Contents目录
Unit 1 Is Tech the Right Career?.......................................1
Contents目录
Unit 1 Is Tech the Right Career?.......................................1
Section A ..........................................................................................................3
Text A IT Career Paths .......................................................................4
Section B ........................................................................................................18
Text B Why Choose IT.....................................................................19
Unit 2 E-Learning...........................................................33
Section A ........................................................................................................35
Text A Learn for Free with MOOCs.................................................36
Section B ........................................................................................................51
Text B The Flipped Classroom Model..............................................52
Unit 3 Programming Language and Natural Language......67
Section A ........................................................................................................69
Text A Computer Science Is Not a Foreign Language .....................70
Section B ........................................................................................................85
Text B A Brief History of Semantics.................................................87
Unit 4 Virtual World and Real World...........................103
Section A ......................................................................................................105
Text A Pokémon Go Brings Pocket Monsters to Life.......................106
Section B ......................................................................................................121
Text B The Metaverse Is Evolving from Fiction into Fact .............121
Unit 5 AI: Gospel or Nightmare?..................................139 Unit 5 AI: Gospel or Nightmare?..................................139
Section A ......................................................................................................141
Text A Should We Worry About Sentient AI?...............................142
Section B ......................................................................................................155
Text B Are We Living in a Simulation?..........................................156
Unit 6 Internet and Economy ......................................169
Section A ......................................................................................................171
Text A Rise of the Cyberstar Economy ..........................................171
Section B ......................................................................................................185
Text B Here’s What’s Really Killing Malls......................................186
Unit 7 Internet Insecurity ............................................199
Section A ......................................................................................................201
Text A Online Privacy Fears Are Real ............................................202
Section B ......................................................................................................215
Text B How to Stop Your Vacuum from Spying on You? ..............216
Unit 8 Pioneers in Technology......................................231
Section A ......................................................................................................233
Text A Steve Jobs —an Innovator and Genius ..............................234
Section B ......................................................................................................247
Text B Heroes Hidden Behind ENIAC ...........................................248
Glossary..........................................................................261