PSEB 12th Class Syllabus 2025 Computer Science

Punjab Board

SYLLABUS
2024-2025

Syllabus - Computer Science
Session 2024-25
Class 12th

 Office Automation and Typing
● Word Processor: Introduction to MS Word
● Document Writing and Editing in MS Word: Adding new text, Deleting a
part of the text, Copying a text, Moving text, Formatting text, Alignment,
Line Spacing, Bullets and Numbering
● Working with Fonts: Change the Font, Change the Default Font Settings
● Proofing: Auto Correct, Spelling & Grammar; Find and Replace
● Page Setup: Margins, Orientation, Paper Size; Page Borders; Print Preview
& Print
● MS Excel – Spread sheet Software; Formula Bar; Working with Formulas-
Mathematical Operators for Formulas, Basic steps for creating a formula,
Manual Formula
● Working with Functions: Steps for using a function, AutoSum, Commonly
Used Functions – SUM, COUNT, MAX, MIN, AVERAGE, NOW, TODAY,
CONCATENATE, UPPER, PROPER; Relational Operators for
Conditional/Logical Functions, Conditional Functions-IF, SUMIF, COUNTIF
● Border and Shading, Custom Filter, Custom Sort, Freeze Panes
● Page Setup and Printing Options: Margins, Orientation, Size, Print Area,
Breaks, Background, Print Titles
● File Conversion: How to convert an Excel file to a PDF
● Typing Technique: Touch Typing, Voice Typing
● Font Conversion Tool

 Control Statements in C
● Introduction, Control Statements and their types-Branching, Looping and
Jumping
● Branching Control Statements: Conditional Control Structures or
Decision-Making Statement (Simple if statement, if else statement, else if
statement, Nested-if statement), Multi Way Conditional (Case) Control
Structures (switch-case statement)

● Looping Control Statements: Pre-test Loops (for loop, while loop); Post-
Test Loop (do while loop)
● Jumping Control Statements: goto statement, break statement, continue
statement

 Computer Network
● Introduction to Network, Need of Networking
● The OSI Layers: Physical Layer, Data-Link Layer, Network Layer, Transport
Layer, Session Layer, Presentation Layer, Application Layer
● Network Devices: Hub (Active Hub, Passive Hub, Intelligence hub), Switch,
Routers- Functions of a Router, Repeater, Bridge- Types of Bridges,
Gateway, Brouter
● Communication Media: Guided Media- Twisted Pair Cable (Unshielded
Twisted Pair (UTP), Shielded Twisted Pair (STP), Advantages and
Disadvantages of twisted pair cable), Coaxial Cable (Advantages and
Disadvantages of Coaxial cable), Optical Fibre (Advantages and
Disadvantages of optical fibre); Unguided Media- Infrared (Applications of
Infrared Waves in Communications), NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Radio Waves
(Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages of Radiowaves), Micro waves
(Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages of Microwave), Satellites
(Advantages and Disadvantages of Satellite Microwave)
● Communication Modes: Categories of transmission Modes- Simplex
Mode (Advantage and Disadvantages of Simplex mode), Half-Duplex
Mode (Advantage and Disadvantages of Half-Duplex mode), Full Duplex
Mode (Advantage and Disadvantages of Full-Duplex mode)
● Network Sharing: Printer Sharing
● Protocol: TCP/IP, FTP, PPP, SMTP, POP/IMAP, HTTP
● Network Component Addresses: MAC Address, IP Address

 Current Trends in Information Technology
● Introduction to Information Technology, Definition of Information
Technology

● Applications of Information Technology: Business, Classroom Education,
Online Education, Finance, Health, Media, Transport, Telecommunication,
Entertainment, Defence
● Current Trends in Information Technology: Mobile Internet, Wi-Fi
Technology, Bluetooth technology, E-Commerce, M-Commerce
Technology, GPS Technology, Android Technology, Virtual Reality,
Nanotechnology, 5G Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT) Technology,
Multimedia Technology, Cloud Computing: Cloud Printing, Cloud Storage
(Advantages and Disadvantages)

 Artificial Intelligence and Expert System
● Introduction to AI, What is Artificial Intelligence?
● Types of AI: Type-1 (Narrow Artificial Intelligence (NAI), General Artificial
Intelligence (GAI), Strong Artificial Intelligence (SAI)), Type-1I (Reactive
Machines, Limited Memory Machine, Theory of Mind, Self-Awareness)
● Importance of AI: Game Playing, Voice Recognition, Understanding the
Natural Language, Computer Vision& analysis
● Applications of AI: Intrusion Detection System, Gaming, Natural
Language Processing, Machine Learning, Expert Systems, Vision Systems,
Speech Recognition, Handwriting Recognition, Intelligent Robots
● Purpose or Goal of AI, Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
● Expert Systems: Components of Expert System (User Interface, Inference
Engine, Knowledge Base), Characteristics of Expert Systems, Limitations of
Expert systems, Comparison between Human and Expert Systems
● Robotics: Generations of Robots, Applications of Robotics, Introduction of
Languages used to develop AI (Python, R, Lisp, Prolog, Java)

