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UGC NET Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as it is examined in UGC NET. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Compare internet, intranet and extranet by access.
Internet = public, open to all; Intranet = private, internal users only; Extranet = part of an intranet extended to selected external users with controlled access.
What does an IP address do?
It is a unique numerical address assigned to each device on a network that identifies it and enables data to be routed to the correct destination.
What is the function of e-mail?
Electronic mail allows users to send and receive messages, documents and files digitally over a network, asynchronously, to one or many recipients.
What do CC and BCC mean in e-mail?
CC (Carbon Copy) sends a visible copy to additional recipients; BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) sends a copy without revealing those recipients' addresses to others.
What is the difference between audio conferencing and video conferencing?
Audio conferencing connects participants using only voice/sound; video conferencing transmits both live audio and video, allowing participants to see and hear each other.
Name common e-mail protocols and their roles.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) sends mail; POP3 (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) retrieve/receive mail.
What is the World Wide Web (WWW)?
A system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources, accessed via the internet using browsers and identified by URLs; invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.
What is a web browser? Give examples.
A software application used to access, retrieve and display web pages from the WWW. Examples: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera.
What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?
The Internet is the global hardware/network infrastructure; the WWW is a service that runs on the internet—a collection of web pages accessed via browsers using HTTP.
What is a search engine? Give examples.
A program that searches the web for information matching user keywords and returns relevant results. Examples: Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo.
What is SWAYAM?
An Indian digital initiative (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) offering free online MOOC courses from Class 9 to post-graduation.
What is the National Digital Library of India (NDLI)?
A digital repository project (coordinated by IIT Kharagpur, MoE) providing a single-window access to a large collection of learning resources across disciplines.
What is SWAYAM PRABHA?
A group of DTH television channels (32 channels) that broadcast high-quality educational content 24x7 across India.
What are e-PG Pathshala and Shodhganga?
e-PG Pathshala provides postgraduate e-content (gateway by UGC/INFLIBNET); Shodhganga is an online repository of Indian electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
Define e-Governance.
The use of ICT by government to deliver public services, exchange information and conduct transactions efficiently, transparently and accountably with citizens and stakeholders.
What are the four types/interactions of e-Governance?
G2C (Government to Citizen), G2B (Government to Business), G2G (Government to Government), and G2E (Government to Employee).
What is the Digital India programme?
A 2015 flagship Government of India initiative to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy through digital infrastructure, services and literacy.
What are DigiLocker and UMANG?
DigiLocker is a cloud platform for storing/sharing digital documents and certificates; UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) gives access to multiple government services via one app.
Define cyber security.
The practice of protecting computers, networks, programs and data from unauthorized access, attacks, damage or theft to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability.
What is a digital footprint?
The trail of data and traces a person leaves behind while using the internet — e.g., websites visited, posts, searches and online transactions. It can be active (deliberate posts) or passive (collected without intent).
Differentiate a virus, worm and Trojan horse.
A virus attaches to files and spreads when run; a worm self-replicates and spreads across networks without a host file; a Trojan horse disguises itself as legitimate software to harm or gain access.
What is phishing?
A cyber fraud where attackers send fake messages/emails or websites impersonating trusted entities to trick users into revealing sensitive data like passwords and bank details.
Name four emerging technologies associated with ICT.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, Big Data, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Augmented/Virtual Reality, and 5G.
What is the key ethical/legal issue addressed by copyright and plagiarism rules in ICT?
Protection of intellectual property — copyright safeguards original creators' rights, while avoiding plagiarism (using others' work without credit) ensures ethical, lawful use of digital content.
What this deck covers
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) deck follows the UGC NET Information and Communication Technology (ICT) syllabus — 3 chapters and 12 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 16.7 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 164 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) flashcards FAQ
How many Information and Communication Technology (ICT) flashcards are in this UGC NET deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these UGC NET flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) cards cover?
They follow the UGC NET Information and Communication Technology (ICT) syllabus — 3 chapters and 12 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.