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Past Paper (2013-2024) Short and Long Questions.

Chapter#1 Information technology Chapter#2 Network Information
(Short Questions) (Short Questions)
i. Different components of SDLC. i. Enlist different component of LAN.
ii. Convert 230MB into bits. ii. Writer two advantages of collaborative
iii. Why a track bar should be used instead of computer.
mouse? iii. Define the term “Internet”.
iv. What is video adapter? Briefly define its types iv. What is groupware Software.
v. Compare system software with application v. State the purpose of router.
software.
vi. How data is transmitted in bus topology?
vi. Define the term information technology.
vii. What is the usage of OCR, MICR and OMR? vii. Why gate way is used?
viii. Write any Two advantage of Digital Camera. viii. Give two uses of Email.
ix. What are Gas Plasma Display, EL and LCD? ix. Differentiate between internet and extranet?
x. Define smart card? x. Write two advantages of computer network.
xi. What do you mean by implementation. xi. Define Defacto standard and Dejure standard.
xii. Write about biometrics. xii. Describe two network standards?
xiii. Define barcode reader. xiii. Describe FTP & HTTP.
xiv. State basic use of Mouse. xiv. What is purpose and advantages of MAN.
xv. What is use of Fax Machine. xv. What is Client Server Network Model.
xvi. Write two advantages of Flat panel display over xvi. What is Network Protocol.
CRT.
xvii. What is TCP/IP?
xvii. Define the term digital convergence.
xviii. What is use of plotter. Also explain its types. xviii. What is the purpose of application layer?
xix. Explain the concept of pen-based system. xix. What do you know about gateway, Bridge?
xx. Why is resolution important for display screen? xx. Write the function of network layer.
xxi. Define pixel? xxi. What do you know about workgroup
xxii. What is video input? computing?
xxiii. What is use of Keyboard? xxii. List two advantages of peer to peer model?
xxiv. List out different types of Graphic cards. xxiii. How a star network is constructed?
xxv. Write different between soft copy and Hard copy.
xxvi. Why does application software need operating
system. Long Questions.
xxvii. What is computer Hardware? i. Define network topology? Explain its types.
xxviii. Define packaged Software and custom software. ii. Define computer network and discuss
xxix. Differentiate between input and output. different component of computer network.
xxx. Convert 32byte into bits. iii. What is network model? Write in detail the
Long Questions. types of network model? (Client, server, peer
i. Define Non-impact printers. Also Explain Inkjet to peer, hybrid.
printer, laser Printer and Thermal Printer. iv. Define OSI Model explain its layer in
ii. Define Pointing Devices. Discuss any three
sequence.
pointing devices in detail.
iii. What is SDLC? Write a note on its system design v. Explain LAN and WAN protocols in detail.
& implementation phase.
iv. Define computer. Discuss primary components of
computer system.
v. What is Software? Explain all Classification of
software.
vi. Define impact Printer. Also explain its types.
vii. What is video display adopter discuss its
different types.

