About the Book

Information Technology and its associated industries are growing at a fast pace in India. Apart from just the knowledge and skills related to work given, there are other soft skills that play an important role in the life of a professional. Working well with people is also a very good skill to have. The ability to converse with your clients in a clear and precise way also helps get work done well. Work-related knowledge is also important.

This book titled A Textbook of Information Technology for Class 9 [Subject Code: 402] fulfils all the needs and requirements of the latest syllabus released by the CBSE and it also comprises recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023 which focuses on the development of Critical Thinking, Life Skills, Problem-solving Skills, Experiential Learning, etc.

Salient features of this book are:
• As per the Latest Skill Education Curriculum and Examination Pattern prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
• The book is divided into five sections:
~ Part A deals with Employability Skills with chapters on the units: Communication Skills - I, Self-Management Skills - I, ICT Skills - I, Entrepreneurial Skills - I and Green Skills - I.
~ Part B deals with the Subject Specific Skills consists of five units. These units are Introduction to IT-ITeS industry, Data Entry and Keyboarding Skills, Digital Documentation, Electronic Spreadsheet and Digital Presentation.
~ The last three units of Part B are based on LibreOffice suite of software. The version of this application used is LibreOffice 24.8.
~ Part C contains the Practical Work and Viva-voce Questions/Answers.
~ Part D contains two Project Work each from Writer, Cale and Impress software.
~ Part E contains CBSE Sample Question Paper (Questions and Solutions through QR Code) and Three Model Test Papers (Questions and Solutions through QR Code).

Some of the features inside the chapters are:
• Chapter content has been kept logical to meet the requirements of the tech-savvy students.
• Activity provides a useful way to check the knowledge given practically.
• Fact Zone gives an interesting historical fact related to the matter.
• Hot Tip gives some use of keyboard keys to quicken the task.
• Explore gives a way for the students to learn more and increase their knowledge.
• Did You Know? provides an interesting piece of knowledge to get them interested.
• Summary summarises the chapter at its end.
• Group Discussion is a set of topics over which a discussion can be done.
• Every chapter has its accompanying exercise. Also, each unit ends with its Question Bank consisting of competency based question, Objective type questions and Subjective type Questions.

Digital Support
Video Lectures
• Chapter-wise video lectures are given so that the students can understand better.
• In order to access videos, Download Merit Box Android App from Playstore. Scan the QR code given in the chapter to watch the videos through the MERIT Box Android Mobile App.
• E-books (for teachers only)

Teacher's Resource Book
• Overview of the chapters • Lesson plan • Answers of the exercise

We hope that this book will meet the needs and requirements of the students and teachers as laid down in the syllabus.

Any suggestions for further improvement of the book will be most welcomed.
-Authors