1st Year Computer Science Board Exam Pairing / Paper Scheme 2022

MCQs
Question No. 1 MCQs = 15 (1 from Chapter 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 each, 2 MCQs from Chapter 1, 2, 3 each, and 3
MCQs from Chapter 5)

SHORT QUESTIONS

Question No. 2 (6 Out of 9)

Chapter 1 = 4
Chapter 2 = 3
Chapter 8 = 2

Question No. 3 (6 Out of 9)

Chapter 3 = 3
Chapter 5 = 4
Chapter 9 = 2

Question No. 4 (6 Out of 9)

Chapter 4 = 3
Chapter 6 = 2
Chapter 7 = 2
Chapter 10 = 2

Long Questions (Attempt ANY THREE Questions from FIVE Questions)

Questions No. 5 - - - (Chapter 1 / Chapter 10)
Questions No. 6 - - - (Chapter 2)
Questions No. 7 - - - (Chapter 3)
Questions No. 8 - - - (Chapter 5)
Questions No. 9 - - - (Chapter 6)

Note: Don’t Skip any chapter specially Chapter 6 its very important for obtaining excellent marks

Instructor: Aqib Ali (Ph.D. Scholar)

 1st Year Computer Science Important Short Questions
Chapter 1:
1. Define Computer?
2. Differentiate between data and
information?
3. Define Information Technology and its
applications?
4. Differentiate between hypermedia and
multimedia?
5. Define Utility Program?
6. What do you mean by QWERTY?
7. How does a mouse work?
8. What is touchpad and trackpad?
9. What do you know about Pen based
system?
10. Identity two alternative to the mouse?
11. Define Audio input?
12. Differentiate between soft copy and hard
copy?
13. State relation between pixel and resolution
of monitor?
14. Differentiate between SVGA and XGA?
15. What is a printer?
16. Differentiate between Impact and non-
impact printer?
17. Define System software?
18. Define Application software and its
example?
19. Define customized software?
20. Differentiate between bit and byte?
21. What is word in computer memory?
22. What is system? List different component
of system?
23. What is unit testing?
24. Describe Phased conversion?
25. Differentiate between interviews and
questionnaires?
26. How is a system maintained?
Chapter 2:
1. What is telecommunication?
2. Define computer network?
3. List some benefits of computer networks?
4. What is workgroup computing?
5. What is an Email and its advantages?
6. Differentiate between internet and
Intranet?
7. Define FTP?
8. Differentiate between Router and
gateway?
9. Write the name of LAN protocol?
10. Define Token?
11. Define ARCNet?
12. Define dedicated server?
13. Differentiate between Server and terminal
computer?
14. Define hybrid model?
15. Differentiate between De facto and De
jure?
16. What is Bus topology?
17. Define CSMA/CR?
18. List the different layers of OSI model?
19. Define Session Layer?
20. Differentiate between physical and
transport?
Chapter 3:
1. Define Data Communication?
2. List down different component of data
communication?
3. Differentiate between sender and receiver?
4. Differentiate between analog and digital
signal with graphically representation?
5. Define bit and byte?
6. What is meant by Encoding of data?
7. Differentiate between ASCII and
Unicode?
8. Differentiate between Parallel and serial
transmissions?
9. Differentiate between start and stop
signal?
10. Define synchronous data transmission?
11. What is baseband?
12. Define Broadband?
13. Define FDM?
14. Define refraction?
15. How dose Microwave system work?
16. Define communication satellite?
17. Differentiate between Modulation and
demodulation?
18. List down two features of Modem?
19. Differentiate between external and
wireless modem?
Chapter 4:
1. Importance of using computer?
2. Use of computer in marketing?
3. Use of computer in stock exchange?
4. Use of computer in banking?
5. Define ATM?
Instructor: Aqib Ali (Ph.D. Scholar)
 1st Year Computer Science Important Short Questions
6. Name of software used in office
automation?
7. Define Document management system?
8. Define desktop publishing?
9. Define image processing?
10. Define E commerce?
11. Define video conferencing?
12. What is e-banking?
13. Use of computer in industry?
14. What is robot and its applications?
15. Differentiate between CAM and CAD?
16. Benefits of computer aided
manufacturing?
17. Define computer simulation?
18. Define online education?
19. Differentiate between CBT and CAL?
20. Give two example of computer speed?
Chapter 5:
1. What is store program computer?
2. Define is computer architecture?
3. Which component include in computer
architecture?
4. What is control unit?
5. Describe the role of main memory in
computer system?
6. Define I/O Unit?
7. What is bus interconnection?
8. Define CPU?
9. Define memory address?
10. Why RAM called random access memory?
11. Differentiate between SRAM and
DRAM?
12. Differentiate between Cache and primary
memory?
13. Define ROM and why it is used?
14. Differentiate between PROM and
EPROM?
15. List down name of computer buses?
16. How data is transfer from processor to
memory?
17. What is the function of address and control
bus?
18. How data is transfer from peripheral
devices to computer?
19. What are interrupts?
20. List down advantage of DMA?
21. What is CPU?
22. Define Memory buffer register?
23. Data transfer instructions?
24. Differentiate between instruction and
operation?
25. Define instruction format?
26. How does fetch decode execute cycle of
CPU work?
27. Define operating system?
28. List down two features of operating
system?
29. Why does machine language program
execute fast?
30. Define programming languages?
31. Define assembler?
32. Differentiate between Source code and
object code?
33. Differentiate between serial and parallel
ports?
Chapter 6:
1. What is meant by security?
2. What is biometric and its methods?
3. How viruses are activated?
4. How can virus damage computer?
5. Give some cause of viruses?
6. List down some types of viruses?
7. How can we protect computer from
viruses?
8. Define antivirus?
9. What is a hacker?
10. Benefit of password?
11. Define backup of data?
12. Define data protection legislation?
13. Define copyrights?
14. What is pirated software?
Chapter 7:
1. Define GUI operating system?
2. Define windows?
3. List down objects of windows?
4. Define Desktop?
5. Define recycle bin?
6. What is my document folder?
7. Define use of control panel?
8. List down two events of mouse?
9. Differentiate between multitasking and
multiprocessing?
10. What do you meant by plug and play?
11. Define disk partition?
12. Differentiate between Primary and
Extended partition?
13. Define print queue?
Instructor: Aqib Ali (Ph.D. Scholar)
 1st Year Computer Science Important Short Questions
Chapter 8: 6. Differentiate between active cell and
passive cell?
1. Define word processing? 7. Define formula in MS excel?
2. Define word processor and its purpose? 8. Define relative cell reference?
3. Define formatting in MS word? 9. What is name Box?
4. Differentiate between insertion and over 10. How formula is written in MS excel?
type mode?
5. What is character formatting? Chapter 10:
6. Differentiate between paragraph
formatting and spacing? 1. Define ARPANET?
7. Define margins? 2. Define internet and two facilities provided
8. Differentiate between save and save as by internet?
mode? 3. Define IP addressing?
4. Define DNS addressing?
Chapter 9: 5. Differentiate between HTML and WWW?
6. What is hyperlink?
1. What is spreadsheet program? 7. Define URL?
2. What is spreadsheet? 8. Differentiate between web browser and
3. List down four features of spreadsheet? web server?
4. Differentiate between worksheet and 9. Define search engine?
workbook? 10. What is email address?
5. What is cell and cell address?

