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MARY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL
First Unit Test (2026-2027) - Answer Key & Marking Scheme
Subject: Computer Science Class: XI Max Marks: 25
Date: 20.07.2026 Duration: 1 Hour Evaluation: Batch 2026-27
Section – A (5 Marks)
Question 1: Multiple Choice Questions [5 Marks]
Item Correct Option Detailed Explanation / Working
Binary 101110110 to Decimal:
(i) (c) 374 \(2^8+2^6+2^5+2^4+2^2+2^1 = 256+64+32+16+4+2
= 374\).
Hexadecimal is base 16, and \(2^4 = 16\), so exactly
(ii) (b) four binary bits
4 bits represent a single hex digit.
The standard worldwide Unicode block reserved
(iii) (c) U+0900 – U+097F specifically for the Devanagari script is U+0900 to
U+097F.
Standard ASCII uses a 7-bit system, defining exactly
(iv) (b) 128
\(2^7 = 128\) total characters (values 0 to 127).
Assertion is false because in the binary system \(1 +
(v) (d) A is false but R is true 1 = 10_2\) (which is 0 with a carry of 1, not the digit
'2'). Reason is true.
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for each correct choice. No partial marks.
Section – B (7 Marks)
Question 2 (i): Convert (2F3A)16 to Binary and Octal [2 Marks]
Binary Conversion: Convert each hex digit to 4 binary bits.
2 → 0010 , F → 1111 , 3 → 0011 , A → 1010
Resulting Binary: (0010111100111010)2 or (10111100111010)2
Octal Conversion: Group the binary sequence into groups of 3 bits from right to left.
000 / 010 / 111 / 100 / 111 / 010 → 0 / 2 / 7 / 4 / 7 / 2
Resulting Octal: (27472)8
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for completely correct binary conversion. 1 Mark for completely correct octal conversion.
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Question 2 (ii): Convert Octal (527.46)8 to Decimal [2 Marks]
Expand using base-8 positional weights:
\(5 imes 8^2 + 2 imes 8^1 + 7 imes 8^0 + 4 imes 8^{-1} + 6 imes 8^{-2}\)
\(= 5 imes 64 + 2 imes 8 + 7 imes 1 + 4/8 + 6/64\)
\(= 320 + 16 + 7 + 0.5 + 0.09375\)
\(= \mathbf{343.59375_{10}}\)
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for setting up correct positional weight terms. 1 Mark for the correct final decimal simplification.
Question 3 (i): Binary Addition [1 Mark]
Perform alignment and standard addition arithmetic with binary carries:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (Carries)
00110111.110 (110111.110)
+ 11011101.010
----------------
11110101.000
----------------
Result: (11110101)2 or (11110101.000)2
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for the exact correct sum.
Question 3 (ii): Binary Subtraction [2 Marks]
Subtract 100.10 from 110.01 :
110.01
- 100.10
---------
001.11
---------
Working: 1 - 0 = 1 in the last place. For the next place, borrow from the 2s column leaving 1, making it 10 - 1 =
1.
Result: (1.11)2 or (001.11)2
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for setup and borrow validation. 1 Mark for the final answer.
Question 3 (iii): What is meant by Encodings? [2 Marks]
Character Encoding is a system or set of rules that maps a specific character (such as letters, numbers,
symbols, punctuation) to a unique numerical value or code (code point) that computer hardware can recognize,
store, and process. Examples include ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16.
Marking Scheme: 1.5 Marks for accurate system definitions. 0.5 Mark for including a relevant standard industry example.
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Section – C (13 Marks)
Question 4 (i): Hexadecimal Multiplication: (AB5)16 × (C8)16 [3 Marks]
Remember hex values: A=10, B=11, C=12, 8=8.
Step 1: Multiply AB5 by 8
• \(5 imes 8 = 40 ightarrow 40 / 16 = 2\) Remainder 8 (Carry 2)
• \(11 imes 8 + 2 = 90 ightarrow 90 / 16 = 5\) Remainder A (10) (Carry 5)
• \(10 imes 8 + 5 = 85 ightarrow 85 / 16 = 5\) Remainder 5 (Carry 5) → write 5
First partial row: 55A8
Step 2: Multiply AB5 by C (12)
• \(5 imes 12 = 60 ightarrow 60 / 16 = 3\) Remainder C (12) (Carry 3)
• \(11 imes 12 + 3 = 135 ightarrow 135 / 16 = 8\) Remainder 7 (Carry 8)
• \(10 imes 12 + 8 = 128 ightarrow 128 / 16 = 8\) Remainder 0 (Carry 8) → write 807C
Step 3: Add Partial Sums
055A8
+ 807C0
• \(8 + 0 = 8\)
• \(A (10) + C (12) = 22 ightarrow 22 - 16 =\) 6 (Carry 1)
• \(5 + 7 + 1 = 13 ightarrow\) D
• \(5 + 0 = \) 5
•8
Final Hex Result: (85D68)16
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for step-1 correct multiplication. 1 Mark for step-2 correct multiplication. 1 Mark for calculation of
the correct final sum.
Question 4 (ii): Distinguish between ASCII code and Unicode [3 Marks]
Feature ASCII Code Unicode
Typically uses 7 bits (extended
Bit Size Uses variable bit systems: 8, 16, or 32 bits.
variations use 8 bits).
Character Can define up to 128 (or 256)
Can define over 140,000+ characters.
Limit characters max.
Language Supports only English text and basic Global scope; supports scripts of nearly all
Scope command symbols. major global world languages.
Marking Scheme: 1 Mark for each distinct valid feature point compared cleanly.
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Question 5 (Option i): Radix-10 Custom Alphabet Conversion [5 Marks]
Mapping Table: ordered from smallest (0) to largest (9):
A=0, B=1, C=2, D=3, G=4, H=5, I=6, L=7, M=8, N=9
Step 1: Convert (INDIAN)10 to numerical Base 10 values:
• I → 6, N → 9, D → 3, I → 6, A → 0, N → 9
So the standard base 10 value is: 69360910
Step 2: Convert 69360910 to Hexadecimal (Base 16):
• \(693609 / 16 = 43350\) remainder \(9\)
• \(43350 / 16 = 2709\) remainder \(6\)
• \(2709 / 16 = 169\) remainder \(5\)
• \(169 / 16 = 10\) remainder \(9\)
• \(10 / 16 = 0\) remainder \(10\) (which is A in Hex)
Reading remainders from bottom to top: (A9569)16
Marking Scheme: 2 Marks for setting up symbol-to-digit translation correctly. 2 Marks for showing step divisions by 16. 1
Mark for producing correct final base-16 symbols.
OR
Question 5 (Option ii): Encode 'COMPUTER' using ASCII and convert to Binary [5 Marks]
Character mapping to base-10 ASCII values followed by immediate conversion to 8-bit binary representation:
Character ASCII (Decimal) 8-bit Binary Representation
C 67 01000011
O 79 01001111
M 77 01001101
P 80 01010000
U 85 01010101
T 84 01010100
E 69 01000101
R 82 01010010
Marking Scheme: 2.5 Marks for listing all correct decimal ASCII codes. 2.5 Marks for precision in converting each row to 8-
bit binary values.
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