Board
of Intermediate and Secondary Education Intermediate Part I Computer Science,
Important
Short Questions for Chapters 1,2,3
1. What is joy stick?
2. Define SDLC. Name its two phases.
3. Define Bit and Byte.
4. What is token passing scheme? Where it is
used?
5. Define the function of NIC in the network.
6. What is DSL?
7. What is the construction of Coaxial Cable?
8. What is the distance of satellite from earth?
9. What is the difference between Sender and
Receiver?
10. Define is testing phase in SDLC.
11. What is graphic tablet?
12. Explain is digital convergence briefly.
13. Write any two functions of Presentation
Layer.
14. Define the role of CSMA/CD in Ethernet.
15. Differentiate between Intranet and Extranet
16. Define Demodulation.
17. Describe the working of Satellite.
18. What is Fibre Optics? Write its use.
19. Define QWERTY scheme of Keyboard.
20. What is system software?
21. Why we use Pen Based Systems?
22. Define De Facto standards of network.
23. What is Integrated Services Digital Network?
24. Explain the role of Application layer.
25. Define Data Communication.
26. Differentiate between Analog and Digital
signal.
27. What is UNICODE?
28. What is hardware?
29. Write any one use of scanner.
30. Differentiate between Hard Copy output and
Soft Copy output.
31. Define network.
32. What are de-jure standards?
33. Describe Intranet.
34. What is the function of decoder in
communication?
35. Define Half duplex communication.
36. Describe the structure of UTP.
37. Define Resolution with example.
38. What do you know about pen-based system?
39. Write any two uses of Trackball.
40. Differentiate between ASCII and UNICODE (Any
Two Difference).
41. What is the function of Presentation layer?
42. What do you know about microwave
transmission?
43. What is serial transmission?
44. Define UNICODE system
45. What is Serial Data Transmission?
46. Why we use Function Keys?
47. Convert 132KB into bits.
48. What do you mean by Double Word?
49. Define Anonymous Email.
50. What do you mean by the term Extranet?
51. Differentiate between Host computer and Node
computer on network.
52. What is the function of Encoder and Decoder
in Communication?
53. Define ASCII Code.
54. What is Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable?
Important
Short Questions for Chapters 4,5,6
1. What do you mean by video
conferencing?
2. Define M-Commerce.
3. How you specify each instruction for CPU?
4. What are the Control Transfer Instructions?
Give one example also.
5. How CPU uses Memory Buffer Register?
6. Why some devices are attached to Expansion
Bus?
7. What is SRAM? Write its one use also.
8. Write any two methods to safeguard against
data loss.
9. What do you know about password?
10. Explain office automation.
11. What do you mean by Message Handling System?
12. Define Stored Program Computer design.
13. What is I/O Unit?
14. What are Interrupts?
15. What are General Purpose Registers?
16. Define are two address instruction format?
17. How computer can recognize authenticated
user? Write any four
methods.
18. Write any two security violations.
19. How consistency of computer is defined?
20. Explain the concept of Simulation.
21. Differentiate between DRAM and SRAM.
22. Define Parallel Port.
23. Write the function of Program Counter.
24. List any four Relational Operations.
25. Define Accuracy of a computer.
26. What are Biometrics?
27. Write the use of Password.
28. Where we can use ROBOT in industry?
29. How computer is helpful in online education?
30. What do you mean by Memory of a Computer?
31. Define Graphical User Interface.
32. What is the function of Instruction Register?
33. Differentiate between Arithmetic Unit and
Logic Unit of CPU.
34. What do you know about I/O instructions?
35. Which loss is more important? Hardware loss
or software loss? And why?
36. Write any two security violations of data.
37. Explain Computer Aided Manufacturing.
38. Is there any link between Computer Aided
Design and Computer Aided
Manufacturing?
39. Define language processor.
40. Can you explain the concept of "Memory
Management" by Operating
System?
41. What do you mean by SRAM?
42. What is the function of Memory Address Register?
43. What is a BUS width?
44. How the privacy of individual can be ensured?
Write any two points.
45. Write any two methods to safeguard against
viruses.
46. Explain Computer Aided Learning.
47. How computer is helpful in Weather
Forecasting?
48. What is instruction set?
49. Describe two address instruction format.
50. Describe arithmetic and logic unit.
51. What are control transfer instructions?
52. What is the relation between source and
object program?
53. Write any two methods to safeguard against
viruses.
54. What do you mean by Security Violations?
Important
Short Questions for Chapters 7,8,9,10
1. How desktop is useful for the
user?
