KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, JAIPUR REGION

INFORMATICS PRACTICES (065)

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2020-21
CLASS: XI
Time: 3 Hrs Max.Mark: 70
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains two parts A and B. Each part is compulsory.
2. Part-A has Multiple choice Question/short answer questions, to be answered in one word or one
line or one option is to be selected. (Attempt any 15 questions from questions 1 to 21 )
3. Part - B is Descriptive Paper which have some internal options.

PART-A (15 Marks)

Attempt any 15 questions from questions 1 to 21
(Each Question Carry 1 Marks)
Q.1 Which of the following is referred to as the brain of computer ?
(a) Processor (b) ROM
(c) RAM (d) Hard drive
Q.2 The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of:
(a) input, output and processing
(b) control unit, primary storage & secondary storage
(c) control unit, arithmetic-logic unit, primary storage
(d) control unit, processing, primary storage
Q.3 UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
Q.4 First time ,Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers?
A) First generation B) Second generation
C) Third generation D) Fourth generation
Q.5 Which generation of computer is still under development
A) Fourth Generation B) Fifth Generation
C) Sixth Generation D) Seventh Generation
Q.6 Python is a _________level language.
Q.7 RAM and ROM are the types of ______________memory.
Q.8 Which of the following is available without any payment and without any source
code?
(a) Freeware (b) Free software
(c) OSS (d) FLOSS
Q.9 In computer terminology, information means
(a) raw data (b) data in more useful or intelligible form
(c) alphanumeric data (d) program
Q.10 An Antivirus software is an example of
(a) Application Software (b) System software
(c) Utility software (d) None of these
Q.11 To print the value of a variable in Python, python uses :-
(a) Print() function (b) Print statement()
(c) print statement (d) print() function
Q.12 What is the value of the expression 75 // 25?
(a) 3 (b)3.0
(c) 2.5 (d) none of these
Q.13 What will be the output of following python statement:-
print(“foo\\bar”)
(a) foo\\bar (b) foo\bar
(c) “foo\\bar” (d) none of these
Q.14 Which of the following is a valid statement in python?
(A) abc = 1,000,000 (B) a b c = 1000 2000 3000
(C) a,b,c = 1000, 2000, 3000 (D) a_b_c = 1,000,000
Q.15 What is the maximum possible length of an identifier?
(A) 32 characters (B) 63 characters
(C) 79 characters (D) None of the above
Q.16 Which of the following is correct way to declare string variable in Python?
(A) fruit = “banana” (B) fruit = "banana’
(C) fruit = banana (D) fruit = (banana)
Q.17 Which of the following symbols are used for comments in Python?
(A) // (B) ''
(C) /**/ (D) #
Q.18 Which of the following variable is invalid?
(A) __str (B) _str
(C) _str_ (D) None of these
Q.19 19 % 2 in python:-
(A) 17 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) None of these
Q.20 Select the correct code to print
cppbuzz-chicago
(A) print('cppbuzz-' + 'chicago') (B) print('cppbuzz' + '-chicago')
(C) print('cppbuzz' + '-' + 'chicago') (D) All of the above

Q.21 The ______________mode of Python gives instant result of typed statement.

(a) Interactive mode (b) Script mode
(c) Combination of interactive and script modes (d) All of these
PART-B

Q.22 Arrange the following in ascending order of memory capacity: 1

(i) TB, Byte, KB, PB, MB, GB

(ii) Identify which among the following are Output device/s. 2

Projector, WebCam, Speakers, OCR, Microphone, Scanner
OR
Siya has discarded old, broken and malfunctioning Hard Disk
without taking care to delete data. Is it harmful in respect of
security concern ? Justify your answer.
(iii) Name the input/output device used to do the following: 3
i) To output audio
ii) To enter textual data
iii) To make hard copy of a text file
iv) To display the data/information
v) To enter audio-based command
vi) To assist a visually impaired individual in entering data
(iv) Write down the type of memory needed to do the following: 3
i) To store data permanently
ii) To execute the program
iii) To store the instructions which can not be overwritten.

OR
Which data type will be used to represent the following data
values?
(i) Number of days in a month
(ii) Resident of India or not
(iii)Phone number
(iv) Price of book
(v) Area of a circle
(vi) Name of an employee
(v) Name the first binary programmable computer based on Von 1
Neumann architecture.
OR
Give examples of any two Web Browsers.

Q.23 What is an operating system? Give any two examples of 2

(i) operating System.
(ii) Identify the category (system, application, programming tool) of 2
the following software:
i) Adobe Photoshop
ii) Compiler
iii) School management software
iv) Linux
(iii) What do you mean by FOSS? Give two examples of any two 2
FOSS.
OR
What do you mean by Proprietary Software? Give examples of
any two Proprietary Software.
(iv) Differentiate between the following: 4
i) RAM and ROM
ii) Simple mechanical calculator/ Pascal calculator and
Modern age Computers
Q.24 Solve the following memory Unit terms. 2
(i) i) 6 TB= …………MB
ii) 3ZB= ………….EB
(ii) How Primary Memory is different from Secondary Memory? 2
Explain with the help of suitable examples.
(iii) What is the significance of Cache Memory. 1

(iv) Expand the following Computer related terms. 3

i) VLSI
ii) GUI
iii) ALU
Q.25 Give any two features of Python? 2
(i)
(ii) Name the two modes to do programming in Python. Give any 2
one difference between them.
(iii) Differentiate between Keywords and Identifiers with the help of 2
suitable examples.
(iv) Write the corresponding Python assignment statements. 2
i) Assign 10 to a variable height and 20 to a variable weight
ii) Assign the sum of height and weight to a variable total.
Q.26 Identify the following identifiers as valid/invalid in Python.
(i) a) Total_Marks
b) Total$Marks 2
c) 1st_class
d) _average
(ii) What are comments? Why do we use comments in Python 2
Programming? Explain with Example.
(iii) Identify the types of following python literals? 2
23.789
“TRUE”
1232
False
(iv) Give the output of the following when num1=4,num2=3,num3=2 1

num1 = num2 + num3

print (num1)
(v) Which of the following are syntactically correct strings ? 2
“Informatics Practices”
“Stay safe stay healthy’
‘Social distancing’
“ Examination
Q.27
(i) The following code is not giving desired output. We want to
input value as 10 and obtain output as 20(10+10). Identify the
error in the below code and Re-write the code underlining each
correction. 1

number=input(“Enter Number”)
changenum=number+10
print(changenum)
(ii) What will be the output given by following code? 1
value1 =”Avoid”
value2 = “Crowded”
print(value1,”going to”,value2,”places”)
(iii) Identify the error in the following Python code. 1
name=”Imran”
print(“Good Morning”,name)
(iv) What will be the output given by following python code 2
statements ?
(i) print(17 % 5)
(ii) print(25%5 + 7 >= 9//2)
(iii)print(“Hello”+”World”)
(iv) print( 6**2 > 32//2 and 5**2==25)
(v) Write a Python Program which input five numbers and display 3
their average.
(vi) Write a Python Program to print following Pattern using print 2
statement.
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