Current Affairs 5th Class

    Printing and Editing the Downloaded File     When you view pages on the Web, you often find information that you would like to save for future reference or share with others. The best way is to download it and take a printed-paper copy. To print the downloaded Web page, just open those file where it is saved and click the printer icon on the Tool Bar. The page will print according to all your default options. (See Figure 5.6.11)                 There is another, more detailed way to print material. 1. Go to the Menu Bar and click File. You will see a dropdown menu with some options. 2.   Click the Print option. You can select the printing options you want and then click OK. If you are a creative person, you can create masterpieces and works of art by using the Internet. Using the software available on the Internet, you can edit or make modifications to the files that you have downloaded and create your own pictures and even movies. There are a lot of programs and utilities available on the Internet that allow you to do this. Many of these are free and can be easily downloaded from the Internet. Downloaded pictures can be pulled into image software (like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro) and manipulated (like resizing and cutting images and adding text to the graphics). To edit sound files you can use freeware like mp3 cutter.exe.          Lists of Some Other Programs to Edit Different Types of Files are Given Below.   Edit Plus: A code editor for Windows. It offers many features like HTML toolbar, user tools, line number, ruler, URL highlighting, auto- completion, clip text, column selection, powerful search and replace, and multiple undo/redo. PDF Editor 2.6: An excellent office tool for processing Adobe PDF files. Using the tools included, you can move and zoom the text and pictures and you can edit text blocks, insert text, empty lines or change the line breaks freely, just like a text editor or word processor. Video Edit Magic 4.47: A tool to capture video footage and assemble a movie in mere minutes. Video Edit Magic makes it easy to join, split, crop, trim, modify color and merge your video files. AVI Trimmer: A free video editor for fast AVI (audio video interleave) editing. AVI is Microsoft corporation's file-format for recording and playback of audio and video on the. Windows operating system. This freeware AVI editor is small, smart and easy to use and involves no encoding/decoding processes. GIMP: A free software for manipulating images, such as rotation, adjusting colour brightness and contrasts, cutting out a region of an image, resizing (or scaling) an image to make it smaller and            more...

     Viewing the Downloaded File     When surfing the internet, local viewing tends to be much faster and visually clearer when using a slow connection. Instead of opening large sized files, such as ?.pdf? or Portable Document Format files, downloading the files will make the process faster. To download in internet Explorer, right click over the highlighted text and select ?Save target as.? To view a downloaded file, simply click on the saved file. You must have Adobe Acrobat installed to view ?.Pdf? files.                  You must have ___________ installed to view ?.Pdf? files.     (a) Adobe Photoshop             (b) Adobe Acrobat (c) Adobe Presenter                (d) None of these (e) All of these     Answer: (B) Explanation: Correct Option: (B) You must have adobe Acrobat installed to view ?.pdf? files. Incorrect Options: (a) Adobe Photoshop: This option is incorrect (c) Adobe Presenter: This option is incorrect (d) None of these: This option is invalid (e) All of these: This option is invalid         With reference to downloading files from the internet, ?pdf? refers to ____________ .   (a) Personal Data Form (b) Portable Data File (c) Portable Document Format (d) Postscript Document Format (e) None of these     Answer: (c) Explanation Correct option: (c) Portable Document Format: With reference to downloading files from the internet, ?pdf? refers to Portable Document Format. Incorrect Options: (a) Personal Data Form: This option is incorrect (b) Portable Data File: This option is incorrect (c) Postscript Document Format: This option is incorrect (d) None of these: This option is invaild  

     Downloading a File     Downloading is the process of copying a file (such as a game or a utility) from one computer to another across the Internet. When you download a game from a Web site, it means you are copying it from the author or publisher's Web server to your own computer. This allows you to install and use the program on your own machine. The step to download a file using Internet Explorer and Windows XP is given below. If you are using a different browser such as Netscape Navigator or a different version of Windows, the screens may look a little different, but the basic steps are the same.            

• Click the download link for the program you want to download. Many sites offer multiple download links to the same program and you only need to choose one of these links.
• You may be asked if you want to save the file or run it from its current location. If you are asked this question, select "Save." (See Figure 5.6.8)
• You will then be asked to select the folder where you want to save the program or file, using a standard "Save As" dialog box. Select a folder before clicking "Save" button.
• After the download begins, your Web browser will keep you updated on the progress of the download by showing a progress bar that fills up as you download. You will also be reminded where you are saving the file.f5ee Figure 5.6.9) http://www.aspshareware.org/users/how-to-download.asp - top    

     

• Depending on which file you are downloading and how fast your connection is, it may take either a few seconds or a few minutes to download. When your download is finished, you will get an appropriate message.  (See Figure 5.6.10)  

       

• Click the "Open" button to run the file you just downloaded. If you do not see the "Download complete" dialog box, open the folder where you saved the file and double-click on the icon for the file there.      

