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Passage Comprehension - English - Samacheer Kalvi

Passage Comprehension


Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

     A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another. 

    The internet is a vast resource for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do research for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or communicating with friends and family.

     Information is accessed through web pages that companies, organizations and individuals create and post. It’s kind of like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best judgment and a little commonsense.  


Questions:

1. What is a network?

2. What is an internet?

3. How is internet useful to us?

4. What is compared to internet?

5. Is anyone allowed to post on the internet?


Answers:


1. A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another. 

2.  The internet is a vast resource for all types of information. 

3. We can do research for a school project, downloading our favorite songs or communicating with friends and family.

4. Internet is compared to great bulletin board.

5. Yes, anyone can post on the internet.


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