Instructor: Aqib Ali (Ph.D. Scholar)

 1st Year Computer Science Important Long Questions
Chapter No 1:
1. What is Computer? Discuss primary components of computer system?
2. What is information technology? Discuss the modern scenario of information technology?
3. Briefly describe the display screen and its types?
4. What is software? Describe its different categories of software?
5. What is printer? Discuss different categories of printer (Impact OR Non-Impact)?
6. What is SDLC? Discuss its different phases?
Chapter No 2:
1. What is computer network OR workgroup computing? Discuss different network models?
2. What is (Bus, Star, Ring, Tree, Mesh) topology? Explain its working with diagram. Discuss
advantage and disadvantages?
3. Difference between LAN and WAN? Where it used and advantage?
4. Write note on following?
(1). Communication Media (2). NIC (3). Bridge (4). Gateway (5). Router
5. What is network protocol? Discuss different LAN Protocols?
6. What is OSI model? Write the name of layers in this model?
Chapter No 3:
1. What is data communication? Explain the basic component of data communication
2. What is data transmission mode? Explain its types with example?
3. Discuss different types of data transmission?
4. What is communication media used in computer networks? What are different types of
communication media?
5. Write a note on modem. Describe its working and features?
Chapter No 5:
1. Explain the architecture of computer system? Which component are included in the architecture of
modern stored program machine?
2. What is RAM? Describe different type of RAM?
3. What is ROM? Describe different type of ROM?
4. What is bus interconnection? Explain different types of buses?
5. What is CPU register? Briefly describe special purpose registers OR general-purpose registers?
6. What is instruction format? Explain various instruction format?
7. Explain the fetch decode cycle of CPU?
8. What is operating system and its importance?
9. What is computer language and its types?
10. Describe language processor or translator and their use?
Chapter No 6:
1. What is computer virus? How it can damage computer and how dose virus spread?
2. Discuss different type of virus?
3. What is data security and its importance? Discuss different threats to data security?
4. What is backup of data? What is purpose of backup?
Chapter No 10:
1. What do mean by Addressing scheme? How many types of addressing scheme used on the internet?

Instructor: Aqib Ali (Ph.D. Scholar)