Class 9th

Unit 3 - ICT skills

1. Write the Objectives of ICT ?

Answer –
Full form of ICT is Information and communication technology. The goal of ICT is to
bridge the gap between parents, educators, and students by encouraging
sustainable, cooperative, and transparent communication methods.

2. Write the Advantages and disadvantages of ICT.

Answer –
Advantages of ICT
 Enhanced the modes of communication
 Independent learning platforms Cost – efficient
 Enhanced data and information security
 Paperless – Eliminate the usage of paper
 Better teaching and learning methods
 Web – based LMS tools

Disadvantages of ICT
 Traditional book and handwritten methods are at risk.
 Managing courses online is difficult
 Teachers require experience to handle ICT
 Risk of cyber attacks and hacks
 Misuse of technology

3. Differentiate between smartphone vs. tablet.

Answer –
Smartphone – Smartphones are just like a phone with some additional features,
Smartphones are compact and easy to use. Operating systems are the main
software. Some of the smartphones use Apple iOS, some are using Android OS or
some are using Microsoft OS. editing the videos or photos is difficult on the
smartphone.
Tablet – It is a portable personal computer with a touchscreen interface which
makes it more user friendly than the notebook computer. Android OS, Apple iOS or
Windows OS are the most common operating systems used in the tablet. As
compared to smartphones, tablet screens are bigger in size.

4. How has ICT impacted our daily life?

Answer –
Our daily life chores, entertainment, connectivity, online shopping, Decision making,
Data availability, Reach to any corner, Better presentation and connectivity

5. Give some examples where you see use of ICT in our lives.
Answer –
Online game, Payment, shopping, media sharing, Video conference

6. Which ICT skills do you need at home?

Answer –
i. Operating modern machine ii. Using Internet iii. Using Social media iv.
Using connectivity software like video conference
7. What are the common ICT tool?
Answer –
i. Computer and laptop ii. Smartphone and laptop iii. Radio and TV iv. Internet and
Email

8. What are mobile apps? Give some examples.

Answer –
A mobile app is special type of software that can work with limited resources such as
limited battery, Memory etc. Ex- Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Uber etc.

9. What are the features of mobile devices?

Answer – Some of the features present in mobile devices are
a. Bluetooth: Bluetooth is a wireless technology which connects with other
Bluetooth devices within 30 feet, you can send photos, songs or video
with the help of the Bluetooth.
b. Chargeable Battery: This is a portable power bank which can be
recharged. if once the battery is charged you can use this device
anywhere.
c. Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity, basically it is a wireless network
technology that connects your device to the internet or you can connect
to the local area network also.
d. Touch Screen: Touch Screen is an interface where you can manage your
device. Whatever information you want to type in the device you can
type using the touch screen.
e. Cellular network connectivity: Cellular network connectivity provides the
network through which you can make calls.
f. Global Positioning System: It is a navigation system which helps you to
find the direction of place using a map.

10. What is the purpose of gestures in mobile devices?

Answer – Gestures help users to interact with the touchscreen. for example if you
want to open an app instead of clicking you just touch the app the application will be
open.
Some of the gestures in mobile phone are
a. Tap and hold: Tap and hold is similar to right-clicking on a computer.
b. Swipe: Swipe the finger to right, left, up or down on the screen, automatically the
page will move to the next page.
c. Tap: Touch the screen with your finger, once, to click.
d. Double tap: Tap the screen twice time quickly the screen will zoom, it is used to
making the word appear bigger.
e. Drag: To tap, hold and move your finger across the screen.
f. Pinch: To bring your thumb and finger together on the screen automatically the
screen will be zoomed in. it is used to making the word appear smaller.

11. What is the basic function of a Computer?

Answer – A computer is an electronic device which can accept data from the user,
process the data and generate meaningful results. Computer have a three main units
–
a. Input Unit,
b. Central Processing Unit (CPU) and
c. Output Unit.
12. What are the different parts of the CPU?
Answer – A computer is made up of multiple parts that work together to perform the
processing and effective functioning of the computer.
The CPU performs all the basic arithmetic and logical operations of the computer.

There are three main components of a CPU (Central Processing Unit)

a. Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) – Arithmetic and logical unit performs all
arithmetic and logical operations. for example subtraction, addition, division and
multiplication.
b. Control Unit (CU) – Control Unit instructs the computer system to perform a
particular task. It takes instructions from memory and executes them.
c. Memory Unit (MU) – Memory Unit used to store data or instructions. there are
two type of memory unit
i. Primary Memory – Primary memory is also known as main memory. This
memory is directly accessed by the microprocessor. Primary memory have two
type RAM and ROM
i) RAM – RAM stands for Random access memory it is short term
memory, RAM is also known as Volatile memory and it stores data
temporarily.
ii) ROM – ROM stands for Read only memory it is long term memory,
ROM stores the data permanently.
ii. Secondary Memory – The device which is used to store data permanently
with the help of external devices is known as Secondary memory. Example –
Hard Disk, Flash drive, External drive etc.

13. What is Motherboard?

Answer – A motherboard provides connectivity between the hardware components
of a computer. It is also the backbone of the computer and shares the information
between them. It is a main circuit board inside a computer that connects input,
processing and output devices.

