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COMPUTING: AN OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH (M206)
電腦：物件導向網路
This best-selling series illustrates the application of software development techniques to a variety of large-scale case studies and highlight general issues such as computer security and human computer interaction.
本系列以個案形式闡釋軟件發展技術在不同範疇的應用情況。強調電腦的安全性和人機介面設計的重要性。
"Computing: An Object-Oriented Approach" has been designated as one of the Millennium products by the Design Council of Great Britain.
1. ARTISTS IN LOGIC - COMPUTERS IN WOOD (M206/01(02)
邏輯藝術家:林業電腦
Constant economic and environmental pressure on the timber industry has resulted in the employment of modern technology to gain the maximum percentage out of every log. This programme looks at the computer hardware and software used in manufacturing processes in plywood mills in Canada and the US and visits a manufacturer of state-of-the-art wood processing machinery in Vancouver.
經濟及環境保護因素不斷沖擊傳統的林木業。本節目以個案的形式介紹溫哥華的費沙河數間碩果僅存的經營者如何利用電腦輔助生產，增加競爭優勢。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
2. THE FRONT DESK (M206/03V)
前臺：人機介面
The design principles underlying successful human computer interaction (HCI) are examined in this programme. Key principles of HCI are explained, including the use of icons, direct manipulation using a mouse and the visualization of information using example software interfaces. Finally, the programme explores future directions in interface design.
人機介面設計的準則是什麼？本節目探討完善的電腦程式設計必須順應大眾的需要才可以幫助人類的未來發展。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
3. THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (M206/04V)
資訊社會
This programme tells the story of how a new computer system implemented by the Britannia Building Society in the UK, has helped to improve their service to customers. The programme illustrates how, for the first time, staff can look at customers as individuals rather than isolated database records.
以個案形式介紹英國不列顛建屋互助會，如何統一集團內各機構的電腦系統。採用客戶信息系統，加強與客戶間的溝通及工作效率，保持行內的領導地位。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
4. THE PROGRAMMERS (M206/07V)
程式設計員
This programme includes archives footage to explore some of the main issues in the history of software development. It draws on the experiences of academic commentators, computer coders and operators to demonstrate how software has now become the real 'life blood' of modern computers.
本節目探討軟件開發者，即電腦程式員發展軟件的過程。早期開發的Fortran和Cobol的電腦語言至今在電腦界仍然是舉足輕重的。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
5. TALKING BUILDINGS (M206/08V)
發聲建築
For many years computers have been used in the design of new buildings - most notably with computer aided design. This programme looks at recent approaches involving the simulation of the building and its functions, modelled in three-dimensions using virtual reality.
電腦帶給建築發展新路向，但能否真正作出貢獻？本節目介紹電腦如何輔助我們把繁複的邏輯結合建築、工程、服務工程、外觀及創造的空間。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
6. ARTWARE - COMPUTERS IN THE ARTS (M206/10V)
藝術軟件
Why should anyone in the arts want to use computers? Does the need to program a machine simply constrain thought and action? This programme addresses these questions by looking at the work and ideas of some of the key proponents of computers indicates a productive and evolving relationship between the two disciplines.
今日藝術界已廣泛應用電腦。本節目介紹英國抽象畫家夏洛高安開發的艾隆電腦能夠自行繪畫圖書。另外，介紹音樂家嘗試與電腦演奏即興音樂。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
7. HACKERS, CRACKERS AND WORMS (M206/11V)
駭客、破壞者及毒蟲
The serious issue of computer software security is explored in this programme. It begins with the story of the Internet Worm of 1988 when a virus released in the US disabled hundreds of computers worldwide. The programme goes on to discuss three forms of software attacks - the Virus, the Trojan Horse and the Worm - and demonstrates how the use of a Firewall installed into a computer network can provide a good measure of protection.
電腦網路究竟有多安全? 本節目探討電腦軟體的安全問題以及軟體受襲擊的三種方式。另外，介紹採用防火牆防護的系列措施，最後解釋了管理互聯網和防範駭客等系列犯罪的電腦網路危機處理協調中心的作用。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
8. SOFTWARE SURGERY (M206/12V)
開發軟件
How do you design software that truly suits the requirements of users? This programme looks at the steps necessary to analyze what people actually want from their software, rather than what designers might think they need.
寫好的軟件實在很難！美國的丹佛機場花了千萬裝置了一套電腦化行李處理系統，但系統未如理想。本節目探討編寫一個好的程式是需要一個好的計劃和一些創意。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
9. HARD QUESTIONS, SOFT ANSWERS (M206/13V)
難問題，軟答案
These day, representing complex business interactions requires programmers to build systems rather than isolated single programs. This programme looks at Object programming and how it has now become widely used in the software industry. It explains the development of two major Object languages, C++ and Java, and the benefits of adopting Object technology for global network computing.
探討物件導向如何在電腦軟件業廣泛被應用。介紹主要電腦語言Smalltalk、C++和Java的發展過程。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
10. THE WORLD NETWORK (M206/14V)
世界網路
Network technology is allowing Indian companies to provide products and services to customers around the world. This programme explores the opportunities and pitfalls in the new global software market and considers what it feels like to live in India but work with companies in Europe and America.
印度是現今世界開發軟件的主要供應中心。例如瑞士航空把票務工作交予印度處理，但是否衹因為成本較廉宜？全賴全球的電腦網路發展，幫助印度的程式員把這新興的資訊服務帶到世界市場中。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
11. TO ENGINEER IS HUMAN (M206/15V)
軟件失誤：操縱由人
The collapsed walkways in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, the Challenger shuttle disaster, the failure of the AT&T telephone system across the United States, the incorrect administration of radiation doses by the Therac X-ray machine and the crash of the London Ambulance vehicle despatch system, have much in common. All these disasters resulted from engineering errors, in either hardware or in software and all of them might have been prevented by better design, specification or implementation. This programme investigates how the probability of a software engineering failure can be reduced.
軟件程式出現故障，可引致嚴重後果甚至災難。程式設計錯誤導致行人天橋倒塌。太空船挑戰者號因輕微的設計錯誤造成災難。倫敦救護車因新電話系統故障導致出勤延誤引致病人失救。軟件工程師如何避免重蹈覆轍? 英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
12. HACK THE PLANET (M206/11/02V)
駭客：世界更安全?
The public perception of computer hackers is of James Bond style evil masterminds but in truth, hacking doesn't actually require much skill. This programme goes beyond the public image and surveys the world of hacking, from the basic methods employed by hackers and the safety of on-line shopping to hackers with ethical and consumer concerns.
探討藝術治療法如何幫助受助者從另一角度去認識自己，去面對自己，釋放情懷及反思自己問題的徵結所在。原版英文發音。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
13. CODE AND CATASTROPHE (M206/19V)
軟件應用：生死攸關
Surveys the role and importance of software in a variety of safety critical systems. The programme concentrates on two major areas. Firstly, it explores the control and monitoring of nuclear weapons, an important and current activity. Secondly, it examines automated highway systems, an issue that is more in the area of advanced research. The programme looks at the way software is both produced and used in these areas.
本節目探討軟件對一些安全系統操作的重要性。以個案形式介紹美國愛伯克奇軍事基地和美國運輸部自動公路系統，剖析軟件工程人員必須注意系統的安全性。英文發音，配上中文字幕。
29 mins.
English with Chinese Subtitles
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