Unit 4 Computer Language and Programming 56 Section A Programming Language 56 Section B Visual C++ and MFC Basics 64 Section C The Java Language 71 Part Two Software Engineering 79 Unit 5 Software Development 81 Section A Computer Program 81 Section B Why Choose Visual Basic as a Web Programming Tool? 91 Section C Using PowerBuilder to Build Cross-Platform Applications 96 Unit 6 Distributed Systems 102 Section A Computer Distributed Systems 102 Section B What Does “Client-Server”Really Mean?(Part I) 112 Section C What Does “Client-Server”Really Mean?(Part II) 120 Unit 7 Database 125 Section A Enter the World of Relational Databases 125 Section B Database Objects of SQL Server 134 Section C Delphi Database Architecture 139 Part Three Network and Communication 147 Unit 8 Telecommunications and Information Superhighway 149 Section A Telecommunications and Computer 149 Section B Internet and Information Superhighway 157 Section C ATM and Its Advantages 164 Unit 9 Network 172 Section A Computer Networks 172 Section B Switched LAN Network Designs 180 Section C How Are Networks Used? 189 Unit 10 Network Infrastructure 195 Section A Network Topologies 195 Section B TCP/IP: the Basics 205 Section C Network-Level Protocols 212 Unit 11 Internet 218 Section A How Does the Internet Work? 218 Section B What誷 E-Mail? 226 Section C Videoconferencing 229 Part Four IT and Our Life 237 Unit 12 IT and Computer Application 239 Section A Information Revolution 239 Section B Geographic Information System 248 Section C Agent Technology 255 Unit 13 e-Business 260 Section A Electronic Commerce Introduction 260 Section B The Evolution of e-Business 268 Section C Setting Goals for Your Online Business 274 Unit 14 Security 279 Section A Computer Security 279 Section B Computer Virus 288 Section C Through a Hacker誷 Eyes 294 Unit 15 Remarks by IT Giants 300 Section A Remarks by Bill Gates 300 Section B Louis V. Gerstner Jr: IT and the Reformation of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises 307 Section C Andrew S. Grove: Only the Paranoid Survive 313 Appendix I Glossary 318 Appendix II Abbreviations 347