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Class 11 Computer Science

Subject: High School

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Introduction

CBSE 11th Class Computer Science Syllabus

Units    Topics    Marks
1    Computer Fundamentals    10
2    Programming Methodology    10
3    Introduction to Python/C++    18
4    Programming with Python/C++    30
Total    70

Unit 1: Computer Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Classification of Computers
Basics of computer and its operation
Functional components and their interconnections
Concept of booting

Chapter 2: Software Concepts
Types of Software
System software
Utility software
Application software

Chapter 3: System Software
Operating system
Complier
Interpreter and assembler

Chapter 4: Operating System
Need for operating system
Functions of operating system −
Processor management
Memory management
File management
Device management
Types of operating system-interactive (GUI based)
Time sharing
Real time and distributed
Commonly used operating system −
UNIX
LINUX
Windows
Solaris
BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions)
Mobile OS
Android
Symbian

Chapter 5: Utility Software
Anti-Virus
File Management tools
Compression tools
Disk Management tools −
Disk Cleanup
Disk Defragmenter Backup

Chapter 6: Open Source Concepts
Open source software
Freeware, shareware
Proprietary software

Chapter 7: Application Software
Office tools −
Word processor
Presentation tool
Spreadsheet package
Database management system
Domain specific tools −
School management system
Inventory management system
Payroll system
Financial accounting
Hotel management
Reservation system
Weather forecasting system

Chapter 8: Number System
Binary
Octal
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Conversion between two different number systems

Chapter 9: Internal Storage encoding of Characters
ASCII
ISCII (Indian Scripts Standard Code for Information Interchange)
UNICODE (for multilingual computing)

Chapter 10: Microprocessor
Basic concepts
Clock speed (MHz, GHz) −
16 bit
32 bit
64 bit
128 bit processors
Types −
CISC Processors (Complex Instruction Set Computing)
RISC Processors (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)
EPIC (Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing)

Chapter 11: Memory Concepts
Units −
Byte
Kilo Byte
Mega Byte
Giga Byte
Tera Byte
Peta Byte
Exa Byte
Zetta Byte
Yotta Byte

Chapter 12: Primary Memory
Cache
RAM
ROM

Chapter 13: Secondary Memory
Fixed and Removable storage
Hard Disk Drive
CD/DVD Drive
Pen Drive
Blue Ray Disk

Chapter 14: Input Output Ports/ Connections
Serial
Parallel and Universal Serial Bus
PS-2 port
Infrared port
Bluetooth
Firewire
 

Unit 2: Programming Methodology

Chapter 15: General Concepts
Clarity and simplicity of expressions
Use of proper names for identifiers
Comments
Indentation
Documentation
Program maintenance
Running and debugging programs
Syntax errors
Run-time errors
Logical errors

Chapter 16: Problem solving methodologies
Understanding of the problem
Solution for the problem
Breaking down solution into simple steps (modular approach)
Identification of arithmetic and logical operations required for solution
Control structure - conditional control and looping (finite and infinite)

Chapter 17: Problem Solving
Introduction to algorithms/flowcharts
Unit 3: Introduction to Python

Chapter 18: Getting Started
Introduction to Python:
An integrated high level language
Interactive mode and script mode
Data types −
Number (Integer - boolean, decimal, octal, hexadecimal; Floating point; Complex), none, Sequence (String, Tuples, List)
Sets
Mapping

Chapter 19: Mutable and Immutable Variables

Chapter 20: Variables, Expressions and Statements
Values, Variables and keywords
Operators and Operands in Python: (Arithmetic, relational and logical operators)
operator precedence
Expressions and Statements (Assignment statement)
Taking input (using raw_input() and input()) and displaying output (print statement)
Putting Comments

Chapter 21: Functions
Importing Modules (entire module or selected objects)
Invoking built in functions
Functions from math module (for example, ceil, floor, fabs, exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt, cos, sin, tan, degrees, radians)
Using random() and randint() functions of random module to generate random numbers
Composition

Chapter 22: Defining functions
Invoking functions
Passing parameters (default parameter values, keyword arguments)
Scope of variables
Void functions and functions returning values
Flow of execution

Chapter 23: Conditional constructs and looping
If else statement while
For (range function)
Break
Continue
Else
Pass
Nested if
Nested loops
Use of compound expression in conditional and looping construct
Unit 3: Introduction to C++

Chapter 24: Getting Started
C++ character set
C++ Tokens (Identifiers, Keywords, Constants, Operators,)
Structure of a C++ Program (include files, main function)
Header files – iostream.h, iomanip.h, cout, cin
Use of I/O operators (<<and>>)
Use of endl and setw ( )
Cascading of I/O operators
Compilation
Error Messages
Use of editor
Basic commands of editor
Compilation
Linking
Execution

