Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Solutions Term 3 Chapter 6 Hardware and Software

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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Solutions Term 3 Chapter 6 Hardware and Software

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Hardware and Software Textual Evaluation

I Choose the correct answer :

Question 1.
Find out the part that is not found in CPU?
(a) Mother Board
(b) SMPS
(c) RAM
(d) Mouse
Answer:
(d) Mouse

Question 2.
Which of the following is correct?
a. Free and Open source
b. Free and Traditional software
c. Passive and Open source
d. Passive and Traditional source
Answer:
a. Free and Open source

Question 3.
LINUX is a
(a) Paid Software
(b) Licensed Software
(c) Free and Proprietary software
(d) Free and Open-source software
Answer:
(d) Free and Open-source software

Question 4.
Find out Paid and Proprietary software from the given list
a.- Windows
b. MAC OS
c. Adobe Photoshop
d. All the above
Answer:
d. All the above

Question 5.
_______ is a Operating System
(a) Android
(b) Chrome
(c) Internet
(d) Pendrive

IV. Match the following :

1. MAC OS	Free and Open source Software
2. Software	Paid and Proprietary Software
3. Hardware	Input Device
4. Keyboard	RAM
5. LINUX	Geogebra

Answer:

1. MAC OS	Paid and Proprietary Software
2. Software	Geogebra
3. Hardware	RAM
4. Keyboard	Input device
5. LINUX	Free and open source software

III. Short Answer:

Question 1.
What are Hardware and Software?
Answer:
Hardware: Hardware is the parts of the computer which we can touch and feel. Hardware includes Input and Output devices, Cabinet, Hard Disk, Mother Board, SMPS, CPU, RAM, CD Drive, and Graphics Card.
Software: Software is programmed and coded applications to process the input information.

Question 2.
What do you mean by Operating System? How does it work?
Answer:

1. System Software (Operating System) is software that makes the hardware devices process the data inputted by the user and to display the result on the output devices like Monitor.
2. Without the operating system, the computer cannot function on its own.
3. Some of the popular operating systems are Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, etc.

Question 3.
What is Free and Open Source Software? Give any two examples?
Answer:
Free and open software is available free of cost and can be shared with many end-users. Free software is editable and customizable by the user and this leads to the development (or) updation of new software. Examples of Free and Open Source Software: LINUX, Open Office, Operating System, Geogebra, etc.

Samacheer Kalvi 6th Science Hardware and Software Additional Questions

I. Choose the appropriate answer:

Question 1.
_____ is a device comprising both hardware and software.
(a) Microwave Oven
(b) Car
(c) Bike
(d) Computer
Answer:
(d) Computer

Question 2.
Which of the following is correct
(a) Free and Open source software
(b) Free and Licensed software
(c) Free and Traditional software
(d) Passive and Traditional source software
Answer:
(a) Free and Open source software

Question 3.
_____ existed before the World Wide Web.
(a) Whatsapp
(b) Email
(c) Facebook
(d) Google
Answer:
(b) Email

Question 4.
Windows is a
(a) Paid software
(b) Licensed software
(c) Free and Open-source software
(d) Free and Proprietary software
Answer:
(a) Paid software

Question 5.
_____ is one of the examples of the application program.
(a) Drawing tools
(b) Language
(c) Linker
(d) Device driver
Answer:
(a) Drawing tools

Question 6.
The license of the software would not be provided unless it is _____
(a) Collected
(b) Purchased
(c) dismantled
(d) sold
Answer:
(b) Purchased

II. Fill up the blanks:

1. _______ is lifeless without software on a computer.
2. _______ are programmed and coded applications to process the input information.
3. Software is divided into _______ types based on the process.
4. _______ is developing software to control the internal computer operation.
5. _______ software is available at free of cost and can be shared with many end-users.
6. _______ is the Paid and Proprietary Software.

Answer:

1. Hardware
2. Software
3. two
4. Linker
5. Free and Open
6. Adobe Photoshop

III. Give Short Answer:

Question 1.
How can we classify the software?
Answer:
The software is divided into two types based on the process. They are

1. System software
2. Application software

Question 2.
Give some examples of System Softwares.
Answer:
Some of the Popular Operating systems are LINUX, Windows, Mac, Android, etc.

Question 3.
What is an open-source initiative?
Answer:
The open-source initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting open-source software.

Question 4.
Define Application Software.
Answer:

1. Application software is a program (or) a group of programs designed for the benefit of end-user to work on computers.
2. The application programs can be installed on the hard disk for usage on a particular computer.

Question 5.
What is the classification of System Software?
Answer:
The system software is divided into two types:

1. System Management Program.
2. Developing Software.

Question 6.
Give the classification of Application Software?
Answer:

1. General Purpose Software.
2. Specific Purpose Software.

Question 7.
Give some examples of Specific Purpose Software?
Answer:

1. Reservation System.
2. Attendance System.
3. Billing System.
4. Report card Generator.

Question 8.
What are the two forms of System and Application Software?
Answer:
The Operating System and application software are available in two forms. They are:

1. Free and Open Source.
2. Paid and Proprietary Software.

IV. Answer in detail :

Question 1.
Draw the flow chart of software classification.
Answer: