Emerging Trends
Class 11 · Informatics Practices
4 ideas in Class 11 Informatics Practices, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
AI in Practice
Part of: AI Cloud IoT
AI learns from data; voice helpers, suggestions, vision uses; bias, jobs raise concerns.
Why it matters. Smart tools judged. Uses spotted.
Key words
- AI learning
- : Machines learning patterns from data to decide and predict.
- Smart assistants
- : Helpers answering speech and suggestions from past choices.
- Vision uses
- : Machine vision reading images for attendance and safety.
- AI concerns
- : Biased data and job shifts raising fairness questions.
Try it in two minutes
- Human task?
- Machine learns?
- Applied where?
Try at home. Spot AI tools.
Cloud Services
Part of: AI Cloud IoT
Cloud rents servers, storage, apps; pay per use; schools access labs without hardware.
Why it matters. Rent, not buy. Scale fast.
Key words
- Cloud computing
- : Renting servers, storage and apps over the internet.
- Pay per use
- : Paying only for the computing actually used.
- Shared labs
- : Schools running labs without buying heavy hardware.
Try it in two minutes
- Need servers?
- Rent online?
- Pay for use?
Try at home. List cloud apps.
IoT and Big Data
Part of: IoT Data Security
IoT sensors report online; big data analyses huge flows; farms, health, attendance use them.
Why it matters. Devices report. Data guides.
Key words
- IoT sensors
- : Sensors reporting live readings over the internet.
- Big data
- : Huge fast flows analysed for trends and alerts.
- Smart uses
- : Field and hospital uses tracking crops and patients.
Try it in two minutes
- Sense the world?
- Send online?
- Analyse flows?
Try at home. List smart devices.
Blockchain and Safety
Part of: IoT Data Security
Blockchain chains tamper-proof blocks; phishing, piracy threaten; licenses, backups protect.
Why it matters. Trust decentralised. Threats blocked.
Key words
- Blockchain
- : Linked blocks chaining tamper-proof records across machines.
- Phishing
- : Fake mails stealing passwords and money from users.
- Piracy
- : Illegal copying that denies creators their rightful pay.
- Protection
- : Permissions and backups guarding work from theft and loss.
Try it in two minutes
- Shared ledger?
- Threats spotted?
- Protected how?
Try at home. Spot safe sites.
What your child will practise
- AI in Practice: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- AI in Practice: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Blockchain and Safety: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Cloud Services: Jungle Quest (Flip and Match)
- IoT and Big Data: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Quiz: AI in Practice (8 questions)
- Quiz: Blockchain and Safety (8 questions)
- Quiz: Cloud Services (8 questions)
- Quiz: IoT and Big Data (8 questions)