科技英语翻译 02

02OfficeAutomationLearningObjectivesInthisunityoushouldgetfamiliarwith:theconceptofofficeautomationthecomponentsofofficeautomationthemainfunctionsofeachcomponenttheadvantagesofofficeautomationI.Warm-up1.Tick(√)thewordsorphrasesthatareassociatedwiththisunit.□scanners□firewall□modem□photocopiers□laserfaxmachine□computergame□microprocessor□chatroom□onlineservice□operatingsystem□e-mail□workenvironment2.Lookatthefollowingpicturesandlabelthemwiththewordsgivenbelow.faxmachinescannersphotocopierdigitalcameramodemheadphonePicture1._______Picture2._______Picture3._______Picture4._______Picture5._______Picture6._______II.PartAANewOfficeTakeadvantageoftechnicaladvancementsthroughnetworkingandofficeautomationtobenefityourbusiness,increaseproductivity,andmakethemostefficientuseofyourmoney.Nowmoreandmorepeopleareinterestedinthesamegoal:usingmicrocomputerstosolveproblems.Itischangingsubstantiallythewaypeopleworkinanoffice．Today'sorganizationshaveavarietyofofficeautomationhardwareandsoftwarecomponentsattheirdisposal.Thelistincludesthetelephoneandcomputersystems,faxmachines,photocopiers,scanners,electronicdocumentmanagementsystem(EDMS),etc.PCsIngeneral,yourofficecomputermustmeetcertainminimumrequirements.Themicroprocessorshouldbeataminimumspeedof500MHz.Ifyouhavemorecomplexworktodo,thenyoushouldconsidera1GHzprocessor.Aminimumof128MBRAMshouldbeenoughforyoutoloadoperatingsystems,applications,anddata.Secondarystoragedevicesinanofficesystemshouldbeaminimum40GBharddrive,a3.5”floppydrive,andaCD-ROMdriveorabackwardcompatible(meaningitwillreadCDs)DVDdrive.Avideocarddeterminestheresolution,colors,andspeedatwhichimagesaredisplayedonthemonitor.Pixelsat28pitchandavideoRAMof8MBaregoodenough.Adockingstationisnecessaryifyouwanttouseanotebookcomputerasadesktopcomputersometimesintheoffice.Aportreplicatorisanotheroneyoushouldhaveforthenotebookcomputer.Youcanattacheittothebackofthenotebookcomputerforplugginginaprinter,monitor,keyboard,mouse,orotherperipheraldevice.FaxmachineFaxMachinesTherearethreekindsoffaxmachines:thermal,inkjetorlaser.Thethermalfaxisthecheapest,butyoumustpreparewaxypaperforit.Inkjetandlaserfaxmachinesprintonordinarypaper.Thelaserfaxmachineisthemostexpensiveone,butitoffersthebestqualityandspeed.Memoryof512KBisfineforafaxmachinetosaveincomingfaxesofabout25pagesifthemachinerunsoutofpaper.PhotocopiersWhenyouchoosephotocopiers,youshouldconsiderthefollowingfeatures:automaticdocumentfeeder,duplexing,collating,stapling,andcroppingoptions.Comparedwithanalogcopiers,digitalcopierswithlessnoiseandbetterqualityarelesslikelytojamorneedservicing.ScannersResolution,colorbitdepth,interfaceconnection,maximumsizeoforiginal,automaticsheetfeeder,andsoftwarearethethingsyoushouldkeepinmindwhenpurchasingascanner.Theminimumresolutionrecommendedforgraphicsandimagesis600×600dpi.DigitalCamerasLowerresolution(minimumof640×480)willbeadequateiftheimageswillbeviewedonthecomputermonitoratnormalsize.ElectronicDocumentManagementSystem(EDMS)Electronicdocumentmanagementsystem(EDMS)allowsrapidsimultaneousaccessbyseveraluserstodocumentswithinthecompany.Itprocessesormanagesfilesofdifferentformats,suchastexts,spreadsheets,graphics,anddigitizedpresentations.SurgeSuppressor/UninterruptedPowerSupplyProtectyourcomputer,modem,faxmachine,andotherofficeequipmentfrompowersurges.AntiviralSoftwareTheantiviralsoftwareisessentialtokeeptheofficefreeofviruses.Itcanscanfilesande-mailattachmentsastheyaredownloaded.NewWords&Expressionspixeln.像素pitchn.定调replicatorn复制器thermalad.热的,热量的duplexingn.转接collatingn.核对,整理staplev.把...分类,把...分级croppingn.图片裁切,(照片)裁切选取画面analogn.类似物,相似体interfacen.〈计〉界面，接口simultaneousadj.同时发生的surgen.汹涌,澎湃suppressorn.干扰抑制器antiviraladj.抗病毒的Exercises:1.Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothetext.①.WhydomoreandmorepeopleliketousecomputersinOffice?②.Canyounamesomeofthemostusefulcomponentsofanofficeautomationsystem?③.Howmanykindsoffaxmachinesarethereandwhatarethey?④.Whatfeaturesshouldyoutakeintoaccountwhenyoubuyaphotocopier?⑤.BrieflydescribethefunctionofEDMS.2.FillinthetablebelowbygivingthecorrespondingChineseorEnglishequivalents.officeautomation抗病毒软件scanner文档管理系统portreplicator外部设备analogcopier停放站photocopier数码相机3.Readthetextagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhavegotinthetext.◇Therearemanydifferenttoolsinincludingtelephone,PC,____,____,____,andsomesoftware.◇Attheminimum,acomputerinanofficesystemshouldhavea40GB,a3.5”,anda,orabackwardcompatible.◇Threekindsoffaxmachinesare:,inkjetor.Thethermalfaxprintson,whileinkjetandfaxmachineprinton.isthemostexpensivebutwiththebest.◇Someofofficeautomationare,monitor,keyboard,mouse,etc.◇EDMSmayconsistofmanydifferentformats,suchas,,,anddigitizedpresentations.4.Choosethebestonefromtheitemsgivenbelowtocompletethefollowingpassage.There'sanewformofmusic—（1）.It'sthelatestdevelopmentindigitalaudiotechnology.MP4isanewwayofcompressinglarge（2）intomuchsmallersize.Withthisnew（3）youcan（4）songsfromtheInternet.Many（5）haveMP4musicyoucandownloadforfree.AnMP4playerisactuallyacomputerthatplaysMP4audiofilesanditssoundisasgoodasaCD.AnMP4player