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Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 5-English: Chapter 30- Be a Netizen

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Questions and Answers

1. List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.

Question 1.
List the words or phrases related with computers or the Internet.
Answer:

The list of words or phrases related with the computer or the Internet are:

InternetWebsitesText
NetAddressUpdate
NetworkWorld wide web (www)online
SystemProgramse-mail
Log offSearch enginesOffline
DisconnectBrowsingChatting
SurfingCopy
Download
Address

2. Answer the following questions in one sentence.

Question 1.
Have you ever seen or used a computer?
Answer:

Yes, I have seen and used a computer in my school.

Question 2.
What is the ‘Internet’?
Answer:

The ‘Internet’ or the net is a network of computers.

Question 3.
What is a website?
Answer:

‘Websites’ are places on the net where information is stored and made available.

Question 4.
What is the world wide web?
Answer:

Thousands of websites on the net together form the World Wide Web (www).

Question 5.
What are search engines?
Answer:

Special computer programs help us find the different websites on the World Wide Web, known as Search Engines.

Question 6.
What is meant by browsing or surfing?
Answer:

Looking at various websites in computers is known as ‘browsing’ or ‘surfing’.

Question 7.
What is meant by being ‘online’?
Answer:

Being ‘online’ means our computer is connected to the internet.

Question 8.
What is meant by being ‘offline’?
Answer:

Being ‘offline’ means we are not connected to the net.

Question 9.
What is ‘e-mail’ or electronic mail?
Answer:

The system of sending and receiving messages or mail on computers is known as ‘e-mail’ or electronic mail.

Question 10.
What is a password?
Answer:

A ‘password’ is a secret word or group of letters and/ or numbers which will allow a person to use or see the email account on typing it.

Question 11.
Who is a ‘netizen’?
Answer:

People who use the net are ‘netizens’.

Question 12.
Would you like to be a netizen?
Answer:

Yes, I would like to be a netizen and explore this ocean of information.

3. Draw a diagram to explain the idea of Internet.

Question 1.
Draw a diagram to explain the idea of Internet.
Answer:


Glossary to understand the diagram:

  • Satellite: A satellite is a wireless receiver or transmitter that is launched by a rocket and placed in orbit around the earth.
  • Downlink: The communication going from a satellite to the ground is called a downlink.
  • Uplink: The communication going from the ground to a satellite is called uplink.

4. Find a picture of a computer with the help of your teacher and label the different parts you see.
For example, monitor, screen, speakers, processor, mouse, mousepad, keyboard, etc.

Question 1.
Find a picture of a computer with the help of your teacher and label the different parts you see.
For example, monitor, screen, speakers, processor, mouse, mousepad, keyboard, etc.
Answer:

Do it yourself.

5. List all the pairs of antonyms you find in the passage.

Question 1.
List all the pairs of antonyms you find in the passage.
Answer:

  1. connected – disconnected
  2. online – offline
  3. send – receive
  4. sending – receiving
  5. different – same

6. WWW is a short form of World Wide Web.
Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).

Question 1.
WWW is a short form of World Wide Web.
Find ten other short forms related to ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
Answer:

  • CD: Computer Disks
  • ROM: Read Only Memory
  • RAM: Random Access Memory
  • PPT: Power Point
  • e-mail: Electronic mail
  • IP: Internet Protocol
  • EC: Electronic Commerce
  • EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
  • E-Market: Electronic Market
  • VAN: Value Added Network
  • E-map: Electronic map

7. Choose a word that has at least four letters in it. Imagine that it is a short form. Write the name /phrase /words it stands for.
For example, STEP : Sunday and Thursday Evening Programmes.

Question 1.
Choose a word that has at least four letters in it. Imagine that it is a short form. Write the name /phrase /words it stands for.
For example, STEP : Sunday and Thursday Evening Programmes.
Answer:

WITH: Walking Individually Towards Health

Important Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Complete the web diagram.


Answer:
text, pictures, images, sounds, speeches, music

Complete the following by choosing the correct alternative:

Question 1.
To log off the computer means to……………

(a) give instruction to your computer to get connected from the net.
(b) give instruction to your computer to get disconnected from the net.
(c) switch off the computer.
Answer:
(b) give instruction to your computer to get disconnected from the net.

Question 2.
To display information on the net………….

(a) you need an e-mail id.
(b) you need a website.
(c) you need a password.
Answer:
(b) you need a website.

Language Study :

Question 1.
Match the meanings of:

1. connecteda. organized
2. systematicb. linked
3. gatheredc. unparalleled
4. uniqued. collected

Answer:

1. connectedb. linked
2. systematica. organized
3. gatheredd. collected
4. uniquec. unparalleled

Give one word for :

Question 1.

