1. Define the term information technology (it).

2. Write any five applications of information technology.

3. Define the term digital convergence.
4. How did digital convergence become possible?
5. How information technologies make our world global village?
6. Define between hypermedia and multimedia.
7. Define computer.
8. Identify the four basic functions of the computer.
9. What is hardware?
10. Give any five examples of hardware components.
11. What are major components of a computer and their functions?
12. Do all computers contain a processing unit?
13. What is software? write two main types of software?
14. How is hardware different from software?
15. Why is hardware useless without software?
16. How software and hardware are related?
17. What is data?
18. Define information.
19. Give an example of data and information.
20. Differentiate between data and information.
21. What is system software?
22. Give three example of system software?
23. How dose application software differ from system software?
24. Why does application software need operating system?
25. What is the use of utility program?
26. What is the use of customized software?
27. Define packages software and give examples.
28. Compare customized and package software.
29. What is input.
30. Differentiate between direct and indirect input.
31. What is the use of input devices?
32. How the input of keyboard is different from input of mouse?
33. List three categorizes of input devices.
34. What do you know about keyboard?
35. Name important types of key on keyboard.
36. Write the characteristics of keyboard.
37. Which additional keys are available on enhanced keyboard?
38. What do you mean by QWERTY
39. What are function keys?
40. What is the use of control key?
41. Differentiate between backspace and del key.
42. What is the difference between page up and page dn keys
43. What are pointing devices?
44. Identify five examples of pointing devices.
45. What is the use of mouse?
46. How does a mouse work?
47. How does a mouse control the pointer?
48. How does trackball work?
49. Identify two alternatives to a mouse.
50. How does touchpad work?
51. Differentiate between trackball and track pad.
52. Why a trackball should be used instead of a mouse?
53. What is touch screen?
54. What are the common uses of touch screen?
55. What is pointing stick?
56. What is primary use of graphic tablet?
57. How does the pointing stick work?
58. What are graphics/ digitizing tablet?
59. What is the difference between stylus and puck?
60. Write the use of stylus.
61. What do you know about pen-based system?
62. What are source-data devices?
63. List any three source-data entry devices.
64. What is barcode?
65. How does barcode reader read barcodes?
66. What is UPC?