191.information revolution ：信息革命
A condition characterized by an excess of message demanding attention, which leads to confusion and a loss of efficiency.
需要关注的信息内容过多的状况，这种状况导致混乱和效率的降低。
192.ink-jet printer ：喷墨打印机
An output device that prints by spraying a thin stream of ink onto the paper.
一种通过喷射细墨水流到纸上的打印装置。
What brand of ink-jet printer do you use?
你用的是什么牌子的喷墨打印机？
193.knowledge engineering ：知识工程学
The scientific study of integrating knowledge into computer systems to solve complex problems that would usually require human expertise¹.
一科学领域，主要研究如何将知识合成到电脑系统中以解决通常需要专门知识才能解决的复杂问题。
The next generation of computers will integrate knowledge engineering into their programming in order to solve complex problems in a way that more closely resembles human reasoning.
下一代计算机将会把知识工程学融合到其程序中，以便用一种近似人类思维的方法来解决复杂问题。
194.pixel ：象素
The smallest display picture element on a video display screen.
在显示屏上所显示图像的最小显示元素。
The display screen of a computer contains thousands of tiny pixels that convey the images on the computer screen.
电脑显示屏上有千千万万个象素，这些元构成了屏幕上的图像。
195.software piracy² ：软件盗版
The duplication of commercial software without permission from the developer.
未经开发商许可复制商业软件的侵权行为。
The XYZ company used international lawyers to prosecute³ a crime ring involving software piracy in Taiwan.
某某公司聘请国际律师起诉台湾的一个涉嫌软件盗版的犯罪团伙。
196.superconductor ：超导体
Material that has almost no resistance to the flow of electricity.
对电流几乎没有阻力的材料。
The new technology of superconductors has advanced the world of communications by allowing more information to be sent in a much faster manner.
超导体技术可以使更多的信息以快得多的速度传输，从而促进了通信业的发展。
197.telecommuting ：居家办公，远程上班
Working at home and using a computer to communicate and interact with the office.
使用电脑同办公室保持通讯联络，从而实现在家办公。
More and more people are now telecommuting one or more days a week as opposed to going to the office everyday.
与以前每天去办公室上班不同，现在越来越多的人每周一天或几天在家办公。
198.touch screen ：触摸屏
A computer that can be given commands by touching⁴ its display screen in the appropriate locations.
一种电脑的屏幕，使用者可以触摸其适当的位置而对电脑发出指令。
Some restaurants have provided touch screen computers to enable their customers to order food via the computer without
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199.user-friendly ：方便用户的
Hardware or software that is designed to help people become familiar with their computer by simple, easy-to-follow instructions.
电脑生产厂商所设计的一些硬件和软件，可让用户通过一些简单易学的指令来熟悉其电脑。
Computers must be user-friendly in order to be accepted by the public.
要让公众接受，电脑必须让用户感到方便。
200.Virus ：病毒
Coded directions in software that can erase⁵ or replace files and operating software in a computer. A computer virus can sit undetected in a computer until it's automatically activated⁶, as when computer's clock strikes a certain date.
软件中的密码指令，它可删除、转换电脑中的文件以及操作软件。电脑病毒会隐藏在电脑中不被发现，当电脑时钟指向某一日期它会被自动激活。
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