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SECTION B (Subjective Type Questions)

                 A.  Short answer type questions:
                    1.  What is the impact of ICT in our personal life?
                   Ans.  ICT has impacted our lives in the following ways: Shopping, Communication, Entertainment, Education, Healthcare,
                       Socialising, Source of information.
                    2.  List two impacts of ICT in entertainment.
                   Ans.  Impacts of ICT in entertainment are:
                       •  Online shows and series.
                       •  Availability of satellite television.

                    3.  What is the difference between data and information?
                   Ans.  •   Data: It is the collection of raw facts or figures in the form of text, numbers, graphs etc. Also called raw data or
                         unprocessed data. Provided to the computer using Input devices like keyboard, mouse, scanner etc.
                       •  Information: It is the processed data which has been manipulated and arranged in the form the user wants. It is also
                         called meaningful data or Information. Given to the user through output devices like monitor, Printer, Plotter, Speaker
                         etc.
                    4.  What is a use of a scanner?
                   Ans.  Scanner is a device that is used to read the hand written notes, images, and photos and transfer them in a digital form
                       onto the computer which can later be saved or manipulated as per the requirement.
                    5.  What does the Notification Area contain?
                   Ans.  It displays the system notifications and the status of the other tasks running in the background. It has Speaker, Power,
                       Network Connection, Antivirus program, Windows update notification.
                    6.  What are Quick Launch Program Icons? How can you add or remove programs in this set?
                   Ans.  There is a set of few program icons made available in the taskbar for its immediate access without getting into the
                       hassle  of going through different menus  and sub-menus.  It also  displays  small  pop-up rectangle windows of the
                       already opened programs.
                       We can add and remove programs in this taskbar by selecting the program from start menu. You can either drag or
                       drop on the taskbar or right click on the program and select “Pin to Taskbar”
                    7.  What is the purpose of double-click of a mouse.
                   Ans.  When we use the left button click twice in quick succession, then, it is called a double click. We generally use double
                       click to open a file/folder, to open a specific program or application software.
                    8.  Define the Internet.
                   Ans.  A global system of networks using wired or wireless mediums to interconnect different types of networks consisting of
                       billions of computers, smartphones and other smart devices for sharing data and information with add-on features of
                       entertainment, services and ecommerce.
                    9.  What is WWW made up of ?
                   Ans.  WWW (World Wide Web ) is made up of a web page, a web browser and a system to transfer information between the
                       web browser and the web pages.
                    10.  Name any 3 commonly used buttons in a Navigation bar.
                   Ans.  Back, Forward and Home

                    11.  Name “Trash” folder in mailbox.
                   Ans.  An email deleted by the user will be stored for a specified time in this trash folder. A user has a choice of recovering it
                       back also in case needed.

                    12.  What are the key skills one should possess to use ICT?                                   [NCERT]
                   Ans.  Basic ICT skills that one should possess to use ICT are:





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