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2025-26 II PUC PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
Subject :41- COMPUTER SCIENCE Max Marks -70
Duration: 03.00 Hours No. Of Questions - 44
Instructions: For multiple choice questions only first answered will be considered for evaluation.
PART-A
Answer ALL the questions. Each question carries ONE mark.
20 x 1 = 20
Select the correct answer from the choices given.
1. Why should exceptions be handled in python?
a)To ensure that errors are ignored. b)To make program run faster.
c) avoid the program crashing abruptly d) Toexecute the program withouterTor.
2. The mode which opens the file in binary and read only.
b) <rb> c) <> d) <wb>
a) <br>
3. Correct example for postfx expression.
a) *43+45 b) *3*(4+5) c) 345+* d) xy tz5 *1
4. Assertion (A): Queue is a nonlinear data structure.
Reason (R): Insertion and deletion takes place at same end.
a) A is true and R is correct explanation. b)A is false and R is not correct explanation
c) As false and R is correct explanation d) A is true and R is not correct explanation
5. The number of passes required to sort a list of size 100 using bubble sort is
a) 100 b)1000 c) 10 d) 99
6. The time complexity of quadratic time algorithm is.
a) 1 b)n c) n-1 d) n?
7. Retrieving data from a database is called
a) querying b) Sorting c) Indexing d) Modifying
8. Which of the following is a not a RDBMSsoftware?
a) Mysql b)Oracle c) PostgreSQL d) Python
9. Always SQL statements ends with
a) : b); c) > d) ()
[Link] Operation used to combine the selected rows of two tables at a time.
a) Union b) Intersect c) Minus d) Product
11. Correct expansion form of ISP
a) Internet service provider. b) International service protocol.
c) Internet Server protocol. d) International service provider.
12. In which network topology each communicating device is connected with every other device
in the network.
a) Star b) Mesh c) Ring d) Bus
13. An example for half duplex communication mode.
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a) Radio b) Television c) Walkie- Talkie d) Mobile
14. The cable which carries data as light
a) Shielded twisted pair b)Unshielded twisted pair
c) Co-axial d) optical fiber.
15. Type of a malware that targets user data.
a) Ramsomware b) worms c) spyware d) Adware
II. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate word/words from those given in the brackets.
(Select, Parsing, EOL, Char, Update, Schema, Varchar)
16. Syntax errors are also known as
17. Each line of a text is terminated by a special character
18. is a design of a database
19. isa command which comes under DML.
20. The data type used for fixed length is
PART-B
II. Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries TWO marks. 4x2=8
21. Write any two applications of stacks.
[Link] the implementation of dequeue operation.
23. Defne the terms:
a. Hashing
b. Perfect hash function.
24. Define Primary key and foreign key?
25. Give the difference between int and float data types in SQL
26. Write a note on MAC address.
27. What is data and communication?
PART -C
IV. Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries THREE marks. 4 x3= 12
28. Define (a) Import error (b) Namne error (c) overflow error
29. Explain read( ), readline(n) and readlines().
30. Write an algorithm to sort an element sing selection sort.
31. Write an algorithm to search an element using linear search method
32. Mention any three limitations of file system
33. Briefly explain single row built in function in SQL.
34. Explain local area network.
PART -D
V. Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries FIVE marks. 4 x5=20
35. Convert the infix notation (pta) r*3 into its equivalant postfix notation showing stack and string contents
at each step.
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36. What is deque? Explain the operations performed on deque.
37. Briefly explain the working of binary search algorithm.
38. Define (a) Attribute (b)Tuple (c) Domain (d) Degree (e) cardinality.
39. Explain any five network devices.
40. Briefly explain microware transmission.
41. Write common signs of some malware infection.
PART -E
VI. Answer any TWO questions. Each question carries FIVE marks. 2 x5= 10
42. Write the process tosort the following elements using bubble sort method.
46, 32, 23, 4, 6, -2
43. Consider the maximum water levels ofa reservoir for 5 years measured in meter as
(120, 130, 130, 125, 110)
Find the following.
a) Average water level of the reservoir
b) Range of water level of reservoir.
c) Standard deviation.
44. Write the appropriate SQL query for the following:
Table name:Hospital
PatientNo. Name Date of admission BillAmount
ABCD 2025-02-03 500000
PQRS 2025-04-03 300000
LMNO 2025-04-06 50000
JKLM 2025-04-04 90000
a) Display all the records by name in ascending order.
b) To find total bill amount.
c) To Calculate 10% discount for the bill amounts > 100000
d) Add constraint primary key for PatienthNo. column
e) Remove a record whose BillAmount is greater than 400000.
