NEPAL HIGHER SECONDAY SCHOOL

FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION - 2073

Class: 9 FM: 40
Subject: Computer Applications PM: 16

Group A: Very Short Questions [Attempt any 10 questions (10 x 1 = 10)]

1. Write down any 6 applications of computer.
2. What do you mean by information?
3. Full forms of: IBM, ALU, RAM, and CRT.
4. What are the components of CPU?
5. What is ROM (Read Only Memory)?
6. What are the types of computers on the basis of size?
7. Who is also known as father of computer?
8. What was the first mechanical calculating device developed in history of computers?
9. How many kilobytes are equivalent to one gigabyte?
10. What is the main component of second-generation computers?
11. Which computer converts the analog signal to digital and vice versa?
12. Identify four basic categories of computer hardware.
13. What are the two forms of output produced by computers?

Group B: Short Questions [Attempt any 5 questions (5 x 2 = 10)]

1. What is a computer? Write down some of its characteristics.
2. Define the term ‘input’ and ‘output’. Give examples of devices used for each.
3. What do you mean by Artificial Intelligence? In which computer generation is AI present?
4. Write down some features of the first generation computers.
5. Define hardware. List out some of the external hardware (computer peripherals) and the
hardware present within the CPU.
6. What is a storage device? Give examples of common internal & external storage devices.
7. Write down the main function of CU and ALU.

Group C: Long Questions [Attempt any 5 questions (5 X 4 = 20)]

1. What are the major steps in working principle of the computer? Describe them with a
suitable chart.
2. What is memory? Differentiate between RAM and ROM.
3. What do you mean by generations of computer? Tabulate the processing speed and the
main technology used for each generation of computers.
4. Define hybrid computers. Distinguish between analog and digital computer designs.
5. What do you mean by the term software? Describe the types of software with examples.
6. What is operating system? Write short notes on the types of operating systems based on
the user interface and the mode of user.

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