STD IX Ch. 1 Question Answers

CHAPTER 1. Concepts of ICT, Necessity of ICT

Q.l. Fill in the Blanks.

(1)        Every one uses______________ knowingly or unknowingly.

(2)        The Use of information and Communication Technology offers __________, tools for education.

(3)        Computer______________ are a good example of power of technology to improve

______________  process.

(4)        The total amount of information ______________ every four to five years.

(5)        ICT has the potential to connect ______________ to research centers.

(6)        Information system helps to improve the _____________ or the performance.

(7)        Customers or suppliers can be easily contacted using _________ .

(8)        Through________ we can gather information on any subject of interest.

(9)     Computers are widely used to create special_____________ and in animation.

Ans. (1) Technology, (2) Equitable, affordable, convenient, (3) simulations, learning,

(4) doubles, (5) classrooms, (6) Skill, (7) computers, (8) internet, (9) Effects.

Q.2.  State whether following sentences are true or false:

(1)        Technology is used to create, store, exchange and utilise information.

(2)        It is estimated that the total amount of information doubles every 10 to 20 years.

(3)        With ICT learning can be carried out at a time and place of the learners' choice.

(4)        ICT will help to improve quality of education.

(5)        Shopping and banking are not possible through Internet.

(6)        ICT dose not have the potential to arouse curiosity in education.

(7)        Computers are widely used to create special effects in animation.

(8)        ICT does not help to overcome geographic, social and infrastructural barriers.

(9)        With the use of ICT, it is possible to carry out learning at home or outside the school.

Ans. (1) True, (2) False, (3) True, (4) True, (5) False, (6) False, (7) True, (8) False, (9) True.

Q.3. Select the correct alternative from the following:

1.    Internet can make education________________ .

a)    complicated and boring

b)    costlier and un accessible

c)    richer and more interesting

d)    restricted and very expensive

2.    The use of ICT offers______________ tools for education.

(a) costly                                  (b) affordable

(c) sharp                                  (d) complex

Ans. (1) richer and more interesting, (2) affordable

Q.4. Answer the following questions:

(1) Explain the term ICT.

Ans. Information and Communication Technology is the term which includes any communication device or application associated with them. It is a study or business of developing and using technology to process information and communication tools for education.

(2) State uses of ICT in day-to-day life?

Ans. The usage of ICT as follows:

a.    Business : The user can analyses sales , expenses and markets. Customers and suppliers can be contacted using computers.

b.    Industry: Computers can be used to control process, inventory and for product designing , manufacturing.

c.     At Home : Internet can be used for gathering information , playing games, online shopping and banking.

d.    Education and training: For playing multimedia educational programs and software. To make training easier and economical

e.     Entertainment and arts : Computers are used for animation and special effects, to compose music and enhancing photographs and pictures.

f.     Science and technology : Computer simulations transform expensive and risky experiments into safe and cost effective procedures.

 (3) State the advantages of ICT.

Ans.

1)   It expands the educational opportunities by overcoming the geographic barriers to reach isolated population.

2)  It increases efficiency by making it possible to carry out learning at home or from outside the school with the help of study material from specialists in the respective subjects.

3)  ICT helps both teachers and learners by motivating and engaging them in the learning process.

4)  It brings abstract concepts to life and provide opportunities to practice basic skills on their own time.

5)  It also helps teachers to develop good teaching material.

6)  It assists in lifelong learning.

7)  It helps in improving the policy planning and management in gathering information, payrolls and student assessment.

(4) State the role of ICT in Science and Technology.

Ans. ICT is used in Science and Technology for computer simulations to transform risky and expensive experiments into safe and cost effective procedures some of the applications are:

1.    Flight simulator offers the trainees to practice proper skills to control the plane and deal with emergencies without risking lives or property.

2.    Simulators used for medical training help students to perform difficult and invasive procedures without risking the patients' life.

3.    Simulators enable to test explosive materials without running the risk of real explosions.

4.    Enable to do experiment on animals without risking their lives. *(5) State the

(5)  Implications of ICT in education.

a)    It helps the learner to cope up with the explosion of knowledge, by making it available upto date.

b)    It gives the learner the option of self learning.

c)    It allows learning to be carried out at any time and place of learners' choice.

d)    It helps learner to overcome the physical and geographical boundaries.

e)    It helps the students to familiarize with the new, modern technologies.

f)     It brings the content of the best teachers to the classrooms.

g)    It has the potential to connect the classrooms to research centers and students to scientists.

(6) Give two examples where ICT is used to improve the performance in public life

Ans. (1) Railway Reservation System that works on large scale, throughout the country.

(2) It can be used in creating multimedia, for creating different magazines or websites. It includes video recorders, CD-ROM, Telephones and other electronic equipment as well as computers.