Computer Sci.

HSSC-I
Sections-A (Marks:13)
Time allowed: 25 Minutes

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Q.No.1: Fill the relevant Bubble against each question according to curriculum: (13)

Questions A B C D A B C D
i- Which phase of SDLC
focuses on understanding Deployment Requirements
Maintenance Testing
user expectations and phase
phase Engineering
phase
identifying software phase
requirements?
ii- What is the main
High cost Limited Complex prone to
disadvantage of ring
bandwidth installation failure
topology?
Test if
algorithm Hand
Take input is giving simulates the Align
iii- Trace method is used to.
expected execution margins
output algorithm

iv- In the planning phase of

Data
computational artifact Control logic
structures All of them
development following is structures
included in
v- In which phase of SDLC
Feasibility Requireme
you have to assess whether a Analysis Deployment
study nts
system can be completed phase phase
phase engineering
within a specified
phase
timeframe.
vi- When the instructions
Syntax
are not behaving according Logic error System error
error All of them
to your expectations. Such
scenario is considered as
vii- When the range is For each
For loop While loop
defined so which loop will be Do while loop loop
preferred
viii- in python,…..is used to
def pdb eval
define a function with a randint
unique name.
ix- In which protection
method, blocking incoming
Encryption Decryption Firewalls
requests from unknown or 2FA
suspicious IP addresses to
protect a corporate network.
x- In ...... problem is
simplified by focusing on Pattern
Abstraction Decomposition algorithm
most relevant aspects while recognition
design
ignoring unnecessary details

xi- A …. Is the line in the

code which needs close
Comment Turtles breakpoint
examination, so the Tulip
debugger will make a
stopover there definitely.
xii- Result of the expression 2 4 6
8
2+5%3*2 is
xiii-if x=2, y=3, z=2, the
expression: x<y and x>=z
True False Error No output
evaluates to
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Computer Science HSSC-I
Time allowed: 2:35 Hours Total Marks Sections B and C: 62

SECTION – B (Marks 42)

Q. 2 Solve the following Questions. ( 14x3=42)

Differentiate between analogue and digital

(i)
03 OR Write down a few properties of truth table. 03
signal with the help of examples.

Convert this Boolean function

Differentiate between white box and black into logic circuit
(ii)
03 OR 03
box testing.
̅𝒛
𝑭𝟐 = 𝒙𝒚 + 𝒚

What are the design patterns? enlist the What are the advantages of using
(iii)
03 OR 03
structures of design phase. pseudocode? How it helps the programmer?

Draw a symmetric diagram showing how

What methods are used for requirement
(iv)
instructions stored on disk is forwarded to 03 OR 03
gathering in SDLC?
processor for execution.

How can we test the scalability of a network Explain the service models of cloud
(v)
03 OR 03
system? computing.

Where we prefer to use binary search

What is phishing? Explain spear and email
(vi)
Algorithm rather than linear search 03 OR 03
phishing.
Algorithm? Explain with example

How to evaluate an algorithm? Discuss with Differentiate between correlation and

(vii)
03 OR 03
evaluation parameters. causation. Also write down an example.

Compare vertical and horizontal scalability. How can we plan and develop computational
(viii)
03 OR 03
artifacts?

Differentiate between bubble sort and What are the steps that we have to keep in
(ix)
insertion sort. Also tell when to use each of 03 OR mind while planning and developing 03
them. computational artifacts.

Write a program to draw a circle of radius 50 Write an algorithm that will take a number
(x)
03 OR 03
using turtle graphics and decide number is even or odd.
 What is the main reason of considering
(xi)
python as a first choice by novices to enter 03 OR What are bitwise operators? Explain them. 03
programming paradigm?

Why eval function is used and also write an What is \hang state in python? Give the
(xii)
03 OR 03
example. example.

Write a python program that will take a Differentiate between local and global
number from the user and print its table by 03 variable. 03
(xiii)
using functions. Give a code example.

Write a program to find the sum of following

What is the main objective of using a list in
(xiv)
series in python.
program. Explain with example
1+4+7+10 …………+100

SECTION – C (Marks:20)
Note: Solve the following Questions. ( 4x5=20)

Differentiate between symmetric and a

Differentiate between waterfall and Agile
Q.3 symmetric encryption method with the help of 05 OR 05
model with the help of diagrams.
diagrams.

Write a program that ask the user to input

the marks of 1st year (out of 550) . Calculate
the percentage and print the grade according
Q.4 Explain advantages and disadvantages of 05 OR 05
Star, bus, and tree topology to the criteria:
90-100 A1, 80-89 A, 70-79 B, 60-69.
C, 50-59 D, <50 Fail
What searching algorithm will you prefer to
search a number in the given list/array and
why??
Search “8” in the given array and write Determine the properties involved in
stepwise procedure
Q.5 05 OR 05
computational thinking.
9 4 15 6 8 2 10

Write a program that to fill the list of 10

integers with random numbers (from 11 to What are the basic functions that \list\
Q.6 99). Ask the user to input a 2-digit number 05 OR provides. Elaborate each of them with an 05
and check how many times that number example.
appear in the list