Computer Awareness

All computers have two important features in common which make them very different from human beings- they do exactly as they are told and theydon't make mistakes. But programmers must be very careful to provide foolproof instructions because computers have no commonsense.

Here are some of interesting facts about computers-

1) The supercomputer built by India is Param.

2) VDU (Visual Display Unit) is a T-V like screen in computer, on which

information from the computer is displayed.

3) The device that connects computer to a telephone is known as modem.

4) A computer virus is basically a computerprogram.

5) Charles Babbage is the famous pioneer of modern computer who designed the Differential Engine and the Analytic Engine.

6) In a computer silicon chipsare present to hold thousands of miniature electronic circuits.

7) The code that computer can understand is known as binary code.

8) The computer language used
a) for sientific calculations is FORTRAN.
b) on personal microcomputers is BASIC.
c) in bisiness is COBOL.

9) The Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC), was the first electronic machine built in 1984.

10) The Manchester University Mark 1 was the first real computer that could store aprogram of instrutions and was built in 1948.

 

Neighbours of India

Bangladesh, Pakistan, Srilanka, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, China and Nepal are the neighbours of India.

Here are some of the interesting facts about India and it's neighbours-

1) The ruined city of Taxila, the city of Emperor Kanishka, is in Pakistan.

2) 'Kanju' and 'Tanju' in Bhutan would mean Buddhist scriptures.

3) 'Durian' is a special fruit of Myanmar not found elsewhere but belonging to the same family as jackfruit.

4) Hoppersis very popular snack in Sri Lanka.

5) Chittagong is one of the two major ports of Bangladesh and second is Khulna.

6) Decca is the city having 700 mosques and is known as the city of Mosques.

7) Ruby is a precious stone found in Myanmar is regarded as the best of its kind in the world.

8) Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was a successful lawer.

9) 40% of the total jute produced in the world comes from Bangladesh.

10) The Je Khempo of Bhutan is the religious chief.

11) The Kandyandance is a folk dance of Sri Lanka.

12) 'Amar Sonar Bangla' is the national song of Bangladesh, and was written by Rabindranath Tagore.

 

The Green Giants

Besides giving us flowers, fruits, medicines, gums, resins and timber, trees act as the lungs of the earth. They also help to conserve topsoil and provide habitat for so many birds and animals.

The following are some of the important facts about trees that everyone should know-

1) The Buddha attained enlightenment under the tree called Bodhi tree.

2) A specimen of Banyan tree in Kolkata has a conopy covering four acres.

3) Lord Krishna used to play his flute under the tree called Kadam.

4) Mango is known as the king of fruits.

5) Furniture made up of the wood of teak tree is highly priced.

6) Sal is famous for termite resistant wood.

7) Trunk of this thorny desert tree Babul, gives us gums.

8) Eucalyptus is a tall roadside tree from which an aromatic oil is extracted.

9) Tamarind is also known as huricane-resistant tree.

10) Neem is a tall roadside tree whose leaves have antiseptic properties.

11) Coconut trees gives us copra.

12) Sita was imprisoned in a grove of Ashoka tree.

13) Pine are the mountain trees which have leaves like needles.