PERBOARD II

CLASS-XII (2024-25)
Subject: Computer Science
Max. Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70
Date : 13.12.2024 Set -A
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General Instructions :
This question paper contains five sections, Section A to E.
All questions are compulsory.
Section A has 18 questions carrying 1 mark each.
Section B has 7 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
Section C has 5 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
Section D has 3 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 5 marks each.
Section E has 2 questions carrying 4 marks each. One internal choice is given in
Q 35 against part C only.
All programming questions are to be answered using Python Language only.

SECTION A

All questions carrying 1 mark each. 18 1=18

1. State True or False.

2. Which of the following is not a sequential datatype in Python ?

a) Dictionary b) String c) List d) Tuple

3. Given the following dictionary

Day={1:"Monday", 2: "Tuesday", 3: "Wednesday"}
Which statement will return "Tuesday".
a) Day.pop() b) Day.pop(2) c) Day.pop(1) d) Day.pop("Tuesday")

4. Consider the given expression :

7<4 or 6>3 and not 10==10 or 17>4
Which of the following will be the correct output if the given expression is
evaluated ?
a) True b) False c) NONE d) NULL

5. Select the correct output of the code :

S="Amrit Mahotsav @ 75"
 A=S.split(" ",2)
print(A)
a) ('Amrit', 'Mahotsav', '@', '75') b) ['Amrit', 'Mahotsav', '@ 75']
b) ('Amrit', 'Mahotsav', '@ 75') d) ['Amrit', 'Mahotsav', '@', '75']

6. Which of the following modes in Python creates a new file, if file does not
exist and overwrites the content, if the file exists ?
a) r+ (b) r (c) w (d) a

7. Fill in the blank :

is not a valid built-in function for list manipulations.
a) count() b) length() c) append() d) extend()

8. Which of the following is an example of identity operators of Python ?

a) Is b) on c) in d) not in

9. Which of the following statement(s) would give an error after executing

the following code ?
S="Happy" # Statement 1
print(S*2) # Statement 2
S+="Independence" # Statement 3
S.append("Day") # Statement 4
print(S) # Statement 5
a) Statement 2 (b) Statement 3
(c) Statement 4 (d) Statement 3 and 4
10. Fill in the blank :
In a relational model, tables are called _ , that store data for
different columns.
a) Attributes b) Degrees c) Relations d) Tuples
11. The correct syntax of tell() is :
a) tell.file_object() c) file_object.tell()
b) tell.file_object(1) d) file_object.tell(1)

12. Fill in the blank :

statement of SQL is used to insert new records in a table.
a) ALTER b) UPDATE c) INSERT d) CREATE
13. Fill in the blank :
In switching, before a communication starts, a dedicated path
is identified between the sender and the receiver.
a) Packet b) Graph c) Circuit d) Plot
14. What will the following expression be evaluated to in Python ?
print(6/3 + 4**3//8 -4)
 (a) 6.5 (b) 4.0 (c) 6.0 (d) 4
15. Which of the following functions is a valid built-in function for both list
and dictionary datatype ?
a) items() b) len() c) update() d) values()

16. fetchone() method fetches only one row in a ResultSet and returns a _____
a) Tuple b) List c) Dictionary d) String
Q. 17 and 18 are Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) based questions. Mark
the correct choice as
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.

17. Assertion (A) : In Python, a stack can be implemented using a list.
Reasoning (R) : A stack is an ordered linear list of elements that works
on the principle of First In First Out (FIFO).
18. Assertion (A) : readlines() reads all the lines from a text file and
returns the lines along with newline as a list of strings.
Reasoning (R) : readline() can read the entire text file line by line without
using any looping statements.

