Solution of Class Eight (VIII) English | Unit- Six | A Computer and Its Parts

A Computer and Its Parts

Ways with words
1. Read the text above and fill in the gaps with correct words given below.
[output, hard drive, light, CPU, mouse, input, processes, VDU, monitor]

a. A computer is an electronic machine that …………… information.

... Answer:
processes

b. You have your information stored in the ………….

... Answer:
hard drive

c. A …………… processes the data and makes calculations.

... Answer:
CPU

d. A …………… is a pointing device.

... Answer:
mouse

e. The computer monitor is also known as a …………….

... Answer:
VDU

f. Optical drive uses …………… to read and write data.

... Answer:
light

g. A keyboard and a mouse are known as …………… devices.

... Answer:
input

h. CRT and LCD are the types of …………….

... Answer:
monitor

i. A monitor and a printer are …………… devices of a computer.

... Answer:
output

2. Match the words with their meanings.

1. Monitor- a screen that shows information from a computer


2. Keyboard- a set of keys for operating a computer


3. CPU - the part of computer that controls all the other parts of the system


4. Hard drive - storage device


5. Mouse - a small device to control the movement of the cursor on a computer screen

3. Read the text again and write words which mean the following.

a. Performing a particular series of operations on the information, such as a set of calculations-

... Answer:
processing

b. The putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in the future-

... Answer:
storage

c. Information that is put into a system or machine so that it can operate -

... Answer:
input

d. An amount of something produced by a machine-

... Answer:
output

e. To show something electronically on a computer screen-

... Answer:
display

Read and answer
1. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

a. Name the input devices of a computer.

... Answer:
keyboard and mouse (according to the text)

b. Which part of the computer is responsible for processing information and making calculations?

... Answer:
Central processing unit (CPU)is responsible for processing information and making calculations.

c. What is a computer hard drive used for?

... Answer:
A computer hard drive is used for storing all our documents and files.

d. What is the use of the mouse?

... Answer:
The mouse is used to control the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen.

e. What can you do with the keyboard?

... Answer:
We can type text and numbers with the keyboard. It is also used for computer gaming.

f.Name the three basic storage devices of a computer.

... Answer:
Hard Drive, Flash Drive and CD/DVD/Blu-ray Discs

2. Read the passage and write 'True' for true and 'False' for false statements.

a. An optical drive processes your raw data.

... Answer:
False

b. A mouse is a display device.

... Answer:
False

c. A monitor is a television.

... Answer:
False

d. A keyboard looks like a typewriter.

... Answer:
True

e. A computer has input, process, storage, and output devices.

... Answer:
True

Grammar (Causative Verbs)
1. Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

a. Ramita had her daughter ………(milk) the cow.

... Answer:
milked

b. Anish made me ……… (laugh).

... Answer:
laugh

c. Sudhakar got his passport ………(examine).

... Answer:
examined

d. Dipen had his clothes ……… (wash).

... Answer:
washed

e. Yadav is having his house …… (paint).

... Answer:
painted

2. Complete the following sentences with appropriate causative verbs.

a. Sabitri ……… Yogesh repair his house.

... Answer:
has

b. Anish ……… me laugh.

... Answer:
makes

c. Dhaneshwor ……… his eyes checked.

... Answer:
had

d. Birendra ……… his clothes stitched.

... Answer:
has

e. Bikas ………… his house decorated.

... Answer:
got

Writing
Write a letter to your friend describing the facilities that you can get in your school.

Pokhara

July 18, 2020

Dear Sonu,

I received your letter yesterday. I’m very glad to know about you and your family. You asked me about the facilities that we get in our school. I’m going to tell about them.

You know that our school is a secondary school. It was established in 1989. Our school has sufficient buildings and a big playground. There are twenty classrooms and we have separate rooms for science lab, library, language labs and music.

Our school provides quality education. All our teachers are highly qualified and competent. We get them to teach us in a friendly way. They also help us for extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

There is a big playground where our sports teacher makes us play various games. There is also a small garden where we get various flowers planted.

When we visit our school library, our librarian makes us read different types of books. We can borrow them if we want.

While conducting experiments related to science, our science teacher always assists us. He gets us to do different experiments very carefully.

Every Tuesday we have a music class. We become very happy when we have our music class. Our language teachers have us practise the skills of language in language labs.

We are satisfied with its infrastructure and its ways of imparting an all-round education.

I hope your next letter will reach soon.

With best regards,
Sonali