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 Chap#3 Data Communication Chap#4 Application and User of Computer
(Short Questions) (Short Questions)
i. What is communication media? i. How computer are used in marketing?
ii. How frequency of analog signals is calculated? ii. Define desktop publishing?
iii. You are field worker and you have to use the iii. Differentiate between CAD and CAM?
internet to go where modem will you use and iv. Define term video conferencing?
why? v. What is CBT?
iv. Explain the term baseband. vi. How computer is useful in weather forecasting?
v. What is meant by full duplex mode of data vii. Use of computer in stock exchange?
transmission? viii. What is robot. Write its two uses in industry.
vi. How does data flow in simplex mode? ix. State the purpose of ATM.
vii. Compare Synchronous and Asynchronous x. Give two roles of E-Commerce daily life.
Transmission. xi. What is Electronic Shopping.
viii. List out different element of data xii. What is online education?
communication. xiii. How can computer be used in airline system.
ix. Write two names of unbounded media. xiv. Write purpose of DMS.
x. Describe broad band. xv. Define electronic banking.
xi. How data are represented in computer? xvi. Write two benefit of CAD and uses in industry.
xii. What is Fiber Optic. xvii. What is CAL and its uses.
xiii. Define Signal and its types. xviii. How computer can be used in department store.
xiv. What is the function of Encoder and Decoder. xix. Three computerized system used in office
xv. Define data Communication. automation.
xvi. Define Unicode. xx. How the use of computer is beneficial in stock
xvii. Define analog signal and it’s Characteristics. exchange.
xviii. What do you mean by transmission medium. xxi. Give any two uses of computer in business.
xix. What is bandwidth? xxii. What is mean by computer simulation.
xx. Define Data Communication Mode. Long Questions.
xxi. Define Signal.
i. Define E-Commence with its activities
xxii. What are the function of encoder and decoder.
ii. Uses of Computer in Business.
xxiii. What do you mean by transmission medium?
iii. Uses of Computer in Medical Field.
xxiv. State the purpose of telecommunication?
iv. Uses of Computer in Education.
xxv. Define modulation and demodulation? And why
it is necessary? Chapter#5 Computer Architecture
xxvi. Role of cladding in fiber optic cable? (Short Questions)
xxvii. Define unguided media? i. Write an important responsibility of I/O unit.
xxviii. How does FDM works. ii. What is the purpose MAR?
iii. State the purpose of data transfer instructions?
Long Questions. iv. Enlist two parts of instruction format?
i. What is guided media? Discuss different guided v. What is SRAM?
media. vi. What is system bus?
ii. What is transmission mode? Explain its types vii. Define interrupt and DMA?
with example. viii. Differentiate between ROM and RAM?
iii. What is mean by communication channel? ix. Define interpreter and compiler/Op-Code and
Explain any two types in detail. operand?
iv. What is meant by encoding of data? Explain any x. Why machine language program execute faster?
three coding scheme to interpret data. xi. What do you mean by I/O read and I/O write
v. Write a note on modem. Describe its working command.
and features. xii. Why does DRAM use more power?
xiii. Define different types of system buses?
vi. What is unguided media ? Explain microware
xiv. Distinguished between low level and high level
and communication satellite.
languages.
xv. What is use of serial port?

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 Chap#6 Security, Copyright and the Law. xvi. How does cache memory work?
xvii. Describe assembly language?
(Short Questions) xviii. State purpose of executes instruction.
i. What do you know about copyright act?
xix. Which task is performed by language processor?
ii. Define pirate software?
xx. Example of High level language.
iii. Explain activation of computer virus/How virus
xxi. State the purpose of I/O instruction.
is detected.
xxii. Define Backup?
iv. How does virus spread through email?
xxiii. Give four name of general purpose of register?
v. What do you mean by data protection?
xxiv. What is stack.
vi. Which type of damage is caused by Chemobal
xxv. List Two name of operations performed by
Virus?
computer
vii.
xxvi. Why RAM is called random access memory.
viii. Define data security.
xxvii. Define insertion point.
ix. What is privacy issue.
xxviii. Distinguish between source code and object code.
x. List two names of biometric methods/write about
xxix. For what purpose PC register used in CPU.
biometrics?
xxx. What is meant by instruction format.
xi. How pirated software spread viruses?
xxxi. What is the role of instruction set in CPU.
xii. Define anti-virus. Name any four name of anti-
xxxii. What is the purpose of CPU register.
viruses.
xxxiii. What is data transfer instruction.
xiii. How does boot sector virus work?
xxxiv. Why backup is important.
xiv. What do you mean data security.
xxxv. Write the use of memory buffer register.
xv. List purpose of password.
xxxvi. Differentiate between volatile and non-volatile
xvi. Write two principals of data protection act?
memory.
xvii. Who is hacker.
xxxvii. What is port?
xviii. Define security.
xxxviii. How does bus width effect processing speed of
xix. What is data protection.
computer.
xx. What is Chernobal virus.
xxxix. List any two activities performed by CPU.
xxi. Why it is necessary to update anti-virus
xl. Why RAM is called volatile memory?
periodically. xli. What is purpose of fetch decode-execute
Long Questions. instruction?
i. Discuss different security threats to data security? xlii. Why type of devices is connected using serial
What is the solution of these threats. port.
ii. What is virus discuss its different types? xliii. What is the purpose of stack pointer register.
iii. What is virus? Discuss its causes of virus xliv. Write the function of ALU.
spreading. xlv. What is interrupt? How they are generated.
iv. What do you mean by data security.Briefly Long Questions.
discuss any Six violation? What are the solutions
i. Explain Fetch decode execute cycle of CPU. Also
for them?
draw its diagram.
ii. What is language processor/translator. Describe
Chapter#7 Windows Operating System its different types?
(Short Questions) iii. Define van Neumann design of stored program
i. What is the use of windows explorer? computer with the help of diagram. Also write the
ii. Differentiate between multi-processing and function of each component briefly/ Describe
multi-tasking. computer architecture discuss different
iii. What do you mean by plug and play? components of computer architecture.
iv. Why does computer need an operating system. iv. What are CPU registers? Briefly describe special
v. What do you know about memory managing purpose registers?
function of OS. v. What is ROM? Briefly discuss different types of
vi. List out FOUR objects of windows operating ROM?
system. vi. What is RAM? Briefly discuss different types of
vii. What is command line operating system with RAM?
example.
viii. Describe extended partitions?
ix. Give some example of GUI operating system.
x. Define print queue?
xi. What do you know about DMS?
xii. What is meant by File management system?