2. Write any two uses of My Computer in Windows.
3. What is the use of Word Art in MS Word?
4.
Define Undo and Redo options.
5. Write any four features of Full-featured word
processor.
6. Differentiate between Function and Formula in
MS Excel.
7. What are absolute address of cells in Excel?
How it is formed?
8. Define Internet.
9. What is Uniform Resource Locator? Explain
with example.
10. Give some examples of Command Line Interface
11. Define multi user operating system.
12. Differentiate between cut and copy options.
13. What do you know about macro in MS Word?
14. Write the name of any four options present in
Paragraph formatting.
15. What is the difference between Worksheet and
Workbook?
16. Define Range in MS Excel.
17. Define Search Engine with example.
18. Write any five top level domains.
19. Define the concept of Multi-Tasking Operating
System.
20. What is the use of Print Queue?
21. Differentiate between Serif and San-Serif
Fonts.
22. If you want to add and arrow, which option
will you use in MS Word?
23. What are columns in MS Word? How can you
access this option?
24. What is custom format in MS Excel?
25. Define charts? Write any two types of charts
available in MS Excel.
26. Write any two Email limitations.
27. What is the use of Newsgroups?
28. Write any two functions of Task Bar.
29. How can you access Control panel in Windows?
Why it is used?
30. Define Orientation and its types.
31. What is Alignment option in Paragraph
formatting?
32. What is word wrap option?
33. Differentiate between Labels and Values in MS
Excel.
34. What is a chart wizard?
35. What is World Wide Web?
36. What is DNS Addressing?
37. Write the use of Recycle Bin?
38. Write the step to add a printer.
39. How many modes are there of typing in MS
Word? Define all.
40. What is the difference between Title Bar and
Menu Bar?
41. How can you access Picture Tool Bar? Write
any two options available on it.
42. Define Merge Cells and Wrap Text option in
Excel.
43. Differentiate between Relative and Absolute
Reference.
44. What are T1 lines?
45. Explain Web Browsing?
46. What is the purpose of Operating System?
47. What is meant by Command Line Interface?
48. How you can erase text in MS Word? Write two
methods.
49. What do you know about Font Style?
50. Why we use Word Art in MS Word?
51. How can you insert a table in MS Word?
52. Which function is used to calculate the
average of five cells?
53. What is Search Engine? Explain with example.
54. Define IP Address.
Long
Questions
1. What do you know about Software? Write a
detailed note on its types (2,3,3)
2. Write a detailed note on the components of
Network. (2,2,2,2)
3. What do you know about Transmission Media?
Explain Coaxial Cable in detail. (2,6)
4. What are Language Translators? Write a
detailed note on its types. (2,3,3)
5. What is Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle? Explain
in detail. (2,2,2,2)
6. What are source data entry devices? Write a
detailed note on any two devices (8)
7. Define Topology. Explain the working,
advantages and disadvantages of Ring Topology
(2,3,3)
8. What is transmission of data? Explain Mode of
Transmission in detail (2,2,2,2)
9. What is System Bus? Explain its types in
detail. (2,2,2,2)
10. Define Security Threats to data. Explain at
least three briefly. (2,2,2,2)
11. What are display screens? Write a note on CRT
monitors. (2,6)
12. Define Topology. Explain the working,
advantages and disadvantages of Bus Topology
(2,3,3)
13. What do you know about Transmission Media?
Explain Fibre Optics in detail. (2,6)
14. What do you know about Transmission Media?
Explain UTP Cable in detail. (2,6)
15. What do you know about Virus? Explain Boot Sector, RedLof and Logic bomb
virus.
(2,2,2,2)
16. What are display screens? Write a note on
Flat Panel Displays. (2,6)
17. What do you know about Network Models?
Explain all models in detail (2,2,2,2)
18. What is Modem? Also, explain all types of
Modems briefly. (2,2,2,2)
19. What is ROM? Write a detailed note on its all
types (2,6)
20. What do you know about Virus? Explain Trojan
horse, Chernobal and Logic bomb virus.
(2,2,2,2)
21. What are Printers? Explain Non-Impact
Printers in detail. (2,2,2,2)
22. Define Topology. Explain the working,
advantages and disadvantages of Tree Topology
(2,3,3)
23. What are the encoding schemes of data?
Explain in detail (2,2,2,2)
24. What are the causes of virus? Write any four
in detail. (2,2,2,2)
25. What are Printers? Explain Impact Printers in
detail. (2,2,2,2)
26. Define Topology. Explain the working,
advantages and disadvantages of Star Topology
(2,3,3)
