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Describe the different barriers to listening.

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Explain the different types of communication

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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (2X10= 20 Marks)
Language, as we have seen, seems to be a highly developed form of animal signaling. But there
is a missing link in the chain. How, and when, did we start to talk? This is a problem of interest
mainly to ethologists (students of animal behavior), and one which has not yet been solved. Most
linguists regard this fascinating topic as being outside the realm of linguistics proper. They are
more interested in studying actual language than in speculating about its origins. But although
how language began is a puzzle, why language began seems rather clearer. Possibly it began
because humans needed a greater degree of cooperation with each other in order to survive, and
this cooperation required efficient communication.
Consequently the primary function of language is to impart factual information and to convey
essential commands. But language can also be used to communicate feelings and emotions. This
aspect of language is not as well developed as „information talking‟, because humans, like other
primates, can convey emotions by screams, grunts, sobs, gestures and so on. So they need
language only to confirm and elaborate these more primitive signals.
In addition, there is the language of social chitchat, the meaningless small talk of everyday life.
“Hallo, how nice to see you. How are you? Isn‟t the weather terrible?” This social patter has
been called phatic communion and is primarily a device to maintain social contact on a friendly
level. Some ethnologists call it „grooming talking‟ and suggest that it is substitute for the friendly
grooming indulged in by the monkeys. There are other biologically less important functions of
language. Humans may use language for purely aesthetic reasons. In writing poetry, for example,
people manipulate words in the same way as they might model clay or paint a picture. Or they
may talk in order to release nervous tension, a function seen when people mutter to themselves in
anger and frustration.
1.1.a). Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the passage.
Correct the false statements. (10)
i). Language is a highly sophisticated form of human sign communication.
ii). Ethnologists are interested in the study of animal behavior.
iii). How language began is obscure.

iv). The main function of language is to convey emotions and feelings.
v). Phatic communication is similar to „groom talking‟ of monkeys.

1.2.b). Answer the following questions: (10)
i). List four reasons why human need to „talk‟?
ii). Besides „talk‟ how else do humans convey emotions?
iii). What is phatic communication? Give your own example of phatic communication.
iv). What is the primary function of writing?
v). Give an appropriate title to the passage.

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Create a file in LibreOffice Calc showing marks of students obtained in a semester with separate columns for assignments and semester end exam. Sort the file alphabetically and ascending order of marks. Add a bar chart representing the data.

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Prepare a presentation on a topic of your interest using LibreOffice Impress. The presentation must have atleast 4 slides with a title slide. In the second slide a bulleted list is to be provided. In the third slide insert an image with text description. In the final slide insert a table. Use animation schemes for header and the text and transition effects in each slide

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Prepare a one page of your resume using LibreOffice Writer with a table for qualifications and experience. Table must be embedded in the document. Table must centre aligned in the text with the content left justified. Top row text must be in a bold face and use colours and shading in the row to distinguish it from other rows.

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All questions are compulsory

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Make Screen Captures for all the answers and save them in one file. The Counsellor/Practical Supervisor will evaluate these screen captures and give marks accordingly

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You are required to do the practical assignment in the Study Centre. Evaluation of the assignment will be done by the Counsellor/ Practical Supervisor.

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Packet switching

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Features of search tools

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Messaging

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Malicious software