Unit One TEXT The Career of Information Technology Graduates Reading Material A The ENIAC Reading Material B What Is a Computer? Unit Two TEXT Java Language Reading Material A What Is Java? Reading Material B Five Phases of Software Development Test ](ourself 1 Unit Three TEXT The Buyer s Guide ( 1 ) Reading Material A How to Buy a Home Computer ( 1 ) Reading Material B How to Buy a Home Computer (2) Unit Four TEXT The Buyer' s Guide (2) Reading Material A How to Buy a Home Computer (3) Reading Material B Computer System Test Yourself 2 Unit Five TEXT Plug and Play Reading Material A Introduction to Microsoft Certification Program Reading Material B Microsoft Certifications Unit Six TEXT Two Main Asynchronous Communication Methods in Cyberspace Reading Material A Controversial Visions on Cyberspace Reading Material B Two Synchronous Communications Based on Text Test Yourself 3 Unit Seven TEXT Newsgroups Reading Material A IP Telephony Reading Material B FTP Unit Eight TEXT Web' s Next Battle Instant Messaging Reading Material A Instant Messaging Guide Reading Material B ICQ Test Yourself 4 Unit Nine TEXT How Computer Viruses Spread Reading Material A Types of Computer Viruses Infection Reading Material B Trojans and Worms Unit Ten TEXT The Next Net Reading Material A The Merging of Man & PC in the 21st Century Reading Material B Net Impact So Far So Good Test Yourself 5 Unit Eleven TEXT Digital Signal Processors and Its Applications Reading Material A Speech Synthesis Reading Material B Speech Recognition Unit Twelve TEXT Modern Role of Cryptography Reading Material A An Initial Hint on Foundations of Cryptography Reading Material B Basis of Information Security More than Computational Intractability Test Yourself 6 Unit Thirteen TEXT Communication Network Reading Material A Future Network Architectures and Their Services Reading Material B Key Factors in Communication Network Evolution Unit Fourteen TEXT Signal and System Reading Material A Overview of Specific Systems ( 1 ) Reading Material B Overview of Specific Systems (2) Test Yourself 7 Unit Fifteen TEXT Introduction to ISDN Reading Material A Broadband ISDN Reading Material B Network Management Unit Sixteen TEXT Characteristics of Communication Channels Reading Material A Modern Means of Communication Reading Material B Using a Mouse Appendix Ⅰ "An overview of what make up an information system people, procedures, software, hardware, and data. " Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary Appendix Ⅲ Glossary Appendix Ⅳ Abbreviations in the TEXT Appendix Ⅴ Abbreviations for Network Appendix Ⅵ Abbreviations for Electronics and Communications