Information and Communication Technology

1. UGC NET Paper I – Unit 8
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
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Dr.K.Karthikeyan
Vice-Principal,
Associate Professor and Head,
PG and Research Department of Commerce
Vivekananda College
Tiruvedakam West – 625 234
Mobile: +91-9865074994
Email: karthikeyan.madurai@gmail.com

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Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
1.ICT: General Abbreviations and
Terminology
2.Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-Mail,
Audio and Video-Conferencing
3.Digital Initiatives in Higher
Education
4.ICT and Governance

3. 3
ICT: General Abbreviations
▪ HTML-Hyper Text Markup Language
▪ HTTP-Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
▪ ISP-Internet Service Provider
▪ NCP-Network Control Protocol
▪ TCP/IP-Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol
▪ ARPANET- Advanced Research Projects
Agency Network
▪ IANA-Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
▪ DNS-Domain Name System
▪ E-Mail-Electronic Mail
▪ ISDN-Integrated Services Digital Network

4. 4
ICT: General Abbreviations
▪ WWW-World Wide Web
▪ ANSI-American National Standards Institute
▪ ASCII-American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
▪ C-DAC-Centre for Development of Advanced
Computing
▪ ALU-Arithmetic and Logic Unit
▪ CPU-Central Processing Unit
▪ COBOL-Common Business Oriented Language
▪ CD-ROM-Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
▪ CAD-Computer Aided Design
▪ CAM-Computer Aided Manufacturing
▪ DBMS-Data Base Management System

5. 5
ICT: General Abbreviations
▪ NKN-National Knowledge Network
▪ WAN-Wide Area Network
▪ LAN-Local Area Network
▪ VAN-Value Added Network
▪ CDEEP-Centre for Distance Engineering
Education Program
▪ INDEST-Indian National Digital Library in
Engineering and Technology
▪ ERNET-Education and Research Network
▪ ROM-Read Only Memory
▪ RAM-Random Access Memory
▪ ATM-Automated Teller Machine
▪ BASIC-Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code

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ICT: General Abbreviations
▪ DDL-Data Definition Language
▪ DML-Data Manipulation Language
▪ DTP-Desktop Publishing
▪ EDP-Electronic Data Processing
▪ EDI-Electronic Data Interchange
▪ EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer
▪ NEFT-National Electronic Funds Transfer
▪ RTGS-Real Time Gross Settlement
▪ EPROM-Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory
▪ EBCDIC-Extended Binary Coded Decimal
Inter-change Code
▪ FTP-File Transfer Protocol
▪ MICR-Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

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ICT: General Abbreviations
▪ FORTRAN-Formula Translation
▪ GIGO-Garbage-In-Garbage-Out
▪ GUI-Graphical User Interface
▪ I/O-Input/Output
▪ MIS-Management Information System
▪ OOP-Object Oriented Programming
▪ OMR-Optical Mark Reader
▪ URL-Uniform Resource Locator
▪ UPS-Uninterrupted Power Supply
▪ VDT-Video Display Terminal
▪ VLSI-Very Large Scale Integration
▪ ULSI-Ultra Large Scale Integration

8. 8
ICT: Terminology
1. Algorithm-
2. Analog Computer-
3. Application Software-
4. Artificial Intelligence-
5. Assembler-
6. Assembly Language-
7. Binary-
8. Bit-
9. Byte-
10.Booting-
11.Browser-
12.Buffer-

9. 9
ICT: Terminology
13.Coding-
14.Compiler-
15.Computer Network-
16.Cryptography-
17.Database-
18.Debugging-
19.Digital Computer-
20.Disk-
21.Editor-
22.Flowchart-
23.Firewall-
24.Gigabytes-
25.Megabytes-

10. 10
ICT: Terminology
26.Interpreter-
27.Internet-
28.Java-
29.Kilobytes (KB)-
30.Linux-
31.Machine Language-
32.Low Level Languages-
33.High Level Languages-
34.Microprocessor-
35.MS-DOS-Microsoft Disk Operating System
36.Motherboard-
37.Mouse-
38.Joystick-

