Class 8 Question Paper 2024-25 Computer Science (Half Yearly)

HALF YEARLY EXAM

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2024
2024-25
COMPUTER STUDIES (ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE & CODING)
Time – 2:00 Hr. Class –VIII M.M. : 30
Date – 04.09.2024 (Wednesday)
Name of the student _______________________________________________Section _____
Instructions: All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.

Q1. Choose the correct option: 5*1=5
(a) Which is the most commonly used network card?
(i) Ethernet Network Card (ii) Wi-Fi (iii) Bluetooth (iv) Hub
(b) Query window is divided into _________ parts.
(i) One (ii) Two (iii) Three (iv) Four
(c) Which of the following is not a valid data type?
(i) Memo (ii) Text (iii) Date/Time (iv) Metro
(d) An iterative statement is also known as a ____________ statement.
(i) Looping (ii) Conditional (iii) Selection (iv) None of these
(e) ________ connects wireless communication devices to form a wireless network.
(i) WAN (ii) Wi-Fi (iii) WAP (iv) MAN
Q2. Fill in the blanks: 5*1=5
(a) The length of the text field can have a maximum of ________ character.
(b) A ________ is a collection of data elements organized in terms of rows and columns.
(c) The range ( ) function produces a list of a ________.
(d) Press ________ key to run a query in Access.
(e) ________ is a collection of data that is huge in volume.
Q3. Application based questions: 5*1=5
(a) ABC Pvt. Ltd needs to network together a few computers of similar power.
Which type of network architecture is the most suitable for this purpose?
(b) A school has set up 30 computers. The management wants to connect them and
all the peripheral devices within the school building with wires. Which type of
network should they use?
(c) Raman is writing a code in Python programming. He needs to use a function that
increments the value by 1 (by default). Identify the name of the function.

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(d) There is a column in a database table that uniquely identifies each record in that
table. No two records can have the same value and it cannot contain NULL
values. What is the name of the unique identifier?
(e) Udit has clicked some photographs during his school trip. He wants to send a
few of them to his friends by interconnecting mobile phones, using short-range
wireless connection. Which technology would be most suitable for him?
Q4. Short answer type questions.(any 5) 5*2=10
(a) Mentions any two advantages of Data Science?
(b) Is it possible to create an infinite loop? If yes, write a code to show infinite loop
in python.
(c) Define Networking and also state its two advantages.
(d) What are the components required for wireless networking?
(e) Define data types. Name any two data types available in Access.
(f) Write down two common career paths for data science.
(g) Differentiate between for and while loop.
Q5. Diagram based question. 5
Write down the name of the following topologies:

Practical Assignment : 20 Marks

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