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Unit 1 The Development of Electronics 1

 Dialogue 1

 Text: The Development of Electronics 1

 Supplementary Reading: Brief Introduction to Some Electronic Systems 4

 Translating Skills 1 5

Unit 2 Charge, Current and Voltage 8

 Dialogue 8

 Text: Charge, Current and Voltage 8

 Supplementary Reading: Basic Electric Circuit 11

 Translating Skills 2 2

Unit 3 Electrical Components 15

 Dialogue 15

 Text: Resistor, capacitor, inductor 15

 Supplementary Reading: Transformers 18

 Translating Skills 3 19

Unit 4 Electronic Instruments 22

 Dialogue 22

 Text: Multimeters 22

 Supplementary Reading: the Oscilloscope 25

 Translating Skills 4 27

Unit 5 The Sensors 30

 Dialogue 30

 Text: The Sensors 30

 Supplementary Reading: Robots 33

 Translating Skills 5 35

Unit 6 Integrated Circuit 38

 Dialogue 38

 Text: Integrated Circuit 38

 Supplementary Reading: The Process of IC Design 41

 Translating Skills 6 43

Unit 7 Electrical appliances 47

 Dialogue 47

 Text: Digital TV 47

 Supplementary Reading: the Air Conditioner 50

 Translating Skills 7 52

Unit 8 Computer basics 54

 Dialogue 54

 Text: Basic Computer 54

 Supplementary Reading: BIOS (Basic Input/Output System 57

 Translating Skills 8 59

Unit 9 Computer Operating System 62

 Dialogue 62

 Text: Operating system 62

 Supplementary Reading: Windows XP 65

 Translating Skills 9 67

Unit 10 Programming language 69

 Dialogue 69

 Text: The Basics of C 70

 Supplementary Reading: Matlab Language 72

 Translating Skills 10 74

Unit 11 Communication system 77

 Dialogue 77

 Text: MTS 77

 Supplementary Reading: The features of 3G 80

 Translating Skills 11 82

Unit 12 Multimedia and applications 86

 Dialogue 86

 Text: Multimedia 86

 Supplementary Reading: Multimedia Applications 89

 Translating Skills 12 91

Unit 13 Java technology 96

 Dialogue 96

 Text: Java technology 96

 Supplementary Reading: Bluetooth technology 99

 Translating Skills 13 101

Unit 14 Applying for a Job 104

 Dialogue 104

 Text: Job Advertisement 105

 Supplementary Reading: Personal Resume and Letter of Application 107

 Translating Skills 14 109

Appendix 113

 Appendix I. Abbreviations for some specialized terms 113

 Appendix II. Main courses on Electron and Information Engineering 116

 Appendix III. Reference keys to Exercises 118

 Appendix IV. Reference Translation 126

Bibliography 140