目次はじめに第1章パソコンを買ってから箱を開けるまで ····································· 17 1.1 あるエンジニアのパソコン日記 ··································································· 17 1.1.1 管理者紹介 ········································································································· 17 1.1.2 Web サイトでのパソコンチェック ······························································ 18 1.1.3 Web サイトの評価は要注意 ·········································································· 20 1.2 あるエンジニアのパソコン日記「パソコンを買った」 ························· 21 1.3 パソコンショップ店員と話をする ······························································· 22 1.4 コンピュータを買う ························································································ 27 1.5 小切手(トラベルチェック)を使う ································································ 28 1.6 パソコン仕様を確認する ················································································ 30 1.7 英語の略語を知る ···························································································· 31 1.8 情報収集する ···································································································· 32 1.9 パソコン購入時のリベートを知る ······························································· 35 1.10 リベートの宣伝文句を知る ··········································································· 36 1.11 リベートに必要な書類を読む ······································································· 37 1.12 リベートを受け取る ························································································ 37 1.13 販売店からのメモを読む ················································································ 38 1.14 領収書を確認する ···························································································· 39 1.15 パソコンの梱包を開ける∼起動完了！ ······················································· 43 1.16 保証について知る ···························································································· 43 1.17 保証書を確認する ···························································································· 44 IT 英語で TOEIC 対策！第 1 回 ············································································ 46 9 第2章パソコンを起動する∼作業する ···················································· 51 2.1 パソコンを操作する ························································································ 51 2.1.1 パソコンのふたを開けてください ······························································· 51 2.1.2 カチッと鳴るまでラッチを右側に動かします ·········································· 52 2.1.3 画面を見やすい位置に調整する ··································································· 54 2.1.4 画面の左側にある∼ ························································································ 55 2.1.5 パソコンの立てる音 ························································································ 55 2.1.6 電源ボタンを押します ···················································································· 56 2.1.7 メーカーのマークが表示されます ······························································· 56 2.1.8 BIOS からのメッセージが一瞬だけ表示されます ··································· 57 2.1.9 デスクトップが表示され，起動が完了します ·········································· 57 2.2 英語環境で作業する ························································································ 58 2.2.1 Click here to begin ························································································· 58 2.2.2 IT 基礎用語を知る ··························································································· 59 2.3 この単語には要注意！ IT 英語の罠···························································· 63 2.3.1 微妙なニュアンスの「削除する」 ······························································· 63 2.3.2 一般的に削除する ···························································································· 64 2.3.3 開始する ············································································································· 65 2.4 ソフトウェアを使う ························································································ 67 2.4.1 メモ帳を使う ···································································································· 67 2.4.2 終了させる ········································································································· 68 2.4.3 オンラインヘルプで調べる ··········································································· 71 2.5 Word 様！英語スペルを教えて ·································································· 75 2.6 Word 様！類義語を教えて ·········································································· 76 IT 英語で TOEIC 対策！第3章 10 第 2 回 ············································································ 78 ソフトウェア使用上の注意を知る ··············································· 81 3.1 ソフトウェアをダウンロードする ······························································· 81 3.2 IT 法律英語を知る ··························································································· 81 3.2.1 IT 法律英語 ······································································································· 82 3.2.2 ユーザー対企業契約 ························································································ 82 3.2.3 シュリンク・ラップ契約 ················································································ 83 3.2.4 クリック・ラップ契約 ···················································································· 83 3.2.5 契約ライティングスタイルの変化 ······························································· 84 3.3 ソフトウェアライセンス契約を英語で読む ·············································· 84 3.3.1 表題 ····················································································································· 84 3.3.2 注 ························································································································· 85 3.3.3 本文 ····················································································································· 86 3.3.4 ライセンスの許可 ···························································································· 87 3.3.5 そのほかの権利 ································································································ 89 3.3.6 アップグレード版 ···························································································· 92 3.3.7 著作権 ················································································································· 93 3.3.8 デュアルメディアソフトウェア ··································································· 94 3.3.9 連邦政府の権利と雑則 ···················································································· 95 3.3.10 サポート情報 ···································································································· 97 3.3.11 限定保証 ············································································································· 98 3.3.12 消費者の権利保護 ···························································································· 99 3.3.13 偶発的損害 ······································································································· 101 IT 英語で TOEIC 対策！