CHAPTER 1. Concepts of ICT, Necessity of ICT
(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.
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.
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