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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION 2009

Computer Science Paper I

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 30

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.

3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.

4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Correct Way Incorrect Way

1 A B C D 1 A B C D

2 A B C D

3 A B C D

4 A B C D

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new box.

6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.

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1. Another name for information 6. Which of the following is NOT a

technology is characteristic of a computer system?

A. data analysis. A. It has more than one element.

B. data processing. B. All its components are
C. computer architect. logically related.
D. computer engineering. C. It processes a specific kind of
information.
2. A program that performs one or a few D. All the components achieve a
basic tasks related to computer certain goal.
system management is
7. Which of the following topologies
A. system software. involves a centralised host computer
B. utility software. connected to several other smaller
C. application software. computer systems?
D. programming software.
A. Ring Topology
3. Which display screen will be selected B. Bus Topology
for low power consumption and small C. Mesh Topology
size? D. Star Topology

A. Gas plasma display 8. Rules that control how an interface

B. Cathode ray monitor works are called
C. Liquid crystal display
D. Electroluminescent display A. algorithms.
B. protocols.
4. Which of the following is a function C. C.sub-routines.
of the operating system? D. pass words.

A. Management of the stored 9. Which of the following enables

data. people on a network to route
B. Management of the system messages to one another?
resources.
C. Management or assistance in A. Electronic conferencing
specific tasks. B. Electronic mailing
D. Management of the language C. Electronic forms
translators. D. Electronic media

5. The memory of 640 K can store 10. Which of the following represents the
computer which is registered to
A. 640,000 bytes. provide information on the internet?
B. 655,360 bytes.
C. 6048000 bytes. A. Web page
D. 6024000 bytes. B. Domain
C. Browser
D. User ID

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11. A feature of the internet which allows 16. An external modem is suitable when
exploration of a three-dimensional
environment on the web is A. the mother board is small.
B. automatic dial and redial is
A. web casting. required.
B. navigation. C. computers have a local
C. virtual reality. connection.
D. multimedia. D. high speed transmission is
required.
12. The internet connection which
requires a dial-up to a commercial 17. The function of a modem is to
service is
A. compress and decompress
A. information service gateway. data.
B. internet service provider. B. transform http files into text
C. network connection. files.
D. network operator. C. transform signals from
analogue to digital.
13. Which type of transmission is D. interconnect two personal
represented by the figures shown computers.
below?
18. Which layer of OSI model would
determine the route of information
between computers and individual
OR networks?

A. Data link layer

B. Physical layer
A. Simplex
C. Network layer
B. Mutli Plex
D. Transport layer
C. Full-Duplex
D. Half-Duplex 19. What is it called when computers are
used instead of machines and humans
14. Engineers want to develop a school’s
to avoid expense and danger?
computer laboratory based upon star
topology. Which media will be A. Simulations
suitable for this? B. Computer games
C. Computer architect
A. Coaxial cable
D. Computer graphics
B. UTP or STP cable
C. Fibre optics cable 20. A racer car company want to design a
D. Wireless media new car using a computer. The
software required for the purpose is
15. Which of the following directs
messages when several networks are A. Clip Art.
connected together? B. Microsoft Office.
C. Computer Aided Manufacture
A. A bridge
(CAM).
B. A router
D. Computer Aided Design
C. A modem
(CAD).
D. A gateway

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21. The software that helps teachers 27. A software program that requests,
because of its ability to use formulae interprets and presents World Wide
is a Web documents is called

A. word processor. A. an anchor.

B. database. B. an extranet.
C. spreadsheet. C. a domain.
D. presentation. D. a browser.

22. Which of the following would be the 28. Computer teachers at different places
most significant use of computers by in Karachi want to carry out a
banks? discussion about assessment units and
then post their own developed
A. Calculation of money. teaching material. The best way of
B. Handling of transactions. communication would be through
C. Keeping records of clients.
D. Verification of signatures. A. e-mail.
B. a chat room.
23. The status register holds C. a newsgroup.
D. an audio conference.
A. the result of an arithmetic
operation. 29. Maria has a folder that contains 23
B. the data to be manipulated. different files. How can she send
C. the instruction to be executed. these documents to her friend through
D. a flag for various logical an e-mail?
operations.
A. Attach the folder and send.
24. An instruction in machine language B. Attach one file at time and
consists of send.
C. Attach all the documents and
A. data and a register. send.
B. Opcode and register. D. Compress the folder, attach
C. an Opcode and address. and send.
D. memory and an address.
30. An application software computer
25. Software CDs cost more in USA than system for producing charts and
in Pakistan because applying formulas is
A. USA is a developed country. A. a notepad.
B. the quality of CDs is superior. B. a database.
C. in USA there are few users. C. a spreadsheet.
D. there are copy rights in USA. D. a word processor.
26. A database of viruses and codes that
can eradicate them is called

A. a virus vaccine.
B. a virus dictionary.
C. a virus definition.
D. a virus catalogue.

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