2nd Class

      Introduction   Great personalities are the people who work for the society. They never consider about themselves. They are always ready to help the others. They achieve greatness with their work.   Look at the following great personalities:                                                  Which one of the following is Subhash Chandra Bose? (A)                                                                    (B)     (C)   more...

      Introduction   In reading comprehension, there is a passage. You have to read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on it.              Practice Exercise           Passage-1   Gir national park lies in the state of Gujarat. It is located in the Junagadh district. it is the home of Asiatic lions. It has an area over 2450 hectares. This beautiful sanctuary offers visitors the best in flora and fauna. In Gir forest, you can view rivers making September, 1965, to protect the lion and its habitat. The goal has been successfully achieved. From less than 200 in 1980, the lion population in Gir has since grown to an estimated 286. The Gir National Park, is located about 59 km from Junagadh via Visavadar.   more...

      Introduction   In this chapter, you will identify the characters by seeing the picture of the characters. There are different types of characters. These are very popular among all of us. Thus you can identify their names by identifying their pictures. Look at the following characters:              Practice Exercise       Identify the given picture and name it.     (A) Batman                                                         (B) Spiderman (C) Superman                                                    (D) Tom   Answer: (C) Explanation: Given picture is of Batman. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.         Identify the given picture and name it.   (A) Batman     more...

        Drawing in Paint brush   Let's see the different parts of a paint brush window:        

• Title bar: It shows the title of the file you are working in.
• Menu bar: It shows different functions you can do in paint brush.
• Horizontal Scroll bar: It is used to move the page sideways.
• Drawing board : It is your workspace. It is like a plain white paper. You make your drawings here.
• Tool bar: It is on the left side of the page. It contains all tools like pencil, brush or eraser, which you need for working.                                      
• Color Palette: It lies below the drawing page from where you can more...

      How to open a Paint Brush?   Drawing and painting are wonderful activity for kids. Drawing with the help of pencil, sketch pen, wax pencil, etc are very tedious and time consuming job. Now computers provide the option of drawing. Paint brush is the accessories that windows provide to its users.      To open paint brush per form the following:  

• Click Start Button.
•  Select Programs
•  Select Accessories.
•  Now, click Paint. After that, you will see the main screen of paint.  

             Complete the Steps to Start paint brush: 1. ick ________________ button. 2. Select_____________ and then_______. 3.   Click more...

         Using Computers in Entertainment    

• We can use computers for entertainment as well.
• We can play computer games like cards and chess on the computer.
• We can draw pictures, make greeting cards and do a lot of other funny things on computer.
• We can watch movies and also listen to the music with the help of a computer.

Families can use computers to talk to each other through email, chat or other services of the Internet. Thus, we see that computers significantly influence the lives of people.                    Match the following       A                             more...

          Using Computers in Space       Computers also play an important role in space technology. Computers are used to send the satellites in the space for research purposes. We also use computers to send spacecrafts to explore the moon and planets.              Robin - with the help of computer we can see the pictures of other planets and gather information about them. Rudolf: Computers cannot give us information about other planets because it is a machine and how can it go their. Read the conversation between Robin and Rudolf and find out who is correct? (A) Rudolf is correct                                        (B) Robin is correct (C) Both are correct                                        (D) Both are incorrect     more...

      Using Computers in Defense   In defense, information about the enemies, their weapons, way of attacks, etc. are stored in the computer.             This information helps during war time.

• Now a day's computer also controls missiles which are used for attack.
• Software is used for controlling the flight and targeting in ballistic missiles.
• Software is also used to control access to atomic bombs.        

       In defense sector computers are widely used. Computers are used to Control missiles ii. Provide information about enemies. iii. Give information during war time. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (A) i and ii                                            (B) ii more...

       Using Computers in Business   Computer outer plays an important role in the field of business.           The following are the uses of computers in business:

• In offices, computers are used for administrative jobs like typing letters, making invoices and making debit and credit notes.
• Computers are also used to maintain accounts of the company.
• They are also used to maintain the records of employees, their salaries and their attendance,  etc.
• Shops and supermarkets use software to keep track of stocks and calculate the bills.
• Factories are fully automated to run on software by using robots that perform dangerous and repetitive tasks.  

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        Using Computers in Engineering       Engineering is one of the fields where we create new things, and the computer has successfully proven as the best machine to give shape to creative new ideas.

• Textile engineers make designs of cloth, prints, etc.
• Civil engineers design buildings.
• Mechanical engineers make designs of various machines.
• Computers save time in the process of engineering drawing. Engineering designs can be made and changed with the help of computers, which have special programs loaded on them.  

        Match the following:                               A                                                B 1. Civil engineer                         more...