14. How is the data measured in the computer?

Answer – In the memory devices data is stored in the form of bits and bytes. Bit is
the smallest unit which represents 0 or 1. combination of eight bits make a one byte.
which store the numerical, letters or symbols value in the memory.
 8 Bits = 01 Byte
 1024 Bytes = 01 Kilobyte (KB)
 1024 Kilobyte (KB) = 01 Megabyte (MB)
 1024 Megabyte (MB) = 01 Gigabyte (GB)
 1024 Gigabyte (GB) = 01 Terabyte (TB)

15. Where are the different ports in the computer system?

Answer – A port is a physical docking point using which an external device can be
connected to the computer. We can connect our keyboard, mouse, printer and
scanner through the port
There are several types of ports that you can use to connect a computer to external
devices.
a. Universal serial bus or the USB port – USB port is used to transfer data, It also
works as an interface for peripheral devices. It connects, such as a mouse or a
keyboard or a printer to a computer using the cable.
b. Display port – Separate video connector is used for transmitting only video
signals. Display port connect the monitor to the display unit. Different types of video
 connector are available, like High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Video
Graphics Array depending on the requirement.
c. Audio ports – Audio ports are used to connect speakers or other audio devices
with the computer. like headphones, speakers or microphone. headphones and
speaker port is known as line out port and microphone port is known as line in port.
d. Ethernet – Ethernet port is used for connecting computers to the network, with
the ethernet port we can transfer data from one computer to another or we can
transfer high speed internet.
e. Power port – Power port is used for connecting the computer system to the
power supply.

16. Difference between Hardware and Software?

Answer – A computer system consists of two main parts – the hardware and the
software.
a. Hardware – The physical parts of the computer are hardware, hardware devices can
be touch and feel. for example Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, CPU, etc.
b. Software – Software is made by programs; it is a set of instructions used to execute
specific tasks. for example Microsoft Office, Operating System, Photo editing software.

17. In computer systems, what is the function of the BIOS?

Answer – BIOS stands for Basic Input/ Output System, Computer automatically
runs a basic program called BIOS as soon as it is switched on or the power button is
pushed on.
The BIOS first does a self-test. If the self-test shows that the computer is fine, the
BIOS will load the Operating System.

18. What are the different types of keys in Keyboard?

Answer –
a. Function keys – F1 to F12 are function keys in the keyboard, function keys are
used for specific purposes.
b. Control keys – SHIFT, CONTROL (CTRL),ALT, SPACEBAR, TAB AND CAPS LOCK are
known as a control key, these keys are used as per the demand.
c. Enter key – ENTER or RETURN keys are known as Enter key, depending on the
brand of computer that you are using.
d. Punctuation keys – It includes keys for punctuation marks, such as colon (:),
semicolon (;), question mark (?), single quotation marks (‘ ’), and double quotation
marks (“ ”).
e. Navigation keys – END, HOME, PAGE DOWN, PAGE UP and Arrow keys are known
as navigation keys, these keys are used to move up, down, left or right in the
document.
f. Command keys – BACKSPACE, INSERT (INS) and DELETE(DEL) are known as
command keys. INSERT key allows you to overwrite characters to the right side. The
DELETE command key and BACKSPACE key are used to remove typed text, character,
or any other objects from the right and left side of the cursor.
g. Windows key – Windows key is used to open the Start menu.

19. What are files and folders in a computer system?

Answer –
a. File – File is a collection of information different types of files store different types
of information. Every file has a file name and extension that identifies the type of
file.
b. Folder – Folder is a collection of files or a group of files.
20. What is the World Wide Web?
Answer – WWW stands for World Wide Web, it is also known as a Web. Web is a
collection of websites and a website is a collection of web pages. All websites and
webpages are stored in the web server. The Web is a vast network interlinked with each
other.
It is made up of
 A web page
 A web browser
 A system to transfer information between the web browser and the web pages

21. What is email?

Answer – An electronic communication invented in the 1970s to do communication
faster, Email is fast and easy to use and it can be sent to multiple people at the same
time, Email containing videos, documents, spreadsheets etc. can be sent along with the
email as attachments.

22. Differentiate type of email provider?

Answer – If you want to create an email account, you can follow any one of the
provider
 Gmail (run by Google)
 Yahoo mail (run by Yahoo)
 Outlook mail (run by Microsoft)

23. Differentiate between CC & BCC?

Answer –
a. CC – When you want the email list to be visible to all recipients, and you want to
include all the recipients.
b. BCC – When you want to include additional recipients but don’t want the recipient
to know who else is receiving the email.

24. What are the different types of folders in email?

Answer – There are different folders that could help you manage and organize your
emails.
a. Inbox – By default email is received in the inbox.
b. Send – Send folder store emails that you have sent to other peoples.
c. Drafts – When you are writing an email and you have not sent the email to any
other user, that time email will be stored in draft by default.
d. Trash – Trash holds deleted email from the inbox. To delete an email, you select
an email and then click on the Delete button for it to be moved from inbox to trash
folder

25. In email, what is the difference between respond and forward?

Answer –
a. Reply – Replying to an email means that you are answering the mail you have got.
b. Forward – Forwarding an email is sending the mail to someone else the way you
have got.