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PDA
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a handheld computer that has a touchscreen
and allows us to organise our daily routine works like schedules, calendars
and address book information. It functions as a personal information
manager. It also has a pen-like stylus which allows us to give input. It can
PDA also accept handwritten input directly from the touchscreen.
Smartwatch
A smartwatch is a computing device that you can wear on your wrist. It
provides the features of an older watch and some advanced features of a
smartphone, like connecting to the internet, using mobile apps, making phone
calls, etc. Many smartwatches are connected to a smartphone that notifies
the user of incoming calls, messages and notifications from applications. Smartwatch
Some smartwatches can even make phone calls.
Gaming Console
Gaming console, also called a video game console, is a computing
device specially designed to play video games. It is a small, portable
self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game
controls and speakers. We can connect the gaming console with the
Gaming Console
television to play games on television. Some commonly used examples
of gaming consoles are Sony Playstation, Nintendo GameCube,
Nintendo Wii, etc.
#Digital Literacy
Let’s CatCh Up
Fill in the blanks.
1. .......................... refers to a computer that provides the functionality of both an analog and
a digital computer.
2. .......................... is a portable digital computer is smaller than a laptop computer.
3. .......................... are the largest and fastest of all types of computers.
i + COMPUTER LANGUAGES
Humans need a common language to communicate with each other. Similarly, computers need a
language to communicate with its user, take instructions, and perform operations. The language
that is required by a computer to communicate with its users is called computer language. This
is also known as a programming language.
A computer language is a medium by which instructions are transmitted to the computer to
perform a specific task. It is a set of words, symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
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