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xiii. What is Recycle bin?
xiv. Define GUI with example.
xv. Why start button is used in window?
xvi. What do you know about desktop.
xvii. How would you recover the deleted file in
window?
xviii. Explain control panel in window?
xix. What do you mean by single user and multi user
operating system.
xx. Define CLI and GUI.
xxi. Define primary and extended partition.
Long Questions.
i. Types of operating system? Explain them briefly.
ii. What are the feature of windows operating
system explain them briefly.
Chapter#8 Microsoft Processor Chapter#9 Spreadsheet
(Short Questions) (Short Questions)
i. State the use of page setup dialogue box? i. What is spreadsheet software?
ii. Define header footer in MS word. ii. Differentiate between relative and absolute cell
iii. What do you mean by word wrap? reference?
iv. What is WYSIQWYG? iii. Write the formula for calculating the average.
v. Differentiate between line spacing and paragraph iv. Write a function that returns the sqruare root of cell
spacing. B5.
vi. What three options are inclined in page formatting? v. What are function arguments?
vii. Define word processing. vi. Write a formula to subtract the value of two cells.
viii. Distinguish between undo and redo command? vii. Write any two advantages of MS-excel.
ix. Define word processor? viii. Differentiate between workbook and work sheet?
x. State the use of Clip board in MS word? ix. What is meant by cell reference.
xi. What is text editor? x. Define cell and how is identifies.
xii. Define status bar. xi. What do you mean by named range.
xiii. Define alignment? xii. Distinguished between formula and function.
xiv. What do you mean by character formatting? xiii. Write basic use of spread sheet.
xv. State the purpose of mail merge? xiv. What is active and passive cell in MS Excel.
xvi. What is page formatting. xv. Define gridline in excel.
xvii. Differentiate between Sarif and san-Sarif font. xvi. Define cell address?
xviii. What is WHYSYWIG? xvii. Write the function in MS Excel for adding five
xix. Explain macro in MS word. numbers?
xx. What is meant by editing a document. xviii. Write the function that sum the value from B5 to
xxi. How does insert mode is different from overtype B10?
mode? xix. Write the function to calculate the minimum value
xxii. Differentiate between undo and redo command. from A1 to A5 cells.
xxiii. Describe alignment in paragraph.
xxiv. What is font specification?
xxv. Define search and replace option in MS word
Chapter#10 Fundamental of internet
(Short Questions)
i. What is the use of web-server.
ii. What is domain name system? Long Questions
iii. Write any two limitation on Email. i) Email address and newsgroup in detail.
iv. What is the purpose of search engine.
v. What is the purpose of IP address?
vi. What is URL.
vii. Describe web surfing.
viii. How do you describe internet?
ix. What is DNS addressing.
x. Describe web publishing?
xi. List name of two web search engine.
xii. List all addressing scheme used on internet.
xiii. What is email address give an example.
xiv. Different between web-page and web-site.

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xv. Describe domain name system.

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