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Reading Comprehension
Title Bar(标题栏): Indicates which program you are currently working in. When a window is active, the title bar becomes blue in color.
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Words and Expressions
2.Bear in mind that the software we are talking about is not the floppy disks where computer software comes but what is stored on the disks. 记住我们所说的软件不是存放电脑软 件的软盘而是存放在软盘里的内容。 bear in mind 是一个固定搭配, 意为“记住” 。例如: Bear in mind that you should finish your homework before you go to the cinema. 记住你应该先完成作业再去看电影。
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Lesson 5 Software
System software is a collection of programs which enables the application software to interact with the computer hardware devices. The system software which is also called background software controls computer hardware. The most popular system software is the operating system which all computers use. It handles such details as running programs, storing data and programs, and processing data. There are several types of operating systems such as MS-DOS, Windows 98, and Windows 2000, Windows NT, etc. Windows XP is the most updated operating system for today’s microcomputer users. Figure below shows the relationships among them.