                           Which of the following statements influence the time taken to download files from the Internet? 1. The type of file which is downloaded. 2. The speed of your connection. (A) Only 1                                                            (B) Only 2 (C) Both land 2                                  (D) Neither 1 nor 2 (E) All of these     Answer: (c) Correct Option: (C) The time taken for downloading a file depends both on which file you are downloading and how fast your connection is. Incorrect Options: (A) Only 1: This option is incorrect (B) Only 2: This option is incorrect more...

         Verbs Forms   There are five forms of verb

• Present Tense form                                             : \[({{V}^{1}})\]  -    Go           Come                    Eat   
• Past Tense form                                                   : \[({{V}^{2}})\] -    Went        Came                    Ate
• Past Participle form                                             : \[({{V}^{3}})\] -    Gone       Come                    Eaten
• Ing form                                                                 : \[({{V}^{4}})\] -    Going      Coming                 Eating
• Present Tense Third Person Singular form      : \[({{V}^{5}})\] -    Goes        Comes                  Eats

              The following is the list of forms of verb:   \[{{V}^{1}}\]                         \[{{V}^{2}}\]                           \[{{V}^{3}}\]                           \[{{V}^{4}}\]                           \[{{V}^{5}}\] Arise                      Arose                       Arisen                       Arising                        Arises A Frive                  Arrived                     Arrived                      Arriving                      Arrives Become                Became                    Become                    Becoming                Becomes             Break                     Broke                       Broken                      Breaking                    Breaks Buy                        Bought                     Bought                    Buying                        Buys Catdi                      Caught                    Caught                     Catching                   Catches Come               more...

     Starting the Internet   The step to start Internet on your computer is very simple. If your computer is permanently connected to the Net, double click on internet explorer icon on the desktop. (See Figure 5.6.6) OR Follow the sequence Start ->Programs -> Internet Explorer If your computer is not permanently connected to the Net; you need to dial up a connection to your access provider's computer.                For this, perform the following steps:

• Double click "My Connection" icon on the desktop. A "Connect To" dialog box appears.
• Click on the "Connect" button. Some sounds will be heard from the modem and another dialog box will appear on the screen which asks for the user name and password.
• After inputting the username and the password, click the "Continue Button" on the dialog box. Within a few minutes, a minimized icon will be visible on the bottom right corner of the screen, which means that Internet has started. (See Figure 5.6.7)    

              Which one of the following is the correct sequence to start the Internet when your computer is permanently connected to the Net? (A) Start-> Programs-internet Explorer (B) Start -> Internet Explorer-> Programs (C) Internet Explorer-> Start->Programs (D) Internet Explorer-> Programs-> Start (E) None of these     Answer: (a) Explanation Correct Option: (A) The correct sequence to start the Internet when your computer is permanently connected to the Net is Start ->Programs -> Internet Explorer Incorrect Options: (B) Start-> Internet Explorer-> Programs: This is an incorrect option (C) Internet Explorer-> Start ->Programs : This is an incorrect option (D) Internet Explorer-> Programs-> Start: This is an incorrect option (E) None of these: This is an invalid option           If your computer is not permanently connected to the Internet, you need to first __________. (A) Provide your username                         (B) Dial up a connection to your access provider's computer (C) Provide the password                             (D) None of these (E) All of these     Answer: (b) Explanation Correct Option: (B) If your computer is not permanently connected to the Internet, you need to dial up a connection to your access provider's computer. Incorrect Options: (A) Provide your username: This is an incorrect option (C) Provide the password: This is an incorrect option (D) None of these: This is an invalid option (E) All of these: This is an invalid option  

       Hardware and Software Requirement for the Internet             One requires the following equipments to connect to the Internet:

• A multimedia computer system,
• A telephone line and
• A modem

The basic requirement to use the Internet is that you must have a computer system with some additional feature? like speakers, headphone, mike, etc. which make it a multimedia computer system. The same telephone line which you use to make calls to your relatives and friends can be used to connect to the Internet. A modem is an instrument that is attached between a computer and a telephone. It allows you to connect and communicate with other computers through the telephone line. (See Figure 5.6.3)               Some additional hardware is needed if you wish to use the Net for a specific purpose. For example, Some need a video adapter card to enjoy animations and video on the Net, a sound card to hear sounds and gaming equipment like joystick to play some games on the Net. (See Figure 5.6.4)                       The same telephone line which you use to make calls to your relatives and friends can be used to connect to the Internet. The statement is_________. (A) True                                               (B) False   Answer: (A) Correct Option: (A) True: The same telephone line which you use to make calls to your relatives and friends can be used to connect to the Internet. Incorrect Option: (B) False           The additional hardware needed if you wish to use the Net to enjoy animations and video on the Net is known as ______. (A) Microphone                                                (B) Joystick (C) Video adapter card                                  (D) Sound card (E) None of these     Answer (c)      Correct Option: (C) The additional hardware needed if you wish to use the Net to enjoy animations and video on the Net is known as video adapter card. Incorrect Options: (A) Microphone: This is an incorrect option (B) Joystick: This is an incorrect option (D) Sound card: This is an incorrect option (E) None of these: This is an invalid option            Internet Connection Internet connections are given by Internet Service Providers (ISP's). These companies allow you to use the Internet at appropriate charges. An ISP gives us Account name and Password that we can use to connect to the Internet.       Some of the ISP's in India are:

