1Fill in the blanks with the right word (modern, cheap, older, local, easier, new): (a) The plough is a tool of ....... technology. (b) The refrigerator is a tool of ....... technology. (c) Local technology is ....... technology than modern technology. (d) Modern technology is ....... and ....... than local technology.
2Write the difference between local technology and modern technology.
3Write the difference between a charcoal iron and an electric iron.
4What is technology? Why is it used?
5Write the names of any four tools of local technology and any four of modern technology.
6Compare the use of local and modern technology in farming.
7A plough and a tractor do the same kind of work. Why then was the tractor developed when the plough already existed? Give your reasons.
8What is common in the use of a hand mill, a water mill and a modern flour mill? Describe the order in which they developed, and write what you think people used before them.
9"Even in today's modern age, local technologies are still important." Support this statement with reasons.
10Fill in the blanks with the right word (hardware, computare, row, column, software, cell): (a) The word computer comes from the Latin word ....... . (b) The parts of a computer that can be touched and seen are called ....... . (c) A collection of programs is called ....... . (d) A spreadsheet is a program made of many ....... and ....... .
11Write whether each statement is true or false: (a) A keyboard is an input device. (b) A monitor is an input device. (c) A computer works on the IPO principle. (d) PowerPoint is also called a worksheet.
12Discuss the care that should be taken while using a smart phone and a computer.
13Mention the fields in which computers are used.
14Are a laptop, a desktop, a tablet, an iPad and a smart phone all computers? Why?
15Describe the working principle of a computer.
16Explain input devices, processing devices, output devices and storage devices in a computer, with examples.
17Suppose you see a friend typing all the class names into a computer and hunting letter by letter to put them in alphabetical order. How would you teach your friend to do the same job in a short and simple way? Write the method in points.
18If your teacher asks you to prepare a presentation about your school, which program would you use on the computer? Write the method in points.
19If you had to fill in the marks scored by every student in your class, which computer program would you use? How would you work in that file?
20Complete the chart by writing the definition, examples and uses of hardware, computer and software.
21Write the difference between an input device and an output device.
22Write the difference between hardware and software.
23What is multimedia? Why is its use in education thought to be effective?
24Write in points how a table is inserted into a Word document.
25How is the address of a cell formed in a spreadsheet? What does 'F8' stand for?
26What is data autofill? When is it useful?