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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
CLASS XI
ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS 2022
Computer Science
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Marks: 65 (50-Theory & 15-Alternate to Practical)

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INSTRUCTIONS

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1. Read each question carefully. ni

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2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
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3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 65 only.
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4. Question Distribution:
Theory Alternate to Practical (ATP)
50 MCQs 15 MCQs
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5. In each question, there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid, black
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out the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.
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Candidate’s Signature
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6. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
7. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.
8. The marks obtained on the 50 MCQs will be equated to the total marks of 85 for the theory
examination results.
9. You may use a scientific calculator if you wish.

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THEORY (Questions 1-50)

1. Rawaha has downloaded a text editor. He can use some of its features for ten days. After ten
days, he must purchase it to use the software further and get benefit from all of its features.

This software is an example of

A. licensed software.
B. freeware software.

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C. shareware software.
D. open source software.

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2. When a transaction is made using the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), then the information
is updated in the bank database.

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B. ROM.

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3. Which of the following options shows the CORRECT categorisation of computers based on
their cost?
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Low Cost High Cost

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A Supercomputer Mainframe Computer Minicomputer

B Mainframe Computer Minicomputer Supercomputer
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C Minicomputer Mainframe Computer Supercomputer

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D Supercomputer Minicomputer Mainframe Computer

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4. The MOST appropriate computer system used for designing and controlling fighter planes and
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B. supercomputer.
C. microcomputer.
D. mainframe computer.

5. A software assists the operating system in providing a virus-free environment to the users.

This software is an example of

A. device driver.
B. utility software.
C. operating system.
D. productivity software.

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6. Consider the given examples of software.

I. Games
II. Compiler
III. Disk Cleaner
IV. Database Management System

The examples of system software are

A. I and II.

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B. I and IV.
C. II and III.

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D. III and IV.

7. The set of examples of automatic data capture devices is

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B. uses only glass as the screen material.

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9. Consider the given image.

Anode
Control Grid Deflecting coils

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A. plotter.
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C. monitor.
D. projector.
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10. Which of the following output devices used cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) as the
backlighting method?
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B. Light Emitting Diode Monitors

C. Liquid Crystal Display Monitors
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D. Liquid Crystal Display Projectors

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B. use properties of static electricity to produce text and images.

C. print a page line by line rather than printing a whole page in a go.
D. use a stepper motor and belt which moves the print head assembly across the page.

12. Which of the following devices can perform both input and output operations?

A. Printer
B. Scanner
C. Light pen
D. Touch screen

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13. An example of storage device is

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B. supercomputer.
C. microcomputer.
D. mainframe computer.
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A. 5 bytes.
B. 6 bytes.
C. 40 bytes.
D. 48 bytes.

17. In binary system, on converting 2KB of memory into bytes, the result will be

A. 2048 bytes.
B. 2000 bytes.
C. 1024 bytes.
D. 1000 bytes.

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18. The CORRECT features of ROM are

I. expensive
II. read only operations
III. read and write operations
IV. pre-programmed memory

A. I and III.
B. II and III.
C. II and IV.

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D. III and IV.

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19. Given are the features of one of the types of memory.

 It consumes low power.

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D. II, III and IV.
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A. DVD.
B. flash drive.
C. magnetic tape.
D. magnetic disk.

22. The device that has the highest storage capacity is

A. CD.
B. DVD.
C. Floppy disk.
D. Blue-ray disk.

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23. All of the following are examples of secondary storage EXCEPT

A. registers.
B. optical disk.
C. chip memory.
D. magnetic tape.

24. One of the types of volatile memory is

A. SRAM.

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B. PROM.
C. EPROM.

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D. EEPROM.

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B. III only.
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D. II and III.

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28. Which of the following media has the HIGHEST data rate?

A. Coaxial cable
B. Telephone cable
C. Fibre optic cable
D. Twisted pair cable

29. A device that forwards data on the basis of IP address is

A. hub.
B. router.
C. switch.
D. network interface card.
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30. Consider the given image

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C. tree topology.
D. mesh topology.
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IV. IMAP

The protocols that work on the application layer of OSI model are
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A. I and II.
B. I and III.
C. II and IV.
D. III and IV.

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33. Consider the given responsibilities.

I. It provides and manages the mechanism of routing.

II. It adds logical address of sender and receiver to each protocol data unit.

An OSI model layer which has these responsibilities is

A. session layer.
B. network layer.
C. data link layer.

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D. application layer.

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38. Consider the given examples of IPv4 address.

