Computer Applications
Indian railway has a website dedicated to the E-reservation. Its URL is www.irctc.co.in.
(i) What does 'in' symbolize here?
(ii) Mention any two benefits of E-reservation.
Answer
(i) The 'in' symbolizes India. It means that www.irctc.co.in is an Indian website.
(ii) Two benefits of E-reservation are:
- Ease — E-tickets can be purchased through E-reservation online and printed at home. Theft or loss of the printed e-ticket is not a worry — it can easily be retrieved and reprinted.
- Fast — E-reservation cut on manual time, the need for middle man and offer the best price and best route availability as all these are made available by the website offering the E-reservation system.
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