 Digitalization
● Introduction to Digitalization
● E-Commerce: Types of E-Commerce-Business to Business (B2B), Business
to Customer (B2C), Customer to Customer (C2C), Customer to Business
(C2B); Advantages of E-Commerce, Disadvantages of E-Commerce

● Digital or Online Payment: Online Payment Methods-Credit Card, Debit
Card, E-Wallets, NetBanking / Banking Apps, Mobile Banking, BHIM App
(Bharat Interface for Money); Benefits of Online Payment
● E-Learning: MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), SWAYAM (Study
Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds), SWAYAM PRABHA
● National Academy Depository (NAD)
● Digital Locker: How to use DigiLocker

 E-Governance (Part-2)
● Introduction, Concept of E-Governance
● Working System of E-Governance: G2G (Government to Government),
G2C (Government to Citizen), G2B (Government to Business), G2E
(Government to Employee), G2N (Government to NGOs)
● Levels of E-Governance: National Level, Domestic Level/State Level,
International Level; Benefits & Drawbacks of E-Governance;
● What is Smart Governance?; Sarba Sewa/Sewa Kendra/Sanjh Kendra
● Awareness of Aadhar: What is an Aadhar, Features of Aadhar, Uses of
Aadhar
● Information System: Components of Information System, Types of
Information System-Transaction Processing System (TPS), Decision Support
System (DSS), Executive Information System (EIS), Management
Information System (MIS), Expert System

 Image Editing and File Conversion Tools
● Introduction
● Popular Image Editing Tools/Software: GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation
Program), GIMP Features, GIMP supported image formats, GIMP
Preferences
● Working with Image Editor-GIMP: Creating a new image, Opening an
image for editing, Saving an image, Export As, Image Properties, Auto
Correct, Brightness and Contrast, Crop Settings, Rotate and Flip Settings,
Flip, Resize, Aspect Ratio, Compression Settings

● Working with Image Layers: Layer Properties, Adding Layer, Deleting Layer,
Merge Layers, Scaling a Layer
● Image Editing Tools: Selection Tools, Eraser Tool, Text Tool, Move Tool,
Align Tool, Scale Tool, Blur / Sharpen Tool, Bucket Fill Tool
● Masking: Adding Layer Mask
● Image File Conversions

 Audio and Video Editing
● Introduction, Audio Converter-Codec, CD ripping, Encoder Settings (Lossy
Audio, Lossless Audio, Uncompressed Audio)
● Free Audio Converter – Fre:ac: Features of Fre:ac, Add Files to Software,
Removing Files
● Video Editing: Popular Video Editing Software
● Working with Video Editors: Project, Import Files (Audio/Video/Images),
Video Transitions, Video Effects, Titles, Storyboard and Timeline, Video
Preview (Monitor), Tracks, Export Video, Saving & Opening Projects, Video
File Formats, Video Cutting, Video Joining (Merge)
● Free Video Cutter Joiner: Cutting / Splitting Video Files Using Free Video
Cutter Joiner, Join/Merge Video Files Using Free Video Cutter Joiner

Some Important Practical Activities

12th Class (Computer Science)

1. After preparing the resume in MS Word as shown below, save the
Word document with your name, print it and save your resume in PDF
format:

2. Prepare the Word document as shown below:

3. Prepare the result sheet in Excel as shown below. It generates the
result using formulas and functions and displays the result data by
formatting it with the help of Conditional Formatting:

4. Prepare Time Table of your class in Excel.
5. Find and correct the errors in the following program Code and then
Prepare the updated program on Computer System. Note down its
Output.

6. Write a program in C Language to find the larger of two numbers.
7. Write a program in C language to check if the input character is a
Vowel character or not.
8. Find and correct the errors in the following program code of loop in C
Language and Prepare the updated program on Computer System.
Note down its Output.

9. Prepare a program to find the Factorial of a Number in C Language.
10. Download the syllabus and ebooks of your subjects from the official
website of Punjab School Education Board (https://www.pseb.ac.in/).
11. Create your account on Digi locker and download your Aadhaar Card
or 10th Class DMC.
12. Edit an image using any Image Editing Software and make necessary
changes in it as per your requirement.
13. Compress the size of any image and save it in PDF format.

14. Create a movie by joining different photos with the help of any Video
Editing Software. Also insert Titles, Transition Effects etc. in the
movie.
15. Merge and Splits some audio/video files with the help of any
Audio/Video Cutter/Joiner.

Charts/Models

 Prepare a chart/model showing the various types of Control
Statements used in C Language
 Prepare charts/models illustrating different Types of Communication
Media
 Prepare charts/models showing Types of Communication Modes with
suitable Examples
 Prepare charts/models showing Current Trends in Information
Technology (IT)
 Prepare a chart/model showing the various Components of the Expert
System
 Prepare a chart/model illustrating the Types of E-Governance

Study Materials
Notes

Model Papers Class 6 Notes

Sample Papers Class 7 Notes
Half Yearly Sample Papers Class 8 Notes

Class 9 Notes
Important Resources
Class 10 Notes
Periodic Table
Class 11 Notes
Writing Skills / Formats

Maps of India / World Class 12 Notes

Books and Solutions

NCERT Books
NCERT Book Solutions
HC Verma Chapter Wise Solutions
RD Sharma Solutions
CGBSE Solutions