I. 192.200.258.240
II. 200.100.127.192
III. 250.150.200.125
IV. 165.265.189.233

The INVALID examples of IPv4 addresses are

A. I and II.
B. I and IV.
C. II and III.
D. III and IV.
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39. Consider the given block diagram of a database model.

College

Department Infrastructure

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This is an example of

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B. Yes/No.
C. Number.
D. OLE Object.

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42. Consider the given image representing cardinality and modality.

The CORRECT interpretation of cardinality and modality from the given image is that

A. cardinality is one and modality is one.

B. cardinality is zero and modality is zero.

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C. cardinality is zero and modality is many.
D. cardinality is many and modality is many.

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45. Consider the given database table named as WTRData that shows the data of T20I women’s
cricket teams that are placed at 6th to 10th positions as on January 5, 2020.

Position Country WeightedMatches Points

6 South Africa 24 5776
7 Pakistan 31 7080
8 Sri Lanka 22 4420

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9 Bangladesh 29 5641
10 Ireland 22 3622

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(Source: https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/womens/team-rankings/t20i)

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47. Which of the following can be used as a field name in MS Access database table?

A. LastName!
B. Last.Name
C. [LastName]
D. L@$tName

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48. The SQL query to display the records from the table named as Invoice for first six months of
2019 is

Select * From Invoice

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Where OrderDate >= #1/1/2019# AND OrderDate <= #6/30/2019#;
Select * From Invoice
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Where OrderDate = #1/1/2019# AND OrderDate = #6/30/2019#;
Select * From Invoice
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Where OrderDate >= '1/1/2019' AND OrderDate <= '6/30/2019';
Select * From Invoice

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Where OrderDate = '1/1/2019' AND OrderDate = '6/30/2019';

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B. > 500 Or Is 0
C. > 500 Or Is Null
D. < 500 Or Is "Null"
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ALTERNATE TO PRACTICAL (ATP: Questions 51-65)

Use the given database table named as Employee_Info to answer Q.51, Q.52, Q.53, Q.54 and
Q.55.

Employee_ID Employee_Name Country Salary Joining_Date

1 Ali Pakistan $15,000.00 1/4/2021
2 John USA $20,000.00 9/1/2019

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3 Ali Bangladesh $15,000.00 9/1/2019

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6 Kinza Pakistan $15,000.00 4/8/2019

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54. Which condition will be used to find the data of employees whose Salary is greater than
$20,000?

A. Salary>20,000
B. Salary>20000
C. Salary>"20000"
D. Salary IS GREATER THAN 20000

55. If a condition is given to fetch the employee’s/ employees’ name(s) from Pakistan or India and
their date of joining is 4/8/2019, then the number of records displayed will be

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The layout of the form is

A. tabular.
B. justified.
C. datasheet.
D. columnar.

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Use the given database table named as Vehicle_Info to answer Q.57, Q.58 and Q.59.

Reg_No Company Model Color Year

V121 Fonda Rezel White 2019
V122 Photon Gaga Black 2022
V123 Buzuki Gultus Silver 2021
V124 Toyoto Norolla Black 2020

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V125 Buzuki Diaz Grey 2019

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58. The query created in design view to change the color of Buzuki Gultus to Black from Silver is

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59. The query created in design view to delete an existing record of Buzuki Diaz is

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61. The layout of the given report is

Vehicle_Info
Reg_No Company Model Color
V121 Fonda Rezel White
V122 Photon Gaga Black
V123 Buzuki Gultus Black

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V124 Toyoto Norolla Black

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Use the given database table named as Student and its specifications to answer Q.62, Q.63 and
Q.64.

Std_ID Std_Name Total_CreditHours DateofAdmission Email_Address

1 Abida 20 4/5/2020 [email protected]

2 Kashifa 20 3/7/2021 [email protected]

3 Mahad 14 13/9/2020 [email protected]

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(Std_ID int PRIMARY KEY, (Std_ID int PRIMARY KEY,

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DateofAdmission date, DateofAdmission date,
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63. In this table a new column named CourseDescription is needed which can store alphanumeric
values up to 50 characters. The CORRECT query for this purpose is

UPDATE TABLE Student ALTER TABLE Student

ADD COLUMN Course-Description ADD COLUMN CourseDescription
varchar(50); varchar(50);

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UPDATE TABLE Student ALTER TABLE Student
ADD CourseDescription varchar(50); ADD Course-Description varchar(50);

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SET Std_Name='Umar' && SET Std_Name='Umar' AND
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A. DELETE FROM Employee WHERE ID=1;

B. DELETE FROM Employee WHERE ID='1';
C. DELETE FROM Employee WHERE ID= =1;
D. DELETE FROM Employee WHERE ID EQUALS 1;

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