TINU PUBLIC SCHOOL

IT PRACTICAL FILE
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TERM-I 2021-22

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 CHAPTER -6
INTRODUCTION TO IT –IteS INDUSTRY

Q1. List the various processes of education where IT is used?

Ans1. The various processes of education where IT is used are:

a) ICT in the classroom : ICT is used for education in the classroom, such as
1. E-learning classrooms;
2. Smart-board presentations;
3. Videos on experiments;
4. Creation of images and video;
5. Desktop publishing of magazines, letters and documents;
6. Educational games;

b) Education — anywhere anytime : Any student can access digital book, videos
or any other educational resources from various websites anytime by using
internet.

(c) Teaching aids and media : ICT is used mostly as a teaching aid in schools to
1. Use pictures, animations.
2. Make the lessons interesting.
3. Organize lessons.

(d) Learning Management System (LMS) : A Learning Management System (LMS)

is being used by many countries to manage school systems. Using LMS a student
can learn lessons anytime and anywhere, submit queries, getting replies etc.

Q2. List and explain any 5 websites of Indian government which provide IT
enabled service to the people .

Ans. 2.5 websites of the Indian government which provide IT enabled services to
the people are given below :

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 1) https://uidai.gov.in :- UIDAI was created to issue Unique Identification
numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India. The UID had
to be (a) robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities, and (b)
verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way. As on 31 March
21, the Authority has issued 128.99 crore Aadhaar numbers to the
residents of India.

2) https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in :- The vision of the Income Tax

Department (ITD) is to be a partner in the nation building process
through progressive tax policy, efficient and effective tax administration
and improved voluntary compliance.

3) https://parivahan.gov.in/parivahan:-There motto isto automate all Vehicle

Registration and Driving License related activities in transport authorities
of country with introduction of smart card technology to handle issues
like inter state transport vehicle movement and to create state and
national level registers of vehicles/DL information

4) http://www.upsc.gov.in :- The Union Public Service Commission,

commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India's premier central recruiting
agency for central government public servants. It is responsible for
appointments to and examinations for Group A and Group B posts under
civil services cadre and defence services cadre of the union government.

5) https://eci.gov.in :- This website provides facilities to the voters such as

enroll as voter , search your name in voter list ,citizen complaint panel etc.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a permanent and independent
body established by the Constitution of India directly to ensure free and
fair elections in the country.

Q3. Write down the reasons for the growth ofBPO industry in India.

Ans. There are some reasons for the growth of the BPO market within India. Some
of them are :

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 1. The work that comes to Indian BPO industry are actually from rich and
enterprising countrieslike USA, Canada and European countries. So, this has
led to infusion of capital into this business. Thus, money act as a major lure
for the employees of this industry.

2. The Government of India encourages the BPO industry and provides

infrastructure and logistic support to the industry and its related people.
Many people of India feel indebted to the BPO industry for providing
employment opportunities to them .

3. Indians are developing their skills as an educated nation . many of the skills
required by the BPO industry come easy for the educated employees, who
are many times graduates also. So, the BPO industry is lending its hand to
provide employment to many of the educated people of India.

Q4. Write down the applications of IT . Elaborate .

Ans. Information technology is the study of electronic equipment, particularly

computers in the collection and storing, and calling information. Over the years,
information technology has expanded its area of application. Nowadays we can
see the use of IT in each and every field possible. The following are the
examples:-

1. IT in E- Governance - E-government refers to the use of computers to

manage transactions and governmental services offered to individuals in the
state rather than conventional techniques such as paper or traveling from
one department to another.

2. IT in E- learning - Providing learners with electronic content via the most

accessible channels and via the use of current electronic devices such as
computers. In most elementary schools across the world, computer
education is a required study. Students are increasingly dependent on
electronic sources of knowledge rather than physical libraries as more
material is digitized every day and made available to anybody in the world
via the internet.

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 3. IT in business - E-commerce is an information technology application that
benefits businesses by increasing profits and gaining access to new markets
on a big scale, while also benefiting consumers by increasing access to
services and commodities. Business transaction can be done online
between two people sitting very far apart .

4. IT in entertainment- Most people's lifestyles have altered as a result of

technology. Games, streaming music and video, digital television
broadcasts, satellite radio, animated movies, and other forms of
entertainment have emerged as a result of the convergence of various
technologies. These can be accessed via mobile phones, PDAs, notebook
computers, or on television via cable or wirelessly using newer-generation
WiFi, CDMA, or GPRS technologies.

