CHENNAI DISTRICT

Higher Secondary First year (+1) - 2021 – 2022

Unit Test – 1

COMPUTER SCIENCE / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Time Allowed: 1.30 Min] [Max. Marks: 35

PART – I

Choose the correct answer: 10 × 1 = 10

1. First generation computers used

(A) Vacuum tubes (B) Transistors

(C) Integrated circuits (D) Microprocessors

2. Identify the output device

(A) Keyboard (B) Memory (C) Monitor (D) Mouse

3. …....… Output device is used for printing building plan.

(A) Thermal printer (B) Plotter

(C) Dot matrix (D) inkjet printer

4. Which one of the following is used in ATM machines

(A) Touch Screen (B) speaker (C) Monitor (D) Printer

5. When a system restarts which type of booting is used.

(A) Warm booting (B) Cold booting (C) Touch boot (D) Real boot.

6. Expand POST

(A) Post on self Test (B) Power on Software Test

(C) Power on Self Test (D) Power on Self Text

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7. Which one of the following is the main memory?

(A) ROM (B) RAM (C) Flash drive (D) Hard disk

8. Which printers print with striking of hammers or pins on ribbon?

(A) Impact printer (B) Non-Impact printer

(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) neither (A) nor (B)

9. Expansion of NLP

(A) National Language Processing (B) National Language Portal

(C) Natural Language Processing (D) National Language Processing

10. Which of the following is the component of CPU

(A) Control unit (B) Arithmetic and logic unit

(C) Memory unit (D) All the above

PART – II
Answer to any THREE questions: 3×2=6

11. What is a computer?

12. What is the function of an ALU?

13. Differentiate Input and output unit.

14. Distinguish Primary and Secondary memory.

PART – III
Answer to any THREE questions: 3×3=9

15. Write the applications of computer.

16. Write short note on impact printer

17. Write the characteristics of sixth generation.

18. Write the significant features of monitor.

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 PART – IV
Answer to the following questions 2 × 5 = 10

19. Explain the basic components of a computer with a neat diagram.

(OR)

Discuss the various generations of computers.

20. Explain about (a) Inkjet Printer (b) Multimedia projector

(OR)

Explain about booting of a computer.

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