Chapter 25: Data Types, Variables and Constants
Concept of Data types

Built-in Data types: char, int, float and double
Constants: Integer Constants, Character constants - \n, \t, \b), Floating Point Constants, String Constants
Access modifier
Variables of built-in-datatypes
Declaration/Initialization of variables
Assignment statement
Type modifier: signed, unsigned, long

Chapter 26: Operator and Expressions: Operators
Arithmetic operators (-,+,*,/,%)
Assignment operator(=)
C++ shorthands (+=,- =,*=,/=,%=)
Unary operator (-)
Increment(++) and Decrement (--) Operators
Relation operator (>,>=,<=,=,!=)
Logical operators (!,&&,II)
Conditional operator
Precedence of Operators
Automatic type conversion in expressions
Type casting


Unit 3: Programming with Python

Chapter 27: Strings
Creating
Initialising and accessing the elements
String operators −
+, *, in, not in, range slice [n:m]
Comparing strings using relational operators
String functions & methods − len, capitalize, find, isalnum, isalpha, isdigit, lower, islower, isupper, upper, lstrip, rstrip, isspace, istitile, partition, replace, join, split, count, decode, encode, swapcase, String constants, Regular Expressions and Pattern Matching

Chapter 28: Lists
Concept of mutable lists
Creating
Initializing and accessing the elements
Traversing
Appending
Updating and deleting elements
Composition
Lists as arguments

Chapter 29: List operations
Joining
Slicing
+
*
in
not in

Chapter 30: List functions and methods
len( )
insert( )
append( )
extend( )
sort( )
remove( )
reverse( )
pop( )
list( )
count( )
extend( )
index( )
cmp( )
max( )
min( )

Chapter 31: Dictionaries
Concept of key-value pair
Creating, initialising and accessing the elements in a dictionary
Traversing
Appending
Updating
Deleting elements

Chapter 32: Dictionary functions and methods
cmp( )
len( )
clear( )
get( )
has_key( )
items( )
key( )
update( )
values( )
pop( )
fromkeys( )
dict( )

Chapter 33: Tuples
Immutable concept
Creating
Initialising and accessing elements in a tuple
Tuple assignment
Tuple slices
Tuple indexing

Chapter 34: Tuple Functions
cmp()
len()
max()
min()
tuple()
index()
count()
sum()
any()
all()
sorted()
reversed()


Unit 4: Programming In C++

Chapter 35: Flow of control
Conditional statements −
if else
Nested if
switch..case..default
Nestedswitch..case
break statement (to be used in switch..case only)
Loops: while, do - while, for and Nested loops

Chapter 36: Inbuilt Functions
Standard input/output functions - stdio.h: gets ( ), puts ( )
Character Functions - Ctype.h: isalnum ( ), isalpha ( ),isdigit ( ), islower ( ), isupper ( ), tolower ( ), toupper ( )
String Function - string.h: strcpy ( ), strcat ( ), strlen ( ), strcmp ( ), strcmpi ( ), strev ( ),strlen ( ), strupur ( ), strlwr ( )
Mathematical Functions - math.h: fabs ( ), pow ( ), sgrt ( ), sin ( ), cos ( ), abs ( )
Other Functions - stdlib.h: randomize ( ), random ( )

Chapter 37: Introduction to user-defined function and its requirements
Defining a function
Function prototype
Invoking/calling a function
Passing arguments to function
Specifying argument data types
Default argument
Constant argument
Call by value
Call by reference
Returning values from a function
Scope rules
Local and global variables
Relating to Parameters and return type concepts in built-in functions

Chapter 38: Structured Data Type
Arrays −
Introduction
Advantages
One Dimensional Array −
Declaration/initialization of One-dimensional array
Inputting array elements
Accessing array elements
manipulation of array elements (sum of elements, product of elements, average of elements linear search, finding maximum/minimum value)
Declaration / Initialization of a String
String manipulations (counting vowels/ consonants/ digits/ special characters, case conversion, reversing a string, reversing each word of a string)
Two-dimensional Array −
Declaration/initialization of a two-dimensional array
Inputting array elements accessing array elements
Manipulation of array elements (sum of row element, column elements, diagonal elements, finding maximum / minimum values)
User-defined Data Types −
Introduction to user defined data types
Structure −
Defining a Structure
Declaring structure variables
Accessing structure elements
Passing structure to functions as value and reference
Function returning structure
Array of structure
Defining a symbol name using typed ef keyword and defining a macro using #define preprocessor directive
 


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