Q5. Find out one website that books movie ticket. Write down the steps to
book movie ticket .

Ans. We are using BOOKMYSHOW website here to book movie ticket . Following
are the steps to book movie ticket :-

Step 1: You have to log in to www.bookmyshow.com.

Step 2: Select your city.
Step 3: You need to find the movie you want to watch. Click on the movie.
Step 4: Click on tickets.
Step 5: Select the date on which you want to watch your selected movie.
Step 6: Select the movie theater, from the list given.
Step 7: After that, you have to select the show timing and accept.
Step 8: Select the number of seats.
Step 9: Select your seats (Seats are divided and labeled according to their prices
& rows (eg: Normal, Executive, VIP etc.).
Step 10: Click on the row and the seats you want to book.

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Step 11: Finally, click on PAY (Price will be mentioned).
Step 12: Once you get the booking summary [Select your ticket type (M-ticket /
Box office pickup)] click on proceed.
Step 13: Share your contact details.
Step 14: Choose the payment option convenient to you (Net banking, credit
/debit card, quick pay, UPI).
Step 15: Click to make payment.

CHAPTER -7
DATA ENTRY AND KEYBOARD SKILLS

Q1. Write down the steps to open Rapid Typing Software .

Ans. Once you have downloaded and installed the RapidTyping software, on your
computer you can start it by using following steps:-

1. Click on Start button.

2. Click on the RapidTyping 5 option. A submenu appears.

3. Again, click on the RapidTyping 5 option.

You can also open the RapidTyping software directly by double clicking on its
icon if available on the desktop.

Q2. Write down all the components of Rapid Typing Window .

Ans. The RapidTyping window consist of various components as listed below .

• Text Area :- In the text area in center of a window, the text to be typed is
displayed.

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 • Virtual Keyboard :- The keyboard which you see on the screen is called
virtual keyboard. Virtual keyboard will help you to learn touch typing with
all ten fingers. You can customise its options in the Keyboard options.
• The three buttons :- Three big tab-buttons in the top-left corner are used
for switching between basic program modes: Current lesson(F2), Student
statistics(F3) and Lesson editor(F4).
• Taskbar :-Taskbar, in the top of the window, lets you select the current
course and lesson, and customise the main program options. Lesson
Control section allows you to Start / Suspend the current lesson, go back to
the beginning and see the current speed, accuracy and remaining or
elapsed lesson time in a real time.
• Options button :- By using this button, you can change some settings, like
language , sound, interface, shortcuts, theme etc.
• Lesson control panel :- This panel contains several controls, like to pause
or resume current lesson, to ON or OFF sound and to adjust the sound
volume .

Q3. Explain color indications in RapidTyping Software . Also explain what

error window shows .

Ans. On completion of the lesson, a result window appears. It displays your

achievements in the lesson . In the rating window, you can review your skill, like
your level , Words Per Minute(WPM), accuracy in percentage and slow down .

In this window , you can also review your mistakes which are done by you in the
lesson. The color indication is as follows:-

• Green:- This colour indicates right input.

• Yellow :- This colour stands for the right inputs exceeding the excellent
timeframe.

• Red :- This colour denotes the wrong inputs within acceptable timeframe .

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 • Orange :- This colour refers to wrong inputs which is beyond the acceptable
timeframe .

Q4. Write down the steps to insert lesson from external file and delete a
lesson .

Ans. →To insert the lesson from external file , follow these steps :-
1. Choose the lesson from the navigation tree.

2. Right click on the lesson you want to be over-written .

3. Choose Add Courses> From file option .

4. Navigate to the file and choose OK from the dialog box .

➔ To delete a lesson , follow these steps :-

1. Choose the lesson from the navigation tree.

2. Right click on the lesson you want deleted.

3. Click on Delete from the menu . The course gets deleted.

Q5. Write down the steps to start first lesson with various levels and
benchmark in detail .

Ans . To start the first lesson in typing tutor, use the following steps :-

1. In the taskbar the first tab holds various levels. Select a level by choosing
any one of the following :- For example- Select the beginner level to start .

2. In the taskbar, the second tab contains various lesson categories . specify
the lesson category as per your choice . The lesson category may vary as
per your level selection.

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3. Now choose the lesson from arrow mark on the lesson categories. The
lesoon tab contains a list of lessons . You can choose any one as per your
choice for learning touch typing . For example – select a very first lesson f j
dk

4. You may choose Options button and choose Background and text color .
a) Choosing background and text color .
b) Interface to set background and text color in the software.

