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Chapter 1 Know Your Computer
A. 1. False 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True
B. 1 -b, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-d
C. 1. ALU - Arithmetic Logical Unit

2. OCR - Optical Character Recognition
3. MICR-Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Reader
4. 4. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
5. VDU - Video Display Unit
D. 1. Transistors. 4. portable
2. Charles Babbage. 5. Assembler
3. High-level
E. 1. The different generation of computers are - First - Vacuum Tube, Second -

Transistor, Third-
Integrated Circuit, Fourth - Microprocessor and Fifth - Artificial Intelligence.
2. Classification of computers on the basis of their size and speed are - Mainframe
computers,
Macrocomputers, Minicomputers and Supercomputers.
3. Primary memory is classified into RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only
Memory). Let us observe its differences.
RAM
It is a read-write memory.
Used to store the data that must be
currently processed by CPU temporarily.
It is a volatile memory.
Data in RAM can be modified.
ROM
It is read only memory.
It stores the instructions required during
bootstrap of the computer.
It is a non-volatile memory.
Data in ROM cannot be modified.
4. Plotters are the output devices used for making high-quality graphics, charts,
diagrams,
maps, etc. There are different type of plotters available.
The three basic types of plotters are:
a. Inkjet plotter
b. Flatbed plotter
c. Drum plotter
5. Compiler converts the source code into object code (machine language), the
entire file at a
time and produced the error listing along with line numbers, while the interpreter
converts
the source code into object code line by line and reports errors line by line, thus
program
execution cannot resume until it is rectified.
Chapter no 1 answers for your reference of ICT
Chapter 2 Operating System
A. 1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
B. 1. MBR
2. Booting
3. RESTART
4. CUI
C. 1. Warm Boot
2. Operating System
3. GUI
4. Cold Boot
5. Booting
D.
1. Operating system is a system software that is an interface between the user and
the
computer. It performs the following functions:
a. It recognises input from the keyboard.
b. It sends output to the display screen.
c. It keeps track of files and directories on the disk.
d. It controls the peripheral (input and output) devices such as printers.
e. It acts as an interface between the hardware of a computer and the user.
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, a software, namely, Basic Input/Output

System (BIOS)
is run. This software is built into a computer's ROM. BIOS then does the following:
a. Conducts Power-On Self Test (POST).
b. Loads System Files.
c. Locates Master Boot Record from first Sector of Hard disc to RAM.
d. MBR program then load the system files of an operating system into the RAM.
e. Once the system files are loaded, the OS is ready to take control of the system.
3. The two operating system interfaces are CUI and GUI. Let us observe their
differences.
CUI
CUI stands for Character User Interface.
In this Interface, operating system provides
an environment where the user needs to
type a command to perform a particular
action.
Example: Disk Operating System (DOS)
GUI
GUI stands for Graphical User Interface.
In this Interface, the operating system
provides a graphical environment where the
mouse acts as a pointing device. The user
can perform an action just by a mouse-click.
Example: Windows
4. If you switch off the computer without giving a proper shut down command then
there are
very high chances of losing the data or the System files if they are not properly
sent back to
OS and it may also damage the Windows operating system.
5. The various types of operating systems are:

Single-user Operating System: This OS allows only one user to work on a computer at
a
time. This is the type of operating system most people use on their desktops and
laptops
today. For example, Windows 98, DOS and the Mac OS.
Multi-user Operating System: A multi-user operating system supports multiple users
at the
same time and/or different times. For example, UNIX, Windows NT and Novell Netware.
Question and answers of Chapter no 2 for refrence.

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Chapter 1 Know Your Computer

A. 1. False 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True

B. 1 -b, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-d

C. 1. ALU - Arithmetic Logical Unit

E. 1. The different generation of computers are - First - Vacuum Tube, Second -

2. As soon as the computer is turned on, a software, namely, Basic Input/Output

5. The various types of operating systems are:

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