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Question 15 Marks
Write about hardware and software.
Answer
A computer is a very important electronic device for analyzing, processing and directing information.
1. Hardware:

Computer physical equipment that can be touched and viewed is known as computer hardware.
In addition to keyboards, mice, monitors, printers, processing units, pendrives, there are also computer hardware such as digitizers, scanners, plotters, etc. to use geographical software and analyze information.
2. Software:

A program in a computer that can perform a certain task in digital form is called software.
Microsoft Office, Open Office, Windows operating system, Linux operating system, Mozilla Firefox, etc. are computer software.
Digitizer this tool is used to co-ordinate the information about a fixed point and area required for computer mapping.
Software like Erdas Image and Envi are used to get geographical information by processing various images received by satellite.
Software like GRASS-GIS, Arcview, Geo Media, Gram ++, I-Gis, SPSS, SAS, Open Office, Calc, Ms Office Excel etc. are used for creating maps and graphs.
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Question 25 Marks
State the advantages of map making using computer.
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A computer is a very important electronic device.
The benefits of mapping due to this are as follows:
Computer-generated maps can be created in less time, at a lower cost, according to the needs of the user.
With this new technology, less effortless maps can be created in a colorful, attractive and precise dimension.
Maps made in this way are more acceptable because they have specific details.
Necessary changes to the map made in this way can be made quickly.
As the data is stored in the software, it can be easily modified as required.
Reconstruction of the map becomes possible quickly.
Maps made this way are more reliable.
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Question 35 Marks
Describe GRASS software.
Answer
  • The full name of GRASS is Geographic Resources Analysis Support System.
  • The information about this software is as follows.
  • GRASS is software capable of managing and analyzing geo-spatial information as well as being used to create geographic maps.
  • It is used in education, business and government affairs.
  • GRASS is a free and open source software program.
  • Grass provides the ability to view and create new maps created by many users around the world.
  • Grass provides tools for creating two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) as well as scalar and vector maps.
  • Tools are also provided in Grass to analyze pictorial information.
  • Image processing grass has a tool.
  • Grass software can be installed in operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac and OSX.
  • Raster and vector maps can be created using GRASS-GIS software using vector and raster (scalar and vector) data.
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Question In Detail. (5 Marks) - Geography STD 12 Arts Questions - Vidyadip