UNIT -1
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER -6
APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1. Define m-Commerce?
m-Commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless hand held devices such as cellular phone and personal digital assistants(PDA).
2. What do you mean by online trading?
Online trading is the buying and selling of stocks and shares through computer. Stock exchanges and stock broking firms are using computers for getting various information like foreign securities ,share index etc.
3. Give an example of e-Commerce website?
www.amazon.com,www.flipkart.com,www.myntra.com etc
4. what is virtual classroom?
A virtual classroom is an online learning environment. It helps the students to get online education from remote places. Many schools and businesses have rolled out virtual classrooms to provide synchronous distance education.
5. What is e-Governance?
E-Governance is the delivery of government services and information to the public using electronic devices. For example www.kerala.gov in site act as e-governance website Akshaya centres are promoting e-Governance.
6. What do you understand the term 'Telemedicine'?
Telemedicine is used to examine patients in remote location. Telemedicine is implemented with the help of telephone line and a computer network. For example a doctor is sitting in England can consult a patient is sitting in Kerala.
Objective type questions and answers
1. IT stands for ------------- .
Ans. Information Technology
2. Selling ,Purchasing of goods and services over the internet is called ----------------------- .
Ans. e-Commerce
3. B2C stands for ---------------- .
Ans. Business- to - Consumer
4. Performance of all banking activities through internet is called -------------- .
Ans. m-Commerce
Essay type questions
1. What are the applications of computer in communication?
2. List out the IT policy in Kerala state?
3. Explain different types of e- Commerce model ?