SECTION B

19. Ravi, a Python programmer, is working on a project in which he wants to

write a function to count the number of even and odd values in the list.
He has written the following code but his code is having errors. Rewrite
the correct code and underline the corrections made. 2
define EOCOUNT(L):
even_no=odd_no=0
for i in range(0,len(L))
if L[i]%2=0:
even_no+=1
Else:
odd_no+=1
print(even_no, odd_no)

20. (a) Write any two differences between Fiber-optic cable and Coaxial cable.
2
OR
(b) Write one advantage and one disadvantage of wired over wireless
communication. 2
21. (a) Given is a Python string declaration : 1
NAME = "Learning Python is Fun"
 Write the output of : print(NAME[-5:-10:-1])

(b) Write the output of the code given below : 1

dict1={1:["Rohit",20], 2:["Siya",90]}
dict2={1:["Rahul",95], 5:["Rajan",80]}
dict1.update(dict2)
print(dict1.values())
22. Explain the usage of HAVING clause in GROUP BY command in RDBMS with
the help of an example. 2
23. (a) Write the full forms of the following : 1
(i) XML (ii) HTTPS

(b) What is the use of FTP ? 1

24. (a) Write the output of the Python code given below : 2
g=0
def fun1(x, y):
global g
g=x+y
return g
def fun2(m, n):
global g
g=m-n
return g
k=fun1(2,3)
fun2(k,7)
print(g)
OR
(b) Write the output of the Python code given below : 2
a=15
def update(x):
global a a+=2
if x%2==0:
a*=x
else:
a//=x
a=a+5
print(a, end="$")
update(5)
print(a)

25. (a) Differentiate between IN and BETWEEN operators in SQL with

appropriate examples. 2
OR
(b) Which of the following is NOT a DML command. 2
 DELETE, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE

SECTION C

26. (a) Consider the following tables Student and Sport :

Table : Student

ADMNO NAME CLASS

1100 MEENA X
1101 VANI XI

Table : Sport
ADMNO GAME
1100 CRICKET
1103 FOOTBALL

What will be the output of the following statement ? 1

SELECT * FROM Student, Sport;
(b) Write the output of the queries (i) to (iv) based on the table, GARMENT
given below : 2
TABLE : GARMENT
GCODE TYPE PRICE FCODE ODR_DATE
G101 EVENING GOWN 850 F03 2008-12-19
G102 SLACKS 750 F02 2020-10-20
G103 FROCK 1000 F01 2021-09-09
G104 TULIP SKIRT 1550 F01 2021-08-10
G105 BABY TOP 1500 F02 2020-03-31
G106 FORMAL PANT 1250 F01 2019-01-06
(i) SELECT DISTINCT(COUNT(FCODE))FROM GARMENT;
(ii) SELECT FCODE, COUNT(*), MIN(PRICE) FROM
GARMENT GROUP BY FCODE HAVING COUNT(*)>1;
(iii) SELECT TYPE FROM GARMENT WHERE ODR_DATE
>'2021-02-01' AND PRICE <1500;
(iv) SELECT * FROM GARMENT WHERE TYPE LIKE 'F%';

27. (a) Write a function in Python that displays the book names having
y in their name from a text file Bookname.t 3
Example :
s the names of following books :

One Hundred Years of Solitude

The Diary of a Young Girl
On the Road

After execution, the output will be :

 One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Diary of a Young Girl
OR
(b) Write a function RevString()
prints the words The rest of the
content is displayed normally. 3
Example :
If content in the text file is :
UBUNTU IS AN OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM
Output will be :
UBUNTU IS AN NEPO SOURCE GNITAREPO SYSTEM

28. Write the output of any three SQL queries (i) to (iv) based on the tables COMPANY
and CUSTOMER given below : 3
Table : COMPANY
CID C_NAME CITY PRODUCTNAME
111 SONY DELHI TV
222 NOKIA MUMBAI MOBILE
333 ONIDA DELHI TV
444 SONY MUMBAI MOBILE
555 BLACKBERRY CHENNAI MOBILE
666 DELL DELHI LAPTOP

Table : CUSTOMER
CUSTID CID NAME PRICE QTY
C01 222 ROHIT SHARMA 70000 20
C02 666 DEEPIKA KUMARI 50000 10
C03 111 MOHAN KUMAR 30000 5
C04 555 RADHA MOHAN 30000 11

