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  LESSON 3 COMPUTER MEMORY AND STORAGE DEVICES   1.     How is a DVD different from a CD? DVD is similar to CD in shape and size, but it can store a huge amount of information. The storage capacity varies from 4.1 GB to 17 GB.   2.     Distinguish between RAM and ROM? RAM is the working memory of a computer system. RAM is a temporary memory. When we turn off the computer, the RAM loses all the data. ROM is known as permanent memory and cannot ordinarily be changed. It contains instructions and programs for computer operation. The content of ROM does not get lost when the computer is turned off.   3.     What do you understand by computer’s memory? The memory of a computer is broadly divided into two parts. They are primary memory and secondary memory. Primary memory can be divided into three parts. RAM, ROM and Hard disk. Secondary memory storage devices are CD/DVD and Pen Drive.   4.     Write a short note on hard disk. It is the main storage medium for compu

  LESSON 2 COMPUTER AND ITS FUNCTIONS I.                DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING: 1.      Hardware and software Hardware : Physical components of a computer that we can see, touch and feel are called the hardware Software : is a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that performs some tasks on a computer system. 2.      Input devices and output devices Input devices are those which are used to enter data and information into a computer. Output devices are those which the computer uses to display the information and results. 3.      Printer and scanner Printer gives printouts of our work on paper. Scanner is an output device that converts paper image into digital or electronic images and then flashes them on the monitor. 4.      Touchpad and touchscreen Touch pad is a touch sensitive pad used instead of a mouse on the laptop computers. Touch screen is a screen through which data can be entered by just touching it with a

  LESSON – 4 Tansen 1.       Why did Swami Haridas say Tansen was ‘talented’? Tansen knew how to copy the calls of birds and animals. One day, he roared like a tiger and frightened the travellers. Swami Haridas was impressed by his skills and called him ‘talented’. 2.       Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court? Tansen was a famous singer. Sometimes, he sang before Emperor Akbar. Akbar was very impressed with his singing and asked Tansen to join his court. 3.       How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons. Tansen became the favourite of Akbar. He would request Tansen to sing at any time during the day or night. Akbar would walk into Tansen’s house to hear his practice. He gave Tansen many presents. 4.       What did the other courtiers feel about Tansen? The other courtiers were jealous of Tansen’s popularity. They wanted to ruin Tansen and could do anything to achieve this. 5.       What happen if Raga Deepak is sung properly? If Raga De

  LESSON – 3 MORE ON MS WORD 2013 1.   What do you understand by mail merge? Mail merge is a trait in MS Word that is used to generate numerous modified letters. It saves a lot of time, as you do not need to change the information for the new addressee again and again.   2.   What are the words opposite in meaning to each other called? How can you correct the spelling and grammatical errors in MS Word? Antonyms are the words with the opposite meaning. To correct the error, right-click on the marked word to look for various options available and select the correct one. Click on the correct spelling or phrase. The corrected word or phrase will appear in the document.   3.   Write the basic types of spellings and grammatical errors in MS Word. MS Word underlines the different types of errors in different colours. a.   The red wavy line shows spelling errors. b.   The blue wavy line shows a grammatical mistake.     4.   How can you set language in MS Word? To

  LESSON -6 THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE   1.    Who followed doctor Dolittle? The dogs and the children followed doctor Dolittle.   2.    Did Doctor Dolittle live alone? No, Doctor Dolittle lived with his sister, Sarah Dolittle.   3.    How many different kinds of pets lived with Doctor Dolittle? A duck, a dog, a parrot, an owl, goldfish, rabbits, white mice, a squirrel, a hedgehog, a cow and a calf, an old lame horse, chickens, and many other animals lived with Doctor Dolittle.   4.    What did Doctor Dolittle have to say about the best people? Doctor Dolittle says he likes the animals better than he likes the ‘best people’.   5.    Who gave Doctor Dolittel the idea of becoming an animal doctor? The Cat’s-meat-Man gave Doctor Dolittel the idea of becoming an animal doctor   6.    What did the parrot say to Doctor Dolittle in its own language? What did that mean in English? Parrot says, ‘Ka-kaoi-ee, fee-fee?’ in its own language. which means, ‘Is

  Chapter 5 A Different Kind of School   Answer the following questions: 1. Why do you think the writer visited Miss Beam’s school? Ans:  The writer had heard much about Miss Beam’s new teaching method. So he visited her school to see the new play-way method personally. 2. What was the ‘game’ that every child in the school had to play? Ans:  Every child in the school had to play the role of being blind, deaf, dumb, injured and lame once in a term. It was a sort of game and training. 3. “Each term every child has one blind day, one lame day …”. Complete the line. Which day was the hardest? Why was it the hardest? Ans:   “… one injured day and one dumb day.” Being blind was the hardest day. The student felt that he/she was going to be hit by something every moment. 4. What was the purpose of these special days? Ans:  The purpose of these special days was to give the children a personal taste of misfortune. They learnt to help the needy in society. Such training made the

  LESSON – CRYING   QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:- 1.    According to the poet, should you cry a little or should you cry a lot? According to the poet, we should cry a lot.   2.    What can you do after crying a lot? You can take a bath after crying a lot.   3.    Where do you cry? What are the things that make you cry? I cry in the bathroom. I usually cry when I get a scolding from my parents.   4.    Can you cry when you are happy? No, I cannot cry when I am happy.   5.    Which are the things that make you happy? In what ways do you show your happiness? Eating food and playing football makes me happy. I scream loudly to show my happiness.  

  LESSON - FROM A RAILWAY CARRIAGE   QUESTION AND ANSWERS:- 1.     What are some of the things that can be seen from the train window? Some of the things that can be seen from the train windows are Bridges, houses, hedges, ditches, meadows, horses, cattle, hills, plain, painted stations, a child, a tramp, a cart, a man, and a river can be seen from the railway carriage.   2.     Are the stations really ‘whistling by’? The train is ‘whistling by’; the stations are standing still.   3.     What does ‘a tramp’ mean? A tramp is a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a beggar.   4.     What does ‘brambles’ mean? Brambles are prickly shrubs, especially blackberry shrubs. To gather brambles is to pick Black berries.

  Chapter 4- Beauty (Poem) 1.       The poet says, “Beauty is heard in …” Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are beautiful. The poet, Keats, said: Heard melodies are sweet, But those unheard are sweeter. What do you think this means? Have you ever "heard" a song in your head, long after the song was sung or played? Ans: Yes, we can hear beauty. The melodious sounds of birds chirping during the dawn and dusk. The lines: "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter" are taken from a poem named "Ode on a Grecian urn" and is written by John Keats. This means that whatever we hear (which is already created) is definitely sweet but the one which comes from within and is never heard before is much more sweet and soothing. Yes, I have heard a few such songs in my head long after the song was played.   2.       Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases.