UNIT 2 A PALANPUR YOUTH REINVENTS THE HUMBLE WATCH

EXERCISE:2

◆ Write a short note using the given questions below the title.

Pranav Mistry and his inventions:

1.Who is Pranav Mistry? 

Pranav Mistry (born 14 May 1981) is a computer scientist and inventor. He is the President and CEO of Samsung STAR Labs since October 2019.

2.Where does Pranav Mistry belong to?  

Ans:- Pranav Mistry belongs to  Palanpur, North Gujarat.

3.What is his education?

Pranav studied in Vividhlakshi Vidhyamandir, Palanpur. He did his BE in Computer engineering from Nirma University, Ahmadabad. He completed his post-graduation in Industrial Design from IIT- Mumbai.

4. What did Pranav Mistry showcase? 

Ans:- Pranav Mistry showcased the impossibly futuristic watch "Gear" to the world.

5. What can one do with the digital watch ‘Gear’?  

Ans:- One can make calls and receive calls without even taking his/her phone out of his/her pocket,

6. Which varied fields did Pranav work on?  

Ans:- Pranav worked on varied fields like interaction design, robotics, computer graphics, HCI, AI, information graphics, embedded systems, social computing, etc.

7. What is he known for?

Ans:- .He is best(well) known for his work on  Teletouch, Sparsh, Sunflower and Sixth sense.

◆ Write a short note using the given questions below the title.

Pranav Mistry and his inventions:

* Pranav Mistry (born 14 May 1981) is a computer scientist and inventor. He is the President and CEO of Samsung STAR Labs since October 2019.

* Pranav Mistry belongs to  Palanpur, North Gujarat.

* Pranav studied in Vividhlakshi Vidhyamandir, Palanpur. He did his BE in Computer engineering from Nirma University, Ahmadabad. He completed his post-graduation in Industrial Design from IIT- Mumbai.

* Pranav Mistry showcased the impossibly futuristic watch "Gear" to the world.

* One can make calls and receive calls without even taking his/her phone out of his/her pocket.

*  Pranav worked on varied fields like interaction design, robotics, computer graphics, HCI, AI, information graphics, embedded systems, social computing, etc.

* He is best(well) known for his work on  Teletouch, Sparsh, Sunflower and Sixth sense.

Exercise:-3

◆Read the extract and answer the questions:

★ Mistry, a native of Palanpur, North Gujarat showcased the impossibly futuristic watch "Gear" to the world. Mistry is the head of Think Tank Team, Samsung Research America, who has designed the 'digital' watch that lets you, check messages with a glance or make conversation 007 styles. "With Gear, you're able to make calls and receive calls without even taking your phone out of your pocket," said Pranav Mistry.  

1. Who is the head of Think Tank Team, Samsung Research America? 

Ans:- Pranav Mistry is the head of Think Tank Team, Samsung Research America.

2. What did Pranav Mistry showcase? 

Ans:- Pranav Mistry showcased the impossibly futuristic watch "Gear" to the world.

3. What will one do with the digital watch ‘Gear’?  

Ans:- One will /is able to / can/make calls and receive calls without even taking his/her phone out of his/her pocket,

4. Where does Pranav Mistry belong to?  

Ans:- Pranav Mistry belongs to  Palanpur, North Gujarat.

 ★     He studied in his mother tongue, Gujarati, and later joined Nirma University, Ahmadabad for his BE in computer engineering. He went on to complete his post-graduation (industrial design) from IIT -Mumbai, which earned him a job with Microsoft in Hyderabad and a president's award from APJ Abdul Kalam.  He said, "From my engineering in computer science to my masters I worked on varied fields like interaction design, robotics, computer graphics, HCI, AI, information graphics, embedded systems, social computing, ... and the list goes on. I explored the fields with different projects and research papers. Here are some of my projects in brief."  

5. From where did Pranav complete his BE in Computer science? 

Ans: Pranav completed his BE in Computer science from Nirma University, Ahmadabad.

6. Which award did Pranav receive?

Ans:-Pranav received a president's award.

7. Which varied fields did Pranav work on?  

Ans:- Pranav worked on varied fields like interaction design, robotics, computer graphics, HCI, AI, information graphics, embedded systems, social computing, etc.

8. In which field did he complete his post graduation? 

Ans:- he completed his post graduation in computer engineering.

9. Where is Nirma University located? 

Ans:- Nirma University is located in Ahmadabad.

10. Where did he go to complete his post graduation? 

Ans:-He went to Mumbai to complete his post graduation