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REVISIT



                    ▶   An algorithm is a set of step-by-step instructions in a sequential manner to solve a problem.
                    ▶   The raw data is collected, filtered, sorted, processed, analysed, stored, and then presented in a readable format,
                      called information.
                    ▶   Conditional statements are used in a program to instruct the computer to make a decision.













                  1.  Tick ( ) the correct option.

                     a.  What is a flowchart?
                         (i)  A type of computer virus                     (ii)  A type of computer
                        (iii)  A pictorial representation of an algorithm      (iv)  A type of computer processor

                     b.  Which of the following languages can a computer understand?
                         (i)  Binary language                              (ii)  High level language

                        (iii)  English language                            (iv)  Hindi language
                     c.  Electrical signal 1 stands for              and 0 stands for                  .

                         (i)  OFF, ON                                      (ii)  ON, OFF
                        (iii)  NO, YES                                     (iv)  EVEN, ODD

                  2.  Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false.
                     a.   Data is processed information.


                     b.  The number 6 is stored as 0101 in binary.

                     c.  Computer converts the information into binary language.


                     d.  The result of the computer’s decision for a condition will never be true.

                     e.  ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.


                  3.  Think and answer.
                     a.  What is information processing?

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