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FOR PUNJAB CLASS 9 PREPARATION
PSEB 9th Class
Syllabus 2027
Computer Science
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT
Punjab Class 9 2027 Syllabus Computer Science
Notes · Sample Papers · Previous Year Papers · Mock Tests
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Unit-I
CHAPTER 1: NETWORKING AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
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Duplex, Full Duplex
Introduction to Computer Networks, How information travels in a network?, Speed parameters in
Digital Netowkrs: Ping, Download, Upload,
Components of a Computer Network: Client and Server Computers, Ethernet Port, Hub, Switch,
Router, Bridge, Gateway, Transmission Media.
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CHAPTER 2: INTERNET APPLICATIONS
Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web, Web Browsers and Websites, URL, Web
Applications (apps), Introduction to Google Chrome Web Browser, Page Translation features,
CAPTCHA, Trusted stores for Applications
Online Search and Information Access: Using Search Engine, Search Query, Image Search, Google
Lens, Trusted Websites, Using AI Chatbots, Google Maps
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. Cloud-based Applications for Creating Digital Contents: Documents, Presentations,
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(Storage and Sharing), Online Meetings, Downloading and Uploading, Handling Notifications.
Emails: Historic significance of Email, Email Communication using Gmail (Creating and using
email accounts; Sending, receiving, and replying emails)
How to create, upload, download, and share files in cloud storage (Google Drive)?
Digital Photo Albums and Social Media,
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Unit-II
CHAPTER 3: E-GOVERNANCE AND CYBER SAFETY
Introduction to E-Governance, its meaning and need
Difference between Governance and E-Governance
Purposes and Advantages of Various Models of E-Governance: G2C, G2B, G2E, G2G
Foundations of E-Governance: Connectivity, Skilled People, Data & Content, Investment
E-Governance Services: National Level, State Level, Local Level (Urban and Rural)
Online Official Document Storage and DigiLocker
Internet Threats: Virus, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Phishing
Safe Online Habits, Protection Against Online Fraud
Cyber Crime and Cyber Ethics: Computer as a target and as a weapon, Ethical use of digital
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CHAPTER 8: DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Data and Information: Raw Data vs Processed Information
Introduction to Database and its Terminology: Entity, Attribute, Record, Table, Keys (Primary Key
and Foreign Key), Relationships between Entities (One-to-One, One-to-Many, Many-to-Many)
Limitations of Spreadsheet-based Data Management
Introduction to Database Management System (DBMS) and its need
Components of DBMS Environment: Hardware, Software (Operating System, DBMS, Business
Applications, Tools), Data, Procedures, Users (End Users, Specialists such as Data Analysts,
Business Users, Technical Users such as Database Administrators, Database Designers, Developers
or Application Programmers)
Database Operations and SQL: Data Definition (DDL), Data Manipulation (DML), Data Control
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CHAPTER 4: MICROSOFT EXCEL (PART-1) – SPREADSHEET BASICS
Introduction to Spreadsheets; Uses of Spreadsheets
Essential Spreadsheet Concepts: Grid (rows, columns, cells), Table structure with attributes as
column headers and rows as records.
Spreadsheet Interface and Components: File, Workbook and Worksheet controls, Options and
Commands, Active Cell, Name box and Formula bar, Display Area, Spreadsheet View controls.
Working with Spreadsheets: Entering and Editing Data, Selecting and Managing Cells, Using Fill
Handle and Copy–Paste, Working with Data Series, Data Formats
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CHAPTER 5: MICROSOFT EXCEL (PART-2) – CALCULATIONS AND DECISION MAKING
Basic Calculations using Formulas: Operators and Operands
Copying Formulas and Cell Referencing: Relative, Absolute, Mixed References
Arithmetic Operators in formulas and their Precedence
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CHAPTER 6: MICROSOFT EXCEL (PART-3) – CLEANING AND CONNECTING DATA
Data Consistency and Data Quality: Identifying and Removing Duplicate Records, Sorting Data,
Manual Data Cleaning using Find and Replace
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Extracting Parts of Text: LEFT, RIGHT, MID
Combining and Splitting Text: Concatenation operator, CONCAT, TEXTJOIN, TEXTSPLIT
Finding Text within a Larger String: SEARCH and FIND
Working with Dates and Times: TODAY, NOW, DAY, MONTH, YEAR, DATEDIF, TEXT
Defining Named Ranges and Using them in Data Validation
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Using Filters: Category Filters, Text Filters, Number Filters, Colour Filters, Combining Multiple
Filters for Decision Making
Introduction to Pivot Tables: Creating Pivot Tables using Rows, Columns, Values, Filters
Summarising Data Using Pivot Tables: Count, Sum, Average, Analysing Group-wise Performance
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