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1、计算机专业英语Lesson5SoftwareWordsandExpressionsNotesReadingComprehension译文Lesson5Software补充阅读学习重点Lesson5SoftwareIthandlessuchdetailsasrunningprograms,storingdataandprograms,andprocessingdata.它的功能是运行程序，存储数据和程序，处理数据。Whenwementionsoftware,werefertocomputerprogramswhicharetheinstructionsthatdirectthe
2、computerhowtoprocessdataandinformationintotheformyouwant.Softwareismoreimportantthanhardware.Ittellsthehardwarewhattodo.Itisthe“brain”ofthecomputer.Withoutsoftware,acomputerisonlyaclumsybox.Lesson5SoftwareBearinmindthatthesoftwarewearetalkingaboutisnotthefloppydiskswherecomputersoftwarecome
3、sbutwhatisstoredonthedisks.Contrarytohardware,softwareisinvisible.Softwarecanbedividedintotwomajorkinds—systemsoftwareandapplicationsoftware.Theformeroneisthesoftwarethecomputerusesandthelatteriswhatyouuse.Lesson5SoftwareSystemsoftwareisacollectionofprogramswhichenablestheapplicationsoftwar
4、etointeractwiththecomputerhardwaredevices.Thesystemsoftwarewhichisalsocalledbackgroundsoftwarecontrolscomputerhardware.Themostpopularsystemsoftwareistheoperatingsystemwhichallcomputersuse.Ithandlessuchdetailsasrunningprograms,storingdataandprograms,andprocessingdata.Thereareseveraltypesofop
5、eratingsystemssuchasMS-DOS,Windows98,andWindows2000,WindowsNT,etc.WindowsXPisthemostupdatedoperatingsystemfortoday’smicrocomputerusers.Figurebelowshowstherelationshipsamongthem.Lesson5SoftwareThereareseveraltypesofoperatingsystemssuchasMS-DOS,Windows98,andWindows2000,WindowsNT,etc.WindowsXP
6、isthemostupdatedoperatingsystemfortoday’smicrocomputerusers.Figurebelowshowstherelationshipsamongthem.Lesson5SoftwareLesson5SoftwareApplicationsoftwaresometimesisdescribedas“end-user”software.Itisaspecializedprogramthatenablestheusertoaccomplishspecifictasks.Peoplecreatefiles,managepersonal
7、assignments,writeletters,surftheInternet,watchmovies,downloadmusicfromtheInternet,developawebsiteandplaygameswiththehelpofapplicationsoftware.Wearefamiliarwithseveralkindsofapplicationsoftwaresuchaswordprocessors,spreadsheetprograms,databasesystems,prese
