计算机专业英语chapter1

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1、Chapter1ChoosingYourComputer(选择你的计算机)转载请注明http://www.024dxb.comhttp://www.dxsls.comSectionAChoosingYourComputer:DesktoporLaptop?ExercisesSectionBProsandConsoftheDesktopComputersExercisesSectionCProsandConsofLaptopComputersExercisesGrammar参考译文习题参考答案SectionAChoosingYourComputer:DesktoporLaptop?

2、Whenit'stimetothinkaboutbuyinganewcomputer,theveryfirstquestionyoumustaskyourself(andtheotherpeoplewhowillusethenewcomputer)istheoneinthissection'stitle:ShouldIbuyadesktopcomputeroralaptop?Thissectionshouldhelpyoumakethatimportantdecision;itexplainshowtoevaluatethespecialfeaturesofeachtypeandd

3、escribetheirbenefitsanddrawbacks.Laterinthischapter,youcanfindalotmoredetailaboutusingeachofthosefeatures,butrightnowit'smostimportanttodecidewhetherthelightweightandcompactdesignofalaptopisimportantenoughtosacrificethelowercost,flexibleconstruction,andgenerallylargerkeyboardandscreeninadeskto

4、psystem.What'stheDifference?Beforebeginningadiscussionontheprosandconsofeachtype,itmightbeusefultodefinecertainterms.Adesktopcomputerusuallyhasmostofitscomponentsinamodularcase,withaseparatekeyboard,videodisplay,mouse,andspeakersconnectedtothecasethroughcablesorwirelesslinks.Thecaseforacompute

5、rmightbeeitherhorizontalorvertical.Afewspecialtymanufacturersoffercompactdesignsthatdon'tmeettheindustrystandards(suchasacomputerwiththeprocessorandrelatedpartsbuiltintothevideomonitorpackage),butmostdesktopcomputersresembletheonesshowninFigure1.1.Thenewestportablecomputers,knownastablets,have

6、touch-sensitivescreensthatareoftenattachedtothekeyboardsectionwithrotatinghinges.Figure1.1AdesktopcomputerFigure1.2AlaptopcomputerThisallowsausertowriteonthescreenwithaspecialstyluswithoutopeningtheclamshell.MicrosofthasdesignedsupportfortabletsintothemostrecentversionsoftheWindowsoperatingsys

7、tem。HowDoYouUseYourComputer?Inmostcases,thechoicebetweenadesktopandalaptopcomputerdependsonthewayyouexpecttousethisparticularmachine.Ifyou'replanningtocarrythecomputerwithyouwhenyoutravelforbusiness,orifyouwanttotakethecomputeronvacatio