  1. To move from one site to another searching various topics on the internet
  2. Being connected to a network of computers –
  3. Exchange messages through computers with one or many users –

Answer:

  1. surfing
  2. online
  3. chatting

Do as directed :

Question 1.

  1. It is so large that millions of people around the world can use it at the same time. (Pick out the adjectives in the sentence)
  2. The internet is like an ocean of information. (Pick out the articles)
  3. Websites are places on the net. (Pick out the preposition)
  4. It is possible to change the text. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with, It is not)

Answer:

  1. Large, same: Adjective
  2. the, an
  3. on preposition.
  4. It is not impossible to change the text.

Complete the table.

Question 1.
Answer:

PositiveComparativeSuperlative
1. manymuchmore
2. smallsmallersmallest
3. difficultdifficult moredifficult most
4. Shortshortershortest
5. amazingmore amazingmost amazing
5. difficultmore difficultmost difficult

Question 2.
Answer:

NounAdjectiveVerb
1. InformationInformativeInform
2. picturepictoralpicturise
3. personpersonalpersonalize
4. correctnesscorrectcorrect

Reading Skills, Vocabulary and Grammar

Read the following passage and answer the following.

Question 1.
Complete the following:

(a) The system of sending and receiving messages or mail on computers is known
(b) No two …………………….. are the same.
Answer:
(a) as e-mail or electronic mail.
(b) e-mail addresses

Question 2.
What information is conveyed through the extract?
Answer:

This extract conveys information about e-mail.

Question 3.
Write the full form of e-mail.
Answer:

The full form of e-mail is electronic mail.

Question 4.
What is an e-mail account compared to? What is the difference?
Answer:

An e-mail account is compared to our own letter box. The only difference is unlike our own letter box, we can use the e-mail letter box not only for receiving mail but also for sending it.

Question 5.
Give the noun form of:

1. Short
2. unique
Answer:
1. shortness
2. uniqueness

Question 6.
You can receive messages on this address and also send them. (Pick out the conjunction)
Answer:

Conjunction – and

Question 7.
How has e-mail changed the way we communicate? Give your views.
Answer:

Due to e-mail, the ways we send and receive messages have changed in a big way. Now we can do it without any waste of time. The messages have become shorter too, unlike those times when we would have lengthy conversations or write long letters.

Writing Skills :

Question 1.
Write an e-mail to your friends inviting him for your birthday.
Answer:

From : vinay@lycoscom
Sent: 18th July, 2015
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: Invitation for birthday.

Dear all,
It’s my birthday on 28th July, 2015. I cordially invite you to join my family and me in the celebrations at our residence and have a share in the joy.

The party begins at 6.00 p.m. The dress code is smart casuals. Blue is the colour of the day. Hoping to meet you at the party. Looking forward to having a great time.

Thanks,
Vinay

Summary :

‘Be a Netizen’ is an informative lesson about how computers, with its amazing features have brought about changes in the way we do things. It tells us about the internet network which is so large that millions of people around the world can use it at the same time. It also tells us how all the information is stored in places on the net called websites. It guides us how to browse or surf, that is visit various sites on the net. The lesson further elaborates about various terms related to internet like ‘update’ ‘online’, offline’ etc.

It also explains the ways to download information from the internet for later use and also how to send information on the net. The author shares information about e-mail, a system of sending and receiving messages or mails on computers. The author ends with a question. He says people who live in a city are citizens and people who use the net are netizens. He enquires whether we would like to be a netizen. Given the merits and advantages of computers and its uses, we should indeed become netizens.

Meanings :

  1. amazing (o) – causing surprise or wonder
  2. features (n) : qualities or characteristics
  3. log on (pher) – to go through the steps to begin the use of computers
  4. text (n) – printed words
  5. disconnected (v) – break the connection or link
  6. browsing (u) – to casually look through data in the internet
  7. surfing (o) – to move from one site to another searching various topics on the Internet
  8. update (u) – to change by including most recent technology
  9. online (adj) – being connected to a network of computer
  10. offline (adj) – not controlled or connected to computer or internet
  11. chatting (u) – exchange messages through computer with one or many users
  12. download (v) – to copy data from one computer system to another over the internet
  13. address (on net) (n) – The Internet address is used for sending and receiving mails
  14. e-mail (n) – electronic mail
  15. unique (adj) – extraordinary
  16. password (n) – a secret word or group of letters and/or numbers that provides access to our email account
  17. citizens (n) – people who live in a city
  18. netizen (n) – people who use the net
  19. programs (n) – systematic instructions given to the computer for desired results

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