第4章第 3 回 ·········································································· 103 マニュアルを読む∼書く ································································· 109 4.1 マニュアルで調べる ······················································································ 109 4.2 IT 英文マニュアルの読み方 ········································································ 109 4.2.1 目的を決める ·································································································· 109 4.2.2 目的を知る ······································································································· 110 4.2.3 目的を分類する ······························································································ 111 4.2.4 メーカーが作成するマニュアルの一覧 ····················································· 112 4.3 ユーザー向けマニュアルを読む ································································· 113 4.3.1 ユーザーズガイドを読む ·············································································· 113 4.3.2 オペレーションマニュアルを読む ····························································· 114 4.4 開発者向けドキュメントを読む ································································· 117 4.4.1 プログラマ向け解説書を読む ····································································· 117 11 4.4.2 サンプルプログラム集を読む ····································································· 120 4.4.3 コマンドマニュアルを読む ········································································· 122 4.5 マニュアルを書く ·························································································· 125 4.5.1 ユーザーとして，開発者として ································································· 125 4.5.2 使い方は手順，機能は関数 ········································································· 125 4.5.3 手順は，人間関係を無視 ·············································································· 125 4.5.4 操作方法をできるだけ早く知るには ························································· 126 4.6 指示文を書く ·································································································· 126 4.6.1 一文対一操作対応 ·························································································· 126 4.6.2 指示文の改造方法 ·························································································· 127 4.7 マニュアルのライティングスタイル ························································· 129 4.7.1 助動詞で意味を表す ······················································································ 129 4.7.2 警告文は法的に必要 ······················································································ 129 4.8 コンピュータ操作の命：キーボード ························································· 129 4.8.1 キーボード入力 ······························································································ 129 4.9 コンピュータ操作の命：マウス ································································· 131 4.9.1 マウスをクリックする ·················································································· 131 4.9.2 ボタンをクリックする ·················································································· 131 4.9.3 複数のメニューアイテムを選択する ························································· 131 4.9.4 ダブルクリックする ······················································································ 132 4.9.5 マウスを使用するそのほかの用語 ····························································· 132 4.10 コマンドに関する詳細の表記 ····································································· 133 4.10.1 コマンドは大文字(Uppercase)で表記······················································· 133 4.10.2 イタリック体は入力項目 ·············································································· 134 4.10.3 下線はユーザーのレスポンスを指示 ························································· 134 4.10.4 括弧は選択の種類を指示 ·············································································· 134 4.10.5 CTRL 文字······································································································· 134 4.10.6 接頭語 ··············································································································· 135 IT 英語で TOEIC 対策！ 12 第 4 回 ·········································································· 136 第5章パソコンのトラブルに対処する ·················································· 141 5.1 トラブルシュートのためのマニュアルを読む ········································ 141 5.1.1 エラー参照マニュアルを読む ····································································· 141 5.1.2 インストールガイドを読む ········································································· 143 5.2 トラブルを報告する ······················································································ 145 5.2.1 コンピュータが動かなくなった ································································· 145 5.2.2 物理的なトラブル ·························································································· 147 5.2.3 コンピュータが起動しない ········································································· 148 5.2.4 稼働しない ······································································································· 148 5.2.5 (稼働の逆で) ∼しっぱなし ········································································· 149 5.2.6 カード類が入らない ······················································································ 150 5.2.7 メッセージの表示 ·························································································· 150 5.3 Get でここまで表現できる ·········································································· 151 5.3.1 メッセージ関係の get ··················································································· 151 5.3.2 画面表示や音の get ······················································································· 152 5.3.3 画面表示や音のトラブルの get··································································· 152 5.3.4 嫌なときの get ································································································ 153 5.3.5 トラブル時の get···························································································· 153 5.3.6 トラブル解決の get ······················································································· 154 5.3.7 そのほかの get ································································································ 154 5.4 トラブルに対処する ······················································································ 155 5.5 パソコンのスペックを示す ········································································· 155 5.6 ポート関係 ······································································································· 156 5.7 フォーラムに質問を投稿する ····································································· 158 IT 英語で TOEIC 対策！最終回 ··········································································· 160 13 第6章パソコンと英語とコミュニケーション ··································· 167 6.1 パソコン以前の人に向けて ········································································· 167 6.1.1 まさか！とは思うが，パソコンが上達しない人の 8 つの特徴 ··········· 167 6.1.2 パソコン操作について身内に尋ねるマナー6 カ条 ································· 169 6.1.3 パソコン操作についてサポートセンターに尋ねるマナー8 カ条 ········ 169 6.2 パソコンは秘書任せの時代は，当の昔に終わっている ······················· 170 6.2.1 「俺は手書きだ」，IT 時代の青春物語 ··················································· 170 6.2.2 パソコン精神を養う ······················································································ 170 6.3 独り立ちのまず一歩は，10 指を使ったストロークから ······················ 171 6.3.1 ショットカットキー ······················································································ 172 6.3.2 ちょっと上級者向けのキーボードとマウス ············································ 173 6.3.3 そしてブラインドタッチへ ········································································· 174 6.4 IT と英語学習 ································································································· 175 6.4.1 パソコンは何でも知っている ····································································· 175 6.5 パソコンを使った英語学習法 ····································································· 176 6.5.1 英文 Web サイトは使える英語表現の宝庫 ·············································· 176 6.5.2 パソコンだから耳から学べ ········································································· 177 6.6 SE の英語力は弱いのか？ ··········································································· 184 6.6.1 SE は“英語”に弱い ··················································································· 184 6.6.2 SE は英語に近い ···························································································· 185 6.6.3 英語のロジックと IT のロジック ······························································· 185 6.6.4 エンジニア職種別による英語能力の違い ················································ 186 6.6.5 SE のための英語学習法 ··············································································· 187 付録知っておきたい英語の略語 ································································· 191 IT 英語インデックス ······························································································· 199 14