5. Now, you can start typing text by pressing keys on the keyboard. To press
correct keys, put your finger in your initial positions and type the letter.
When you press the correct letter by the finger , a green color appears on
the typed letter, but , if you press the incorrect letter, a red color appears
on the typed letter.

6. Anytime during typing you can pause or resume the lesson and restart the
lesson by clicking on the corresponding buttons available in the main
window . The green bar above the Lesson control panel shows you the
percentage of completion for the current lesson . That bar is usually called
Progress bar .

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 Chapter -8
Digital Documentation (Elementary)

Q. Write the component of LibreOffice.

Ans. 1. Title Bar : The title bar is located at the top of the interface. It contains
the file name, name of application and window management buttons on the
right. When the document is not yet named, the document name will appear as
Untitled Where X is a number.

Menu bar : The Menu Bar is located just below the Title Bar in windows and
Linux and at the top the screen MacOS. When you select one of the menus ,a
drop –down shows up that includes:Commands that directly cause an action like
Close or Save from the File tab. Commands that open further submenus. In this
case there is a right-pointing arrow to the right of the command. Moving the
cursor onto one of these items causes its submenu to open.

Sidebar : The sidebar normally opens on the right side of the Writer interface . If
required , you may open up the sidebar with View menu>Sidebar. The Sidebar
also has a hide/show icon . When the sidebar is closed ,it can be opened using
hide/show icon.

Toolbars: LibreOffice has two types of toolbar location :docked(fixed in place)or

floating . Docked toolbars can be moved to different location .

Status Bar :The status bar is located at the bottom of the workspace. It provides
information about the document and convenient ways to quickly change some
document features . It can be hidden by deselecting it in the View menu.

Insert Mode:This area is blank when in insert mode. Click on this area to change
it to Overwrite mode; click again to return to Insert mode. In insert mode, any
text after the cursor moves forward to make room for the text you type . In
Overwrite mode , text after the cursor position is replaced by the text you type.

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Q2. Explain steps to Insert a table on the document with dimensions 2x2.
Explain the steps for inserting Rows and Columns.

Ans: To insert a new table using the Insert table dialog , where you can specify
the properties for the table, position the cursor where you want the table to
appear, then use any of the following methods to open the dialog box:

1. Choose Table>Insert Table from the Menu bar.

2. Press Ctrl +F12.

On the Standard toolbar,click on the Insert Table icon and select More Options at
the bottom of the drop-down graphic.

In the General section of the Insert Table dialog box ,in the Name box ,you can
enter a different name from the Writer-generated default for the table.This might
come in handy when using the Navigator to jump quickly to a table.In the
columns and Rows boxes,specify the number of columns and rows for the new
table. You can change the size of the table later, if necessary.

Inserting Rows and Columns

To quickly insert one row or column,:

Click on the Rows Above or Rows Below icons on the Table toolbar to insert one
row above or below the selected one. Click on the Columns Left or Columns Right
icon on the Table toolbar to insert a column to the left or right of the selected
one.

Place the cursor in the row or column before or after which you want to add new
rows or columns and choose Table>Insert>Rows Above/Below or
Table>Insert>Columns Before/After from the Menu bar.

Place the cursor in the row or column before or after which you want to add new
rows or columns, right- click, and choose Table>Insert>Rows Above/Below or
Table>Insert>Columns Before/After.

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Q3 . Describe way to copy, Cut and Paste the text in document.

Ans: Moving and Copying Text

1. Select the text to be copied.

2. Click on Copy command from the standard toolbar

OR

1. Press Ctrl +C from the keyboard.

The text is copied in the clipboard.

Now, you may paste the text anywhere you want.

2. .Place the cursor where you want to paste the text.

3. Click on Paste command from the standard toolbar

OR

1. Press Ctrl +V from the keyboard.

In order to move text ,follow these steps:

1.Select the text to be moved.

2. Click on Cut command from standard toolbar.
OR

1. Press Ctrl + X from the keyboard.

The text is ready to be moved.
2.Place the cursor where you want to paste the text.
3.Click on Paste command from the standard toolbar.
OR
1. Press Ctrl +V from the keyboard.

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Q4.Explain the steps of inserting Special characters in a Document.

1. Place the cursor in the document where you want the characters to appear.
2. Click on Insert>Special Character or Click on the Insert Special Characters
icon on the standard toolbar to open the Special Characters dialog box
3. Double click on the characters you wish to insert , in order ; they appear in
the document as you select them . The selected characters are also added
to the Recent Characters list on the lower left of the dialog box.

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