• Tata Indicom Broadband,
• MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited),
• Sify,
• Airtel

In addition to the hardware, there are two sets of software needed more...

      Advantages of the Internet       Internet is a very powerful tool in today's world and offers many benefits.  

• Chatting: This is a facility with which people who use the Internet can communicate with each other, anywhere in the world. In spite of the physical distance, you feel as if you are actually talking to the other person.

 

• E-mail: Through e-mail, we can send and receive messages from anyone connected through the Internet.

 

• Finding information: Internet provides information on almost any and every topic that you need.

 

• Advertising and publicity: IV my companies have their Websites on the Internet and they provide information about their company and their products on these Websites.

 

• Online shopping: Now you do not have to step out of home to make purchases. You can place an order for a product through the Internet and it will be delivered to your home.

 

• Entertainment: Internet has a wide collection of songs and movies and you can have fun listening to music and watching movies.

 

• Playing games: Internet also has a wide collection of games which you can play yourself or with other Internet users. (See Figure 5.6.2)  

              When you place an order for a product through the Internet, it is known as____ . (A) Window shopping                                    (B) Online shopping (C) Compulsive shopping                              (D) None of these (E) All of these   Answer: (b) Explanation Correct Option: (B) When you place an order for a product through the Internet, it is known as online shopping. Incorrect Options: (A) Window shopping : This is an incorrect option (C) Compulsive shopping: This is an incorrect option (D) None of these: This is an invalid option (E) All of these: This is an invalid option         When people who use the Internet communicate with each other, anywhere in the world, it is known as ______. (A) Internet surfing                                         (B) Internet gaming (C) Internet chatting                                       (D) None of these (E) All of these   Answer: (c) Explanation Correct Option: (C) When people who use the Internet communicate with each other, anywhere in the world, it is known as Internet chatting. Incorrect Options: (A) Internet surfing: This is an incorrect option (B) Internet gaming: This is an incorrect option (D) None of these: This is an invalid option (E) All of these: This is an invalid option

      Website     Just as a book has many pages; a Website is a collection of web pages related to the same topic. A Web page can be compared to a page in a book and is the basic unit of every Web site or document. A Web page can be an article, an ordering page, or a single paragraph, and it is usually a combination of text and graphics. You might know about some Websites such as www.discovery.com, www.yahoo.com, etc. Each Website has a Web address on the Internet. This is also called the URL or Uniform Resource Locator. Examples of web addresses are www.hotmail.com and www.cricket.org. The first page of any website is called its Homepage. Each Web site is owned and updated by an individual, company or organization. The Web is a dynamically moving and changing entity and many Web sites change on a daily or even hourly basis.              A Website is_________. (A) A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web (B) A collection of web pages related to the same topic (C) A computer program that delivers (serves) content, such as Web pages, using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web (D) None of these (E) All of these     Answer: (b) Explanation Correct Option: (B) A Website is a collection of Web pages related to the same topic. Incorrect Options: (A) A software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web: This is the web browser (C) Is a computer program that delivers (serves) content, such as web pages, using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web: This is the Web server. (D) None of these: This is an invalid option         The homepage is____________. (A) The first page of the Website (B) The last page of the Website (C) The web page which loads as a result of a search query (D) None of these (E) All of these   Answer (A) Explanation Correct Option: (A) The homepage is the first page of the Website. Incorrect Options: (B) The last page of the Website: This is an incorrect option (C) The Web page which loads as a result of a search query: This is an Incorrect option (D) None of these: This is an invalid option

         Introduction     This is the age of information and many of you would be familiar with the term Internet. With the Internet, one can send messages, find information on any subject, chat with friends and do many other things. The Internet or the Net or the World Wide Web is a network of computers spanning the globe. In a network, two or more computers are linked together with cables to share information. Thus, the Internet is the  largest network of computers in this world because it has millions of  computers  connected to each  other. This communication structure is a system connecting more than fifty million people in countries around the world. We will get acquainted with some Internet related terms and study about the working of the Internet in this chapter. (See Figure 5.6.1)