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Tick ( ) if you know this.
                ▶   Application software is designed to do a specific type of work.

                ▶  System software is a set of programs that controls the overall working of a computer.







                   Hashtag


                 #Input: The data and instructions gives to a computer is called input
                 #Output: The result received after processing is called output






                  REVISIT

                 ▶ Speed, accuracy, versatility and storage are the features of a computer.
                 ▶ A computer works on IPO cycle.

                 ▶ Hardware are the tangible parts of a computer system.
                 ▶ A set of instructions given to the computer to perform specific tasks is called a program.
                 ▶ System software is a set of programs that control overall functioning of a computer.
                 ▶ Application software is used to perform a specific task.




                                                ASSESS YOURSELF




            1.  Tick ( ) the correct option.

                a.  Which of the following is not a computer hardware?

                   (i)  CD                             (ii)  Scanner                    (iii)  Calculator

                b.  Which of the following is a storage device?

                   (i)  Printer                        (ii)  Hard-disk                  (iii)  Joystick

                c.  Which of the following is used to record sound?

                   (i)  Speaker                        (ii)  Monitor                    (iii)  Microphone

                d.  Which of the following is used to select an item on the computer screen?

                   (i)  Keyboard                       (ii)  Printer                    (iii)  Mouse





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