PSEB Punjab Board Class 8 Computer Science Textbook Solution Chapter 3 Introduction to Information Technology Exercise Questions and Answers
Chapter 3 – Introduction to Information Technology
Exercise
2. Write True or False :-
1) The result of any board or university can be seen online. True
2) Offline means we are connected with the Internet. False
3) A website has only a single webpage. False
4) Web search is the act of looking for webpages. True
5) Each website has its own unique website address. True
3. Short Answer Type Questions :-
1) What is Information Technology?
Ans :- Information Technology is a technology which is used for processing the data, storing the data, editing the data, exchanging the files/ /information, sending/receiving voice messages, movies, for group discussions, photographs etc.
2) What is a Website?
Ans :- A collection of more than one webpages linked to each other and arranged together under the unique domain name is to be termed as a Website.
3) What is searching?
Ans :-Searching means to find out/hunt for the any information on the internet that you may want.
4) What do you mean by online and offline?
Ans :- Online means when you are active on the internet/when you are currently logged in Internet whereas Offline means that you are not active on the internet/when you are not currently logged into Internet.
4. Long Answer Type Questions :-
1) Explain the need of Information Technology?
Ans :- The need of Information Technology is as followed :-
i) For business and industry :- It is used business and industry for :
a) Office automation :- It is used to carryout/conduct daily official work, increase
the productivity or improvement in the quality of the product/ manufacturing
process etc.
b) Management Information System (MIS) :- On the basis of information/data
made available, its much easier for the manager to take quick decision.
ii) At home :- We make use of Information Technology at home for following
purposes :-
a) Communication :- We can send/receive messages to anyone with the help of
e-mail, we can talk to anyone, anywhere in the world through chatting.
b) Education :- It plays a vital role in the field of education, where students
make use of internet for doing study, doing project work, for gathering
information/pictures for project work etc. Nowadays its much used by
students and teachers for online education etc.
c) Entertainment :- In olden days people used to make use of tapes, cassettes
for entertainment purpose but it was later replaced with audio/video tapes,
people used to make use of VCR/VCD for watching movies but nowadays its
replaced with VCD, DVD, or CD etc. We make use for playing games.
iii) Training :- It is mostly used in schools by teachers to train the students. At the
science research laboratory/centre for doing some research on medicines or on
launching of new satellites etc.
2) Write the steps to view online result.
Ans :- Following is the step to view online result :-
i) Click and open any of the browser that may be installed in your computer.
For ex :-Mozilla Firefox, internet explorer or Google Chrome.
ii) In the address bar, type the web address of the website like Maharashtra School
Education Board i.e as www.mahresult.nic.in
iii) Once the webpage opens up, Select anyone and click on “SSC or HSC Result” Link. It will open a webpage showing
iv) Fill/ enter the necessary details/information like Roll Number/your exam seat
number in the first blank box and your mothers first name in the second one.
v) Once the necessary detail are entered, then click on View result option. Hence,
your result is displayed on the screen.
3) Write a note on Mobile Technology?
Ans :- Mobile technology is a technology which is used the mobile phones and it can be moved from one place to another. Mobile technology is used to accomplish/complete the task like education, doing/taking surveys and pollings on a particular subject, banking , and for analyzing the data. Today almost six billion of the world’s population is making use of mobile phones.
4) Explain about On-line shopping?
Ans :- You can do online shopping from anywhere in the world. You can make use of such facility even by sitting at your home. There’s no need to go out anywhere for shopping. There are various famous sites/companies that do offer such services they are Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Club Factory, Jabong etc. These sites provides the facility of online payment, or cash on delivery facility. There is also a facility of making online payment via debit card/credit card or through UPI or net banking. You can order your items/products anytime. There is no time limit. Its service is open for all for 24*7. The products /items can be directly delivered to the address feeded into the system/during the time of billing.
5) What is Net Banking? Explain?
Ans :- Internet allows its customers/provides the facilities to its customers like paying of bills of bills, transferring of money to one another, you can view customers (your) bank details, like transactions etc. is termed to be as Net banking. This facility can be processed online. It is also known as Online banking too. Lots of banking activities are carried out online on internet for ex:-Transferring of funds to others, paying of bills, viewing your own account details like bank balance, transaction details can all be done through internet. This facility of online banking is also termed as digital banking or cyber banking or virtual banks.
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