Uses of ICT
ACTIVITIES
1. Here
is some of the information you just read about in the lesson. See if you can remember what you
read. Work in pairs. Note down the answers from your memory and then read the
lesson again to check if they are correct.
(a) What is the full form of ICT?
Ans:- The full form of ICT is Information and
Communication Technology.
(b) What are the uses of a computer?
Ans:- We can
use the computer for drawing, calculate, play online games, designing, compose,
edit, download and save images or audio-video materials etc.
(c) What do children learn in the computer lab?
Ans:- The
children are learning in the computer lab about ICT and their tools like mobile
and computer and their uses, or the senior are also learning about hardware and
software components of a computer.
(d) Why do people depend on technology?
Ans:- Technology
has become an essential accessory in our everyday lives, so much that we humans
depend on it. We use technology for entertainment, educational and for work
purposes. Because it is very easy to use and give us an opportunity to get a
right and authentic information.
(e) What are some uses of ICT? (You can think of at
least five uses.)
Ans:- There
have some uses of ICT are -
• To broadcast material, online facility or CD-ROM
can be used as sources of information in different subjects.
• To facilitate communication for pupils with
special needs
• To use electronic toys to develop spatial
awareness and psycho-motor control
• To use the online resource like, email, Chat,
discussion forum to support collaborative writing and sharing of information.
• To carry out internet-based research to enhance,
educational process.
2. Work with a friend. Read out statements (a), (b)
and (c), and ask him/her to say if they are true or false. Your friend will now
read statements (d), (e) and (f), and you will have to say if they are true or
false.
(a) ICT stands for Information and Computer
Technology.
Ans:- False
(b) We can use a computer to draw and calculate.
Ans:- True
(c) A Smartphone is a digital device that can perform
similar functions as a computer.
Ans:- True
(d) A mobile phone is not a device used for ICT.
Ans:- False
(e) We can use ICT to do a project on English
grammar.
Ans:- True
(f) Google and Yahoo are search engines.
Ans:- True
3. In the box below are some words from the lesson.
Read the sentences and replace the underlined words with the correct word from
the box.
(a) The elder students are working in the
computer lab.
Ans:- seniors
(b) There is a tall tower and an electronic
device that is sent into space and moves around the earth.
Ans:- a satellite
(c) We use computers to draw, to find out a
total number and play online games.
Ans:- calculate
(d) We watch films on a computer too.
Ans:- movies
(e) Computers and the mobile phone are pieces of
equipment that are used to create, collect, process and manage information.
Ans:- devices
4. Here is some information from your lesson. Read
the lesson quickly and find out the paragraph in which the information is
given. Whoever completes the task first will be the winner.
(a) Mobile phones and computers are some devices
which use technology to create, collect, process, manage and consolidate information.
Ans:- 22
(b) To perform different functions the computer and
the mobile phone require
internet connectivity.
Ans:- 20
(c) One can use ICT skills to locate, gather and
access information from respective websites.
Ans:- 28
(d) ICT stands for Information and Communication
Technology.
Ans:- 8
(e) Computers can be used to draw, calculate,
design, compose, edit, download and save pictures, audio and video, watch
movies, play online games, etc.
Ans:- 18
5. Let's learn some grammar:
Here are some sentences from the lesson. Fill in
the blanks with the options given in the brackets.
(a) The teacher smiled_______(in/at) them.
Ans:- at
(b) The teacher promised to take their class_________
(to/at) the lab that afternoon.
Ans:- to
(c) 'What do you see________ (in/on) the screen?'
the teacher asked.
Ans:- on
(d) The student asked, "Can we do similar
things_________ (in/on) our mobile phone?"
Ans:- on
(e) ICT is the use of technology__________ (to/for)
communicates information at a very fast speed.
Ans:- to
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