Class- 8th
Important Full Forms of Computer Technology
Hardware Components
1. CPU - Central Processing Unit
2. GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
3. SSD - Solid State Drive
4. HDD - Hard Disk Drive
5. NIC - Network Interface Card
6. MAC - Media Access Control
7. BIOS - Basic Input Output System
8. PCB - Printed Circuit Board
9. CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
10. OLED - Organic Light-Emitting Diode
11. VGA - Video Graphics Array
12. SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array
Networking
13. LAN - Local Area Network
14. WAN - Wide Area Network
15. MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
16. PAN - Personal Area Network
17. WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
18. SAN - Storage Area Network
19. CAN - Campus Area Network
20. VPN - Virtual Private Network
21. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network
22. ISP - Internet Service Provider
23. DNS - Domain Name System
24. DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
25. TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
26. UDP - User Datagram Protocol
27. SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
28. ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
29. NAT - Network Address Translation
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Programming & Software
30. API - Application Programming Interface
31. GUI - Graphical User Interface
32. CLI - Command Line Interface
33. SDK - Software Development Kit
34. JVM - Java Virtual Machine
35. JRE - Java Runtime Environment
36. XML - Extensible Markup Language
37. HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
38. SQL - Structured Query Language
39. OOP - Object-Oriented Programming
40. SaaS - Software as a Service
41. PaaS - Platform as a Service
42. IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
Storage & Data Transfer
43. RAM - Random Access Memory
44. ROM - Read-Only Memory
45. USB - Universal Serial Bus
46. DPI - Dots Per Inch
47. MB - Megabyte
48. GB - Gigabyte
49. TB - Terabyte
50. PB - Petabyte
51. EB - Exabyte
52. ZB - Zettabyte
53. YB - Yottabyte
54. KB - Kilobyte
55. bps - Bits Per Second
56. KBps - Kilobytes Per Second
57. MBps - Megabytes Per Second
58. GBps - Gigabytes Per Second
59. Tbps - Terabits Per Second
60. IOPS - Input/Output Operations Per Second
61. RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
Security & Protocols
62. SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
63. TLS - Transport Layer Security
64. HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
65. WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
66. WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access
67. IDS - Intrusion Detection System
68. IPS - Intrusion Prevention System
Miscellaneous
69. AI - Artificial Intelligence
70. ML - Machine Learning
71. IoT - Internet of Things
72. ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
73. GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
74. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
75. CRM - Customer Relationship Management
76. OCR - Optical Character Recognition
77. MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
78. MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
79. COMPUTER (Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technical Education Research)
80. IPv6 - Internet Protocol version 6
81. CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
82. DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
83. FTP - File Transfer Protocol
84. HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
85. TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol
86. IVR - Interactive Voice Response
87. RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks
88. SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
89. UEFI - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
90. VR - Virtual Reality
91. WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
92. Virus - Vital Information Resources Under Siege
93. RAT - Remote Access Trojan
94. WORM - Write Once Read Many
95. SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
96. FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
97. FAT - File Allocation Table
98. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
99. MS - Microsoft
100. FIFO - First In First Out
Important Shortcut key for Computer Window
1. Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder.
2. Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or item
3. Ctrl + X: Cut selected text or item
4. Ctrl + V: Paste copied or cut text or item
5. Ctrl + Z: Undo previous action
6. Ctrl + A: Select all text or items
7. Ctrl + F: Find a specific word.
8. Ctrl + S: Save document or file
9. Ctrl + N: Open a new document or file
10. Ctrl + O: Open an existing document or file
11. Ctrl + P: Print the current document or file
12. Alt + Tab: Switch between open windows or applications
13. Windows key + L: Lock the computer
14. Windows key + D: Show or hide the desktop
15. Windows key + E: Open File Explorer
16. Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box
17. F1: Open help Window
18. F5: Refresh the current webpage
19. Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Open Task Manager
20. Alt + F4 : Closed running program
Basic Questions and answers related to computer
Q.1 What is computer?
Ans:- Computer is an electronic device that transforms data meaningful information.
Q.2 Who is the father of computer?
Ans:- Charles Babbage
Q.3 What do you mean by hardware and software?
Ans:- Software:- The programs and instruction that tells the computer what to do.
Hardware:- The Physical part of computer that can be seen and touch.
Chapter- 1 Introduction to relational database
Exercise
A. Multiple Choice Questions
1. d) 4
2. a) Information
3. b) relation
4. c) data redundancy
5. b) data syncing
B. Fill in the blanks
1. Data security
2. Information
3. SQL Server
4. Data Privacy
5. SQL
C. True or False
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
Key Vocabulary
Data: Raw facts which alone are meaningless.
Information: Facts related logically give us meaningful information.
Database: Organised collection of data.
RDBMS: Application software used to create and manage databases.
Relation: Another name for database table.
Data redundancy: Multiple copies of same data.
SQL: Structured Query language used to work with databases
A. Answer the following questions in short
Q.1 What is database ?
Ans:- A database is an organized collection of data that is stored and accessed electronically. It is designed to efficiently store, manage, retrieve, and update information.
Q.2 How does DBMS help us ?
Ans:- A Database Management System(DBMS) helps organise data, making it easier to update, retrieve , and protect , improving efficiency and accuracy.
Q.3 How many types of databases are there?
Ans:- The two main types of databases are Flat File Database and Relational Database.
B. Answer the following questions in long.
Q.1 With a small example, give basic difference between "data" and "information."
Ans- Data are the raw pieces of information which has no sense but information are organised or structured data that is meaningful and useful.
Example- Data- 25 celsius, Hamirpur.
Information- Temperature in hamirpur is 25 celsius.
Q.2 List the name of any 4 popular database.
Ans - 1. My SQL - Open source widely used for web apps.
2- Postgre SQL - Advanced Open source known for reliability.
3- Oracle Database - Commercial used in large enterprise.
4- Microsoft SQL server - commercial, integrates well with windows.
Q3- List any 4 advantage of a database manegment system and briefly describe any two of them.
Ans:- Advantages of DBMS:-
1. Reduces data redundancy
2. Improves data security
3. Enables data sharing
4. Provides data backup and recovery
Brief Description of -
1. Reduces data redundancy:- A DBMS stores data in a centralized manner,
so the same data does not need to be repeated in many places. This saves
storage space and avoids duplication.
2. Improves data security:- A DBMS allows only authorized users to access or modify data using passwords and permissions, helping keep information safe.
Q.4 What is Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)?
Ans:- A software application that allows to create databases, store data in them and perform all the tasks related to manage the data is called relational database management system.
Q.5 What is the role of SQL in database ?
Ans:- Structured Query Language: All RDBMSs in the industries have the same language to maintain and manage the data. This language is called Structured Query Language (SQL). SQL is a collection of database commands to create databases, tables and work with the data.