Board of Ecole System for Success
First Preliminary Examination 2024-25
COMPUTER STUDIES (THEORY) PAPER I
CLASS IX (SCIENCE GROUP)
Time: 3 hours Max-marks: 60
Section ‘A’
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) (12 marks)
1. Computer cannot start without:
a. O.S b. Utility program c. Device driver d. Interface
2. The device which convert hardcopy into softcopy is:
a. Monitor b. Scanner c. Printer d. Plotter
3. DOS is an example of:
a. Real-time O.S b. Single-user O.S c. Multi-user O.S d. Multi-processing O.S
4. Which management controls dynamic allocation & de-allocation of memory,
processor etc.
a. Resource b. Memory c. I/O d. Booting
5. Wired media is also called:
a. Guided b. Unguided c. targeted d. Directed
6. The topology in which all devices are connected to a central device or hub is:
a. Bus b. Ring c. Hybrid d. Star
7. Change in the shape of signal between sender & receiver is called:
a. Attenuation b. Noise c. Interruption d. Distortion
8. Which management controls dynamic Allocation & de-allocation of memory,
processor etc.
a. Resource b. Memory c. I/O d. Booting
9. Communication system is made-up of:
a. Three components b. Five Components c. Six components d. Four
components
10. Charts are basically used to:
a. Design tables b. Organize data in tables c. Sort data in different columns d.
Show the quantities & their relationship graphically
11. The special character which initiates the formula in MS Excel is called:
a. / b. * c. = d. –
12. In which operating system jobs are executed in groups:
a. Batch-processing b. Real-time c. Single-user d. Multi-user
Section ‘B’
(SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS) (24 marks)
Note: Answer any Eight (8) questions from this section. Each
question carries 3 marks.
Q2: Prepare a table of Generation.
Q3: Define an Operating System? Write briefly about any two functions of an O.S?
Q4: Write steps that will multiply 37 by 15 using formula bar in MS Excel.
Q5: Write the function of any two of the following:
a. Amplifiers c. Hubs
b. Switches d. Router
Q6: Differentiate between CLI and GUI.
Q7: Differentiate between Physical address and logical address.
Q8: Define any three of the following;
a. Microprocessor c. Arithmetic & Logic Unit (ALU) e. Device drivers
b. Buses d. Mother-board
Q9: Why is it important to install antivirus.
Q10: Discuss about any two devices of Mechanical Era.
Q11: Why do we use watermarks in a document? Give some examples of watermarks.
Q12: List four uses of Spreadsheets in business.
Q13: Explain any three components of communication using single example.
Section ‘C’
(DESCRIPTIVE ANSWERS QUESTIONS) (24 marks)
Note: Answer any Four (4) questions from this section. Each
question carries 6 marks.
Q14: Explain OSI Model? Describe the function of each layer in OSI Model?
Q15: Define printers? Explain the Classification of printers?
Q16: Define Topology? Explain different types of network topologies? List merits and
demerits of each topology as well?
Q17: Write any three differences between the following:
a. Hard Realtime O.S & Soft Realtime O.S
b. System Software & Application Software
Q18: Explain the components of a microprocessor?
Q19: Explain any three components of communication using single example.
Q20: Define Word Processor & Table of contents (TOC). How to create a Table of Contents?
GOOD LUCK!