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CONTENTS Unit 1Hardware Ⅰ 1.1A Closer Look at the Processor and Primary Storage 1.2Integrated Circuit—Moores Law 1.3Multicore Processors 1.4Computer Architectures Exercises Unit 2Hardware Ⅱ 2.1Optical Storage Media: HighDensity Storage 2.1.1Optical Laser Disks 2.1.2DVDs 2.2Display Devices 2.33D Printing 2.3.1Manufacturing an Object with 3D Printer 2.3.2General Principles 2.3.3Applications 2.4The External Interface: USB Exercises Unit 3Programming and Programming Languages 3.1Computer Programming 3.2C and ObjectOriented Programming 3.3Introduction to Java 3.4Introduction to Android Programming 3.5Characteristics of Web Programming Languages Exercises Unit 4Operating System 4.1Summary of OS 4.2Using the Windows Operating System 4.3Window Managers 4.4Myths of UNIX 4.5Using Linux in Embedded and Realtime Systems Exercises Unit 5Computer Networks 5.1Internet 5.2Extending Your Markup: An XML Tutorial 5.3Network Protocols 5.3.1Protocol Hierarchies 5.3.2WAP—The Wireless Application Protocol 5.4Mobile Internet, Mobile Web Exercises Unit 6Network Communication 6.1Two Approaches to Network Communication 6.2Carrier Frequencies and Multiplexing 6.3Internet of Things 6.4Wireless Network Exercises Unit 7Database 7.1An Overview of a Database System 7.2Introduction to SQL 7.3Objectrelational Database 7.4Data Warehouse 7.4.1Data Warehouse 7.4.2What is Data Mining? 7.5Big Data Exercises Unit 8Multimedia 8.1Introduction 8.1.1Main Properties of a Multimedia System 8.1.2Multimedia 8.2Audio 8.2.1Computer Representation of Sound 8.2.2Audio Formats 8.2.3MP3 Compression 8.3Video 8.3.1Video Compression 8.3.2MP4 8.4Synchronization Exercises Unit 9Artificial Intelligence 9.1Overview of Artificial Intelligence 9.2About Expert System 9.3Deep Learning 9.4Robot Sophia 9.**lphaGo Zero: Learning from Scratch 9.6Big Data Analytics Exercises Unit 10Data Structure and Algorithms 10.1Abstract Data Types and Algorithms 10.2Spanning Trees 10.3Block Sorting Algorithms:Parallel and Distributed Algorithm 10.4DivideandConquer Exercises Unit 11Fundamentals of the Computing Sciences 11.1Set Theory 11.2Predicates 11.3Languages and Grammars 11.4FiniteState Machines Exercises Unit 12Computer Applications Ⅰ 12.1Computer Graphics 12.2ComputerAided Design 12.3Graphical User Interface 12.4The Virtual Reality Responsive Workbench 12.**ugmented Reality Exercises Unit 13Computer Applications Ⅱ 13.1Distance Education Technological Models 13.2Electronic Business 13.3EGovernment—Introduction 13.4Office Automation Exercises Unit 14Computer Applications Ⅲ 14.1Geographic Information Systems(GIS):A New Way to Look at Business Data 14.2Introduction to GPS 14.3Management Information System (MIS) 14.4Enterprise Resource Planning Exercises Unit 15Software Development 15.1Overview of Software Engineering 15.2Unified Modeling Language 15.3Integrated Computer Aided Software Engineering 15.4Agile Software Development Methods 15.5Middleware Exercises Unit 16Network Security 16.1What Do I Need to Know about Viruses? 16.2Modern Cryptography—Data Encryption 16.3Firewalls and Proxies Exercises Unit 17Computer Systems 17.1Embedded Systems 17.2Distributed Systems 17.3Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage 17.3.1Cloud Computing 17.3.2Cloud Storage 17.4Quantum Computing Exercises 参考资料