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ICT: Terminology
39.Operating System-
40.Pascal-
41.Personal Computer-
42.POS Device-Point of Sale Device
43.Primary Storage-
44.Secondary Storage-
45.Router-
46.Software-
47.Syntax-
48.Hardware-
49.Terabytes-
50.Unix-
51.Virus-
52.Windows-

12. Digital Initiatives in Higher Education
▪ Digital India
▪ Operation Digital Board
▪ NMEICT-National Mission on Education through ICT
▪ MOOCs-Massive Open Online Courses
▪ SWAYAM-Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young
Aspiring Minds
▪ NPTEL-National Programme for Technology
Enhanced Learning
▪ ARPIT-Annul Refresher Programme in Teaching
▪ INFLIBNET-Information and Library Network
▪ NDLI-National Digital Library of India
▪ N-LIST
▪ NAD-National Academic Depository
▪ IMPRINT-IMPacting Research INnovation and
Technology

13. Digital Initiatives in Higher Education
▪ SWAYAM Prabha
▪ GIAN Programme
▪ E-Shodh Sindhu
▪ Shodh Gangotri
▪ Virtual Labs
▪ DigiLocker
▪ Sakshat
▪ E-Yantra
▪ Campus Connectivity
▪ Talk to a Teacher
▪ e-Acharya
▪ e-Kalpa
▪ FOSSEE-Free and Open Source Software for Education
▪ e-Vidwan
▪ e-Gyankosh
▪ Gyan Vani
▪ Gyan darshan

14. Digital India Portal

15. Operation Digital Board

16. SWAYAM-NPTEL

17. About SWAYAM Courses
▪ An Indigenous MOOC Platform developed by
MHRD and AICTE with Microsoft
▪ Launched on 9.7.2017 by Pranab Mukerjee,
Former President of India
▪ Access, Anytime, Anywhere by Any One
▪ UGC permits Transfer of 40% of Total Credit
earned Per Semester
▪ Course duration – 16 weeks, 12 weeks, 8
weeks, 6 weeks, 4 weeks
▪ Four Quadrant of MOOCs
▪ Video Tutorials
▪ E-Content
▪ Self-Assessment
▪ Discussion Forum

20. About NPTEL Courses
▪ Launched by 7 IITs and IISc-Bangalore
▪ 23 Disciplines and 990 Courses – More than
1000 Professors
▪ No Course Fee
▪ FDP Certificate approved by AICTE
▪ Exam Fee Rs.1,000 + 100 for FDP, if required
▪ Course Contents are available on
▪ YouTube
▪ NPTEL Server
▪ UGC Regulation 2016 – Credit Framework
for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM
▪ Nine National Coordinators of NPTEL
- NPTEL, AICTE, UGC, CEC, NCERT, NIOS,
IGNOU, IIM-B, NITTR

21. Nine National Coordinators of NPTEL
NPTEL - For Engineering
AICTE - For self-paced and international courses
UGC – For non-technical post-graduation
education
CEC – For Under-Graduate education
NCERT- For School education
NIOS- For School education
IGNOU- For Out of the school students
IIMB – For Management studies
NITTR- For Teacher Training programmes

22. The Hindu dated July 29, 2019
Pamir Roy

23. INFLIBNET
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24. NDLI

25. N-List

26. NAD

27. DigiLocker
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28. E-Shodh Sindhu

29. Shodh Gangotri
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30. Virtual Labs

31. SWAYAM Prabha

32. GIAN Programme
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33. SAKSHAT
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34. IMPRINT
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35. e-Yantra
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36. Campus Connect
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37. Talk to a Teacher
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38. e-Acharya
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39. e-Kalpa
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40. FOSSEE
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41. e-Vidwan

42. Spoken Tutorial
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43. Open Source Courseware Animation Repository
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44. e-PG Pathshala
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45. BAADAL

46. E-Governance Initiatives of GoI
▪ E-Aadhar, DigiLocker and E-Signature
▪ Bharat Net
▪ Common Service Centre
▪ Data.gov.in
▪ Digital India
▪ E-Courts
▪ E-Districts
▪ E-Sampark
▪ E-taal
▪ Jan Dhan Yojana
▪ Mobile Seva
▪ MyGov
▪ Online Passport Application
▪ Online Voter Registration

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