Basic ICT Skills Class 9 Questions and Answers
Basic ICT Skills Class 9 Questions and Answers
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
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Session 2: ICT Tools: Smartphones and Tablets – I
2. What are the default apps installed on smartphones?
Answer – Some of the default apps installed on smartphones are
Camera
Phone
Calendar
Mail
Maps
Clock
Message
Web Browser
Music
Google Play store
Apple Store
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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.
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Session 3: ICT Tools: Smartphones and Tablets – II
4. 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.
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5. 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.
1. Input Unit,
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) and
3. Output Unit.
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7. 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.
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)
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10. 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.
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Session 5: Basic Computer Operations
11. 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.
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13. 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.
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Session 6: Performing Basic File Operations
14. 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.
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Session 7: Communication and Networking – Basic of Internet
15. What is Bandwidth?
Answer – Bandwidth is the amount of data that can be transferred or received every second. and it is measured
by bps (Bite per second).
For example, In the water pipe the amount of water transmitted in a certain time is known as bandwidth. The
maximum amount of water that can flow through the pipe is maximum bandwidth. Similarly, the amount of data
that can be sent or received in the network depends on the bandwidth.
Bits per second is the unit of measurement for bandwidth (bps) in computer networks and in analog devices it is
measured as a cycle per second.
A web page
A web browser
A system to transfer information between the web browser and the web pages
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Session 9: Communication and Networking Introduction to Email
17. 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.
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Session 10: Communication and Networking – creating an email account
18. Differentiate type of email provider?
Answer – If you want to create an email account, you can follow any one of the provider
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.