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WhatsApp Messenger
It is a freeware owned by Facebook that allows the users to share messages, documents, multimedia
data, location, etc. This application is a combination of both messaging and Voice over IP. It uses
your phone/computer’s Internet connection to connect to anyone through messages or calls. It also
provides facilities for group messages or group calls. It’s a convenient way of communicating in
small groups like families/office staff/organisations. WhatsApp
Digital India
It is a campaign launched by the Government of India to make our
country digitally equipped. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the campaign on 1st July 2015. Under this scheme all the government
services are now available electronically for better and faster execution
of services to Indian citizens. Digital India has immensely improved the
online infrastructure of our country. The country now has better Internet
connectivity and progressed in the field of Information Technology.
The main objectives of this initiative are:
Digital India
• To provide a high speed network in the rural areas.
• To provide governance and services on demand.
• Digital empowerment of every citizen of India.
• Restructuring many existing schemes under Digital India Program so that they can be implemented in a
synchronized manner.
At a Glance
• Information Technology is the use of hardware, software and networking technology for accessing, storing, retrieving
and transmitting the information.
• Communication Technology is defined as exchange of information through networks using either wired or wireless media.
• All physical components of the ICT system which we can touch and feel are called hardware.
• A computer is an electronic device that takes an input from the user and processes it in a desired way and generates
an output in a specific format.
• A set of instructions that we give to a computer to get the work done is called software.
• The devices which help to give data or instructions to the computer are called input devices.
• An output device is a physical component that converts the processed data or information into a human readable format.
• The measuring unit to measure our data stored in memory or storage devices is byte.
• Peripheral device ports act as a connector or a point of attachment between the external peripheral devices like
mouse, printer, keyboard, camera, scanner, etc. and the computer.
• Motherboard or the main board consists of a board containing electric circuits that connects all the important
components of the computer.
• An operating system is the manager of the computer which comes into role as soon as the power is switched on and
it remains there in the computer memory till we shut down the computer.
• The standardised sets of rules that govern the transmission of data and information efficiently between different
computers connected in an Internet are called protocols.
• A web browser is an application software designed to access web information through hyperlinks, web pages and
websites.
• Electronic mail is the most popular and convenient way of sending and receiving messages through the Internet.
• Social networking is the process of creating and maintaining a virtual community with the like-minded people or a
group.
• Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to make our country digitally equipped.
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