GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS VIII
Half-Yearly Examination 2017
Computer Science (Theory)
Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80
This Question Paper has three printed pages.
Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the
first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.
This Paper is divided into two sections.
Answer all the questions of Section A and any five of Section B.
Maximum marks for a question or parts of a question are given in brackets [ ].
SECTION A (30 marks)
Answer all the questions.
1. Fill in the blanks: [15]
(a) ______ and ______ are the two parts of an operating system.
(b) A ______ is a typical rectangular area pertaining to an application or a document or
a dialog.
(c) An ______ is a graphic symbol representing a window element.
(d) A ______ is a sequence of directory names which gives us the hierarchy to
access a particular directory or file.
(e) A ______ is the basic unit of storage in Windows.
(f) ______ and ______ are collectively known as System software.
(g) When we click on an application icon, a pull-down control menu appears, known
as the ______ menu.
(h) The ______ contextual tab appears when a picture is selected in a slide.
(i) To add a shape to a slide, select ______ tab → ______ group → Shape button.
(j) In MS PowerPoint, a ______ refers to a connection from one slide to another slide,
another presentation, a web page, or a file.
(k) In Windows 7 both filenames and foldernames can be up to ______ characters.
(l) ______ are special effects that introduce a slide in a slide show.
(2)
2. Define the following terms: [5 × 2 = 10]
(a) Booting (c) Document (e) Presentation theme
(b) Root directory (d) Slide
3. Convert the following: [2½ + 2½ = 5]
(a) (110110)2 = ?10 (b) (6754)10 = ?8
SECTION B (50 marks)
Answer any five questions.
4. (a) Discuss any four features of an operating system. [4]
(b) Write a program in BASIC to input a word, reverse the word and change the case of
every letter in it. [6]
5. (a) What is the significance of the Recycle Bin? [4]
(b) Write a program in BASIC, using the FOR...NEXT loop to print the string,
‘COMPUTE’ in the following manner: [6]
COM
COMPU
COMPUTE
6. (a) Discuss the four different views available in MS PowerPoint. [4]
(b) Write a program in BASIC to input a word and check whether it is a palindrome or
not. [6]
7. (a) What are the various slide components used for the purpose of reference in
MS PowerPoint? [5]
(b) Write a program in BASIC to input 10 numbers and find the sum of the numbers that
are divisible by 2 and the product of the numbers that are divisible by 3. [5]
8. (a) Discuss the two types of slide shows in MS PowerPoint. [4]
(3)
(b) Find the output of the following:
(i) 10 LET A$ = “A” [2]
20 LET B$ = “a”
30 LET C = ASC(A$) + ASC(B$)
40 PRINT C
50 END
(ii) 10 LET A$ = “BEST OF LUCK” [4]
20 LET B$ = MID$ (A$, 9,1)
30 LET C$ = MID$ (A$, 6, 1)
40 LET D$ = MID$ (A$, 3, 2)
50 PRINT B$+C$ + D$
60 END
9. (a) What are the three ways of running a slide show in MS PowerPoint? [5]
(b) Write a program in BASIC to input the values of x and n and find the sum of the
given series: [5]
=S x + 1 + x + 2 + ..... up to n terms
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