XI COMPUTER SCIENCE

IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR PREPARATION

Short Answer Questions

 Define Computer. Why computers are used?
 What is computer science and information technology?
 Define input device and describe its types.
 Explain softcopy output hardware briefly.
 Define system unit. What are the components in a system unit?
 What do you understand by Read Only Memory?
 What do you mean by Random Access Memory? Describe.
 Write a short note on Microsoft Windows Operating System.
 What do you know about boot up process?
 Define computer language. Why computer languages are used? Give example.
 Define the term computer network.
 What is a LAN structure? Describe famous LAN models.
 Define protocol. Why protocols are used, describe with examples.
 What is the (www) worldwide web?
 What is a web browser? Describe with example.
 What do you know about extranet?
 What do you know about intranet?
 Describe the purpose of various network devices like NICs, Repeaters, Hubs, Switches,
Bridges, Routers and Firewalls.
 How many types of signals are there in data communication?
 Define communication medium. Explain various communication medium.
 What is wireless communication?
 What is the full form of the following:
HTTP FTP SMTP VGA CRT CD DVD
SSD HDD MAR MBR MICR OMR OCR
ASCII EBCDIC UPS DRAM SRAM EDORAM
SIMM DIMM USB RGB BIOS ISP TCP
IP URL LAN WAN MAN GAN
 Long Answer Questions

 What are the characteristics of the computer system? Describe briefly.

 What are the main concerns or parts and parcels for a computer system?
 What are Scanning devices? Describe its types
 Describe pointing devices in detail.
 What are the keyboard devices? Explain briefly.
 Write a note on impact printers.
 Write a note on non-impact printers
 Define bus. What are various types of buses?
 Explain various features of the microprocessor.
 Define Software. What are the major types of software? Mention software examples.
 Explain Operating Systems. What are the key functions of an operating system?
 Define Language Translators. How many types of language translators are there? Explain
 Describe the major components of digital computers.
 Define registers. Explain various registers of CPU.
 Describe fetch cycle or execute cycle inside the CPU.
 How many types of networks are there? Explain each of them.
 Define LAN. Write down important characters of LAN.
 What is star topology? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
 What is a ring topology? What are its advantages and weakness?
 What is a bus topology? What are its advantages or disadvantages?
 Define internet. Write down major advantages of internet.
 Define Data Communication. Describe communication Model.
 How many types of transmissions are there regarding direction of transmission?
 Describe the various transmission modes in detail.
 What is OSI model? Explain different layers of OSI model.
 Explain various communication hardware.
 Why it is necessary to learn computer. What is the practical use of computer in daily life?
 Define computer virus. How many types of computer viruses are there? Describe how a virus can
affect a computer system.
 How a computer system can be prevented from a virus infection?
 What is word-processing? What is the purpose of a word processor?
 Write a short note on spreadsheet.