Computer
Software
Dialogue
摘要：对话训练
Dialogue 1
A:I don't understand how to use this new software.
B:Didn't you look at the user's manual?
A:No, I bought a bootleg version,so I don't have a manual.
B:That 's why you should only use original software .
Dialogue 2
A:Have you ever used a computer dating service?
B:No, have you?
A:I posted my information on a couple different sites, and I've started up
some nice e-mail conversations with several people.
Dialogue 3
A:So,why don't you try a computer dating service?
B:First of all, it's too impersonal.
Second, how do
you know the person on the other end is telling you the truth?
They could just
be making things up all the time and you would be getting to know someone who
doesn't really exist.
A:You're right.
I guess computer
dating has its bad sides ,but it's still a funny way to meet people.
Dialogue 4
A:My phone bill is way too expensive.
B:Maybe you should get one of those Internet telephone systems.
A:That's where you both dial into the Internet so you only have to pay for a
local phone call, right?
Professional Terms
passages
摘要：文章训练
Vocabularies
consider vt.
feed v.
importance n.
inanimate a.
overestimate vt.
space n.
supply vt.
Passages
A computer is aninanimate device that has no intelligence of its own and must be
supplied with instructions so that it knows what to do and how and when to do
it.These
instructions are called software.
The importance
of software can't be overestimated.You might have
what most people consider the " best computer sitting on your desk in
front of you.however ,without
software to " feed "it.the computer
will do nothing more-than take up space.
Notes
You might have
what most people consider the best computer sitting on your desk in front of
you :however, without
software to feed it, the computer will do nothing more than take up space.
Professional Terms
passages
摘要：文章训练
Vocabularies
accompany vt.
documentation n.
package n.
professional a.
Passages
Software is made
up of a group of related programs,each of which is
a group of related instructions that perform very specific processing tasks.Software
acquired to perform a general business function is often referred to as asoftware package.
Software
packages, which are usually created by professional software writers are accompanied
by documentation that explains how to use the software.
Software can
generally be divided into two categories:(1)systems software and
(2)applications software.
systems software
Programs
designed to allow the computer to manage its own resources are called systems
software.This software
runs the basic operations;it tells the
hardware what to do and how and when to do it.
Notes
This software
runs the basic operation; it tells the hardware what to do and how and when to
do it.
However, it does
not solve specific problems relating to a business or a profession.
For example,
systems software will not process a prediction of what your company's tax bill
will be next year,but it will tell
the computer where to store the data used during processing.
systems software
will not process the creation of the animation strip for your next film,but it will manage
how it is output.
Professional Terms
passages
摘要：文章训练
Vocabularies
budget n.
calculate v.
poultry n.
temperature vt.
update vt.
Passages
Application
software
Any instructions
or collection of related programs designed to be carried out by a computer to
satisfy a user's specific needs are applications software.
A group of
programs written to perform payroll processing is one type of applications
softwre.
as are programs
written to maintain personnel records, update an inventory system, help you
calculate a budge or monitor the
incubation temperatures at your poultry farm.
Applications
software can be purchased "off the shelf". or written,or it can be
written to order by qualified programmers.
If for example,
a company's payroll processing requirements are fairly routine,it can probably
purchase one or more payroll applications software programs off the shelf to
handle the job.
However, if a
company has unique payroll requirements,such as a need
to handle the records of hourly employees, salaried employees, and commissioned
employees,the
off-the-shelf software may not be satisfactory.
It may be more
cost-effective to have the payroll programs written to exact specifictions than to try to
modify off-the-shelf programs to do something they were never intended to do.
Notes
Any instructions
or collection of related programs designed to be carried out by a computer to
satisfy a user's specific needs are applications software.
