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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION

MAY 2013

Computer Science Paper I

Time: 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 circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Candidate’s Signature

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.

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1. The most significant impact of IT on 7. All of the following are the

society is obvious in advantages of computer networking
EXCEPT that
A. technological convergence.
B. computer networking. A. it is economical.
C. integrated software. B. it increases productivity.
D. large data management. C. it provides service to many
users.
2. All of the following make use of D. it improves performance of
application software EXCEPT main memory.

A. record keeping. 8. Which of the following is NOT a type

B. business graphics. of network?
C. accounts management.
D. file management. A. Local area network
B. Wide area network
3. If you mark your answer on a printed C. Multiple area network
examination sheet with a pencil, it D. Metropolitan area network
will be read by a device called
9. The internet service is dependent
A. a bar code reader. upon
B. an optical mark reader.
C. an optical character reader. A. high speed communication
D. a magnetic ink character lines.
reader. B. local server.
C. size of the hard disk.
4. Which of the following is NOT D. quality of a personal
associated with an operating system? computer.

A. Speed of computer 10. Generally, an underlined word in any

B. Memory management website refers to
C. Performance of hardware
D. Translation of source A. a keyword in a document.
programs B. a hyperlink to a document.
C. a reference in a book.
5. The set of bits that a microprocessor D. an advertisement.
can manipulate affects its
11. What is the common element
A. accuracy. between LAN and WAN?
B. physical size.
C. storage capacity. A. They both need a medium.
D. processing speed. B. They both allow sharing of
hardware.
6. Which of the following is non- C. They both need a host
volatile storage? computer.
D. They both need client servers.
A. Cache
B. Virtual
C. Buffer
D. RAM

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12. Which type of topology would it be if 18. All of the following are functions of a
the ethernet is sending 10Base-5 modem EXCEPT
signals on a coaxial cable?
A. automatic dial.
A. Ring topology B. data transfer speed.
B. Bus topology C. data compression.
C. Star topology D. error correction.
D. Hybrid topology
19. Automobile companies use robots for
13. A device that sends messages all over all of the following purposes
the world is called a EXCEPT

A. transmitter. A. saving energy.

B. medium. B. protecting health and safety.
C. receiver. C. creating a paperless
D. multimedia. environment.
D. saving material resources.
14. If data is transferred in only one
direction at a time, it is known as 20. Which of the following is NOT a
major purpose of computers in
A. half simplex mode. e-commerce?
B. half duplex mode.
C. full duplex mode. A. Inventory control
D. full simplex mode. B. E-mailing
C. Online banking
15. If blocks of several bytes are D. Typing and composing
transmitted at a time without start or
stop bits, they are called 21. A cold drink plant has controlled
operation environment through
A. half duplex.
B. synchronous. A. computer aided
C. asynchronous. manufacturing.
D. simplex. B. computer aided design.
C. computer aided integration.
16. All FM radio stations relay their D. computer application
broadcasts using packages.

A. flexible amplitude. 22. Graphic packages enable a system to

B. fixed amplitude. process all of the following EXCEPT
C. flexible frequency.
D. fixed frequency. A. tables and text.
B. hand-drawn images.
17. Communication satellites are the C. digital data.
stations which relay D. scanned images.

A. radio signals. 23. The control unit controls a

B. microwave signals. computer’s
C. analogue signals.
D. digital signals. A. hardware.
B. software.
C. user.
D. system.
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24. Which of the following is TRUE for a 28. Whenever a task button is clicked,
memory buffer register? Windows activates

A. It fetches instructions from A. Word.

the memory. B. Outlook.
B. It temporarily receives all the C. an associated program.
data and instructions. D. help system.
C. It converts all the data and
instructions in binary system. 29. If the pictures on Windows are
D. It handles the operation codes. arranged horizontally with
description to its right, the display is
25. Which of the following comes under of
Data Protection Act?
A. list view.
A. Registration of computers B. detail view.
B. Use of application by only C. small icon view.
one person D. large icon view.
C. Registration of all the data
D. Free accessibility to all 30. Consider the picture of the spread
sheet given below. The cell address is
26. All of the following are popular anti- indicated by
virus software EXCEPT

A. Mcafee.
B. Norton.
C. Trojan horse.
D. Thunderbyte.
A B C D
27. A graphical user interface allows a
person to work on several application
documents simultaneously which is
called

A. integration.
B. multitasking.
C. surfing.
D. switching.

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