I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:
1. Postal and telegraphservices belongs to personal communication.
2. Transport system actsas arteries and veins for national Development.
3 .The east coast road is built along the coast of Bay of Bengal.
4. The largest terrestrialnetwork in the world is Doordharshan.
5. Minor ports are knownas Anchorage ports.
II.MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
1.Golden quadrilateral – nationalhighways
2.Cuddalore –minor port
3.GPS – location ofplace
4.Magazine –print media
5.Uninor –privatetelecom
III.ANSWER IN BRIEF:
1. Name the different types of roads found in Tamilnadu.
Roadways may be classifiedinto four types. They are
- National highways
- State highways
- District roads and
- Village roads
2. Name some of the private telecom services
Theprivate, basic telecom services are bharathi Infotel, TATA, reliance, Airtel,Aircel, Vodafone, Uninor
3.Name the three ports of Tamilnadu.
The three major ports ofTamilnadu are
- Chennai
- Tuticorin
- Ennore
4. What are the two types of communication. Give example
Personalcommunication and Mass communication
Ex: telegram, telephone,internets, email and fax
Printmedia
Ex: books, journals,magazines and newspapers
Electronicmedia
Ex: telecommunications,mobile phone etc.
5. What are minor ports? Give example.
Minor ports are anchorageports where cargo is transshipped from the vessel to the shore.
Cuddalore, Nagapattinam,Kolachal and Rameswaram
6.Name the major international airports of Tamil Nadu.
The major internationalairports are
Chennai
Coimbatore
Tiruchirapalli
7. Expand STD
Subscriber Trunk Dialing
8. Distinguish between internet and intranet
INTERNET:
The internet can beaccessed by each and every individual from any part of the world.
INTRANET:
An intranet is a private computernetwork that can only be accessed within a company through their internalnetwork.
IV.GIVEPARAGRAPH ANSWER:
1. Account the advantages of communication technology.
It plays a vital part notonly in personal life but also important role in business and education throughsatellites.
People can send andreceive mails using e-mails to get information.
Shopping via internet istrend nowadays.
Online payment of phonebills, electricity bills and ticket booking can also be done.
Communication technology hasalso developed that even remote villages
Ex: GPRS and GPS
2. What are the recent prospective development made in roadtransport
Conversion of single laneof State Highways into double lane and multilane.
The widening andimprovement of road is referred as IT Expressway that serves as connectivity toall IT companies.
The East Coast Road(ECR)that is built along Chennai and Cuddalore via Pondicherry.
Golden QuadrilateralProject in Tamil Nadu has been completed.
Most of the mofussiltraffic have been diverted on to the bye pass roads to avoid traffic.