Class IX
Answers to Exercise Questions of the book INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IX
Chapter Introduction to IT - ITeS Industry
Introduction to IT-ITeS Industry
B) Answer the following questions
1. What are the educational learning platforms in India?
The educational learning platforms in India are Byjus, Toppr, Simplilearn, Prozo.
2. What are the advantages of having e-books and e-book readers as opposed to paper books?
Advantages if having e-books and e-book readers as opposed to paper books are
· e-book readers are capable of storing hundreds of books
· e-book readers are less prone to damage compared to paper books
3. How does infusion of technology in education help students understand better?
Infusion of technology in education help students understand better in the following ways:
· Science experiments can be shown by visualization
· In maths many of the operation on numbers can be shown using animation
· vSat technology can be used to teach students over the internet.
· Students can learn a particular course over the Internet through Khan Academy
B) Short Answer questions (I)
1. Give any two reasons why BPOs business in India is so successful?
Two reasons why BPOs business in India is so successful is
· It is providing a sizeable source of income to the government.
· It is providing employment opportunities to the Indian people.
2. What is the use of online encyclopedias? How do they maintain quality of matter?
Online encyclopedias are used to provide a free wealth of information to anyone willing to learn.
They maintain the quality of matter by properly verifying it before uploading,
3. How is IT used in entertainment to make cartoon movies?
IT is used in entertainment to make cartoon movies to add special effects by use of various video effect tools.
C) Short Answer questions (II)
1. Describe the ways in which cards given by banks to individuals are used.
The different ways in which cards given by banks to individuals are used are
· Withdraw money from ATM
· Transfer money through ATM
· Making payment at POS terminals
· Making online payments
2. Describe in brief what MRI, ECG and EEG are?
MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging is used to check the images of the internal organs and parts to determine what has gone wrong.
ECG or Electrocardiogram is used to give as output the beat frequency of the heart through which the doctors can diagnose the condition of the heart.
EEG or Electroencephalogram is used to take record of the activities of the brain.
3. Describe the computer with how it is (a) Diligent (b) Easy to learn
(a) Computer is diligent since unlike humans it doesn’t get bored by repetitive work or slack off for no reason.
(b) Computer is Easy to learn as working at its interface requires pressing some buttons and moving the mouse to get a large number of things done.
4. Describe how IT has changed the banking domain.
Use of IT has enabled the banking operations to be faster thus resulting in saving of time, effort and money. We can transfer money between accounts online, pay utility bills online, pay for online/offline purchases, withdraw money from ATM 24x7.
d) Long answer questions:
1. Describe how IT has helped the TV and movie entertainment business.
IT has helped the TV and movie entertainment business by adding visual effects added to them using computers. These effects make the movie magnificent to watch.
2. How has infusion of IT in science and engineering helped these domains out?
Infusion of IT in science and engineering has helped these domains in the following ways:
· Many of the scientific experiments can be shown by visualization of the activities which helps to understand it better.
· Today cars have significant amount of computer technology within them.
· In civil engineering many of the building and structural designs are first made on the computer
3. Give any tool of online education and describe them.
Byjus Is a tool of online education.
It consists of personalized study plans that carter to various ages from middle school students to JEE, NEET, IAS and CAT aspirants.
It contains localised video lessons to explain even the most complex subjects easily with examples.
It contains solutions to sample questions and board questions of different boards
4. What is BPO service in India?
BPO or Business Process Outsourcing provides a sizeable source of income for India and other Asian countries. Outsourcing means to giving work up to other people, possibly due to lower cost of operation or better quality or both. This service is used in the following set of industries:
· Customer service of big countries.
· Financial sectors and banks
· Testing of software items
· Health care profession
