Basic Computer information

                            

 Basic computers Information 

1. What is the full form of the Internet?

1. Interconnected Network

2. What are the uses of the Internet?

1. Advertising, Video conferencing, online registrations, education, net banking, booking tickets etc.

3. Who found the internet first?

1. Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf (American Computer scientists in 1943)

4.  What was the internet first called?

1. United States Advanced Research Projects Agency Network(ARPAN)

5. Who provides us with the Internet?

1. ISP ( Internet Service Provider company)

6. What is another name for the internet?

1. Cyber Server

7. When was the Internet launched in India?

1. 15th August 1995

8. What is the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet?

1. WWW is a collection of information accessed through the internet and is a global network.

9. What do you know about ICANN?

1. It is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on the Internet. 

10. Who will give an IP address on the internet?

1. ICANN

11. What is the full form of IP in computer networking/

1. IP means Internet Protocol. IP address is the identifier and allows information to be sent between devices on the network. They contain location information and make devices accessible for communication.

12. What is the full form of HTML?

1. Hyper Text Markup Language.

13. What is the full form of URL?

1. Uniform Resource Locator

14. Who is the father of email?

1. Ray Tomlinson

15. Who is India’s internet father?

1. Brijendra  K Syngal. ( Former Chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam VSNL-  Passed away on 9 th July 2022 at the age of 82)

16. In which city internet was first introduced?

1. Mumbai in 1997

17. What is the full form of TCP IP?

1. Transmission Control Protocol and Internet protocol

18. What is the full form of wi-fi?

1. Wireless Fidelity

19. What is the full form of DNS?

1. Domain Name System

20. What is the Internet archive?

1. It is a large collection of information on the internet.

21. What is a web browser?

1. It is a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content of web pages, images, videos and other files.

22. What is email?

1. Electronic mail

23. What is the full form of FTP?

1. File Transfer Protocol

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IR-WCMS

IR-WCMS - Indian Railways Works Contract Management System

·         Source: Click for Railway Board Letter dated 21.04.2020

·         Developed by CRIS

·         Web enabled application ( i.e., work on any device that can run on a supported browser and has an active Internet connection)

·          hosted on https://ircep.gov.in/

·         Applicable from 01.05.2020 for all new works in Engineering Dept

• Integrated with IREPS for importing data and IPAS for release of payment to contractors.

·              Covers:   all the activities associated with contract handling which inter-alia include the following:

1. Submission of Performance Guarantee
2. Preparation & signing of contract agreement
3. Billing and its integration with IPAS for Payment
4. NS items preparation and sanction

e.      Variation statement preparation and sanction

f.        Extension of DOC (Date of Completion)

g.       Release of PG/SD

h.      Correspondence between Railways with contractors

·              The e-module for Zonal Contracts has also been developed.

·         IR-WCMS not applicable for

·         Contracts having provision of contractor's measurement

·         Composite contracts having scope of Elect. & S&T works also

·         Contracts having provision for release of advances to contractors

·         The modules for above are also under development and shall be launched soon.

·          In the First phase, Engineering Dept of 17 Divisions  in Indian Railways already implemented. 

·         Board has been decided to extend this e-application to all new works awarded on or after 01.05.2020 in Engineering Dept of all the Divisions in Indian Railways.

·           Exemption - Applicable of WCMS   - With DRM's personal approval with reasons recording.

·           In any case, Works Contract shall not be handled both manually and on IR-WCMS.

·              Only new contracts shall be handled on IR-WCMS. The ongoing contracts shall continue to be handled manually.

·              However TC (Tender Committee) proceedings and LOA need to be through IREPS only.  Later the same may be imported to IR-WCMS.

·              Since railway clerical staff, supervisors and contractors would be operating IR-WCMS, officers who have already been trained by CRIS shall provide necessary training to them.

·              Being a financial application, officers are strictly advised not to share their passwords with others and keep digital key in their personal custody.

·              Final phase - The IR-WCMS in Engineering dept should be replicated to other depts i.e., Electrical, S&T, Mechanical also by 30.06.2020.  Training of Officers & staff of other depts should be impart by the Officers of Engineering Dept.

·              Following users have been created as Administrator and they can further create other users as per requirements. Users are advised to change the password immediately after first login :

S.N0.	Login ID	Password	Example for "Firozpur" divison          <Div                           FZR
1.	sdenc<div code>	12345678	sdencfzr
2.	adrminfra<div code>	12345678	adrminfrafzr
3.	sdfm<div code>	12345678	sdfmfzr

 

·              IR-WCMS would assist officers, staff as well as contractors to a large extent in efficiently managing works contracts.

·              For any assistance in operating IR-WCMS, officers may kindly contact the following officials:

Name	Desg	Contact Number
Shri S P Ojha	Sr.Project Engineer/CRIS	8130797596
Shri A Rehman	GM/CEP-I/CRIS	8130096256
Shri P S Gupta	EDCE/G, Railway Board	9717647692

 

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