(i) SELECT PRODUCTNAME, COUNT(*)FROM COMPANY GROUP BY

PRODUCTNAME HAVING COUNT(*)> 2;
(ii) SELECT NAME, PRICE, PRODUCTNAME FROM COMPANY C, CUSTOMER CT
WHERE C.CID = CU.CID AND C_NAME = 'SONY';
(iii) SELECT DISTINCT CITY FROM COMPANY;
(iv) SELECT * FROM COMPANY WHERE C_NAME LIKE '%ON%';
29. Write a function search_replace() in Python which accepts a list L of
numbers and a number to be searched. If the number exists, it is replaced by
0 and if the number does not exist, an appropriate message is
displayed. 3
Example :
 L = [10,20,30,10,40]
Number to be searched = 10

List after replacement :

L = [0,20,30,0,40]

30. A list contains following record of course details for a University :

[Course_name, Fees, Duration]

Write the following user defined functions to perform given operations on

the stack named 'Univ' : 3
(i) Push_element() To push an object containing the Course_name,
Fees and Duration of a course, which has fees greater than 100000
to the stack.
(ii) Pop_element() To pop the object from the stack and display it.

For example :
If the lists of courses details are :
3]
2]

3]

The stack should contain :

2]
3]
SECTION D

31. ABC Consultants are setting up a secure network for their office campus
at Noida for their day-to-day office and web-based activities. They are
planning to have connectivity between three buildings and the head office
situated in Bengaluru. As a network consultant, give solutions to the
questions (i) to (v), after going through the building locations and other
details which are given below :
Distance between various blocks/locations :

NOIDA BRANCH BENGALURU BRANCH

BUILDING 1 HEAD OFFICE

BUILDING 2

BUILDING 3
 Building Distance
Building 1 to Building 3 120 m
Building 1 to Building 2 50 m
Building 2 to Building 3 65 m
Noida Branch to Head Office 1500 km

Number of computers

Building Number of Computers

Building 1 25
Building 2 51
Building 3 150
Head Office 10
(i) Suggest the most suitable place to install the server for this
organization. Also, give reason to justify your suggested location. 1
(ii) Suggest the cable layout of connections between the buildings inside
the campus. 1
(iii) Suggest the placement of the following devices with justification : 1
a) Switch b) Repeater
(iv) The organization is planning to provide a high-speed link with the head
office situated in Bengaluru, using a wired connection. Suggest a
suitable wired medium for the same. 1
(v) The System Administrator does remote login to any PC, if any
requirement arises. Name the protocol, which is used for the same. 1

32. (a) (i) What possible output(s) are expected to be displayed on screen
at the time of execution of the following code ? 2

import random
S=["Pen","Pencil","Eraser","Bag","Book"]
for i in range (1,2):
f=random.randint(i,3)
s=random.randint(i+1,4)
print(S[f],S[s],sep=":")

i) Pencil:Book iii) Bag:Eraser

ii) Pencil:Book iv) Pen:Book
Eraser:Bag Bag:Book
(ii) The table Bookshop in MySQL contains the following attributes :
B_code Integer
B_name String
Qty Integer
Price Integer
Note the following to establish connectivity between Python
and MySQL o :
 Username is shop
Password is Book
The table exists in a MySQL database named
Bstore.
The code given below updates the records from the table Bookshop in MySQL. 3
Statement 1 to form the cursor object.
Statement 2 to execute the query that updates the Qty to 20 of the
records whose B_code is 105 in the table.
Statement 3 to make the changes permanent in the database.

import mysql.connector as mysql def

update_book():
mydb=mysql.connect(host="localhost",
user="shop",passwd="Book",database="Bstore")
mycursor= # Statement 1
qry= "update Bookshop set Qty=20 where B_code=105"
# Statement 2
# Statement 3

OR
(b) (i) Predict the output of the code given below : 2
text="LearningCS"
L=len(text)
ntext=" "
for i in range (0,L):
if text[i].islower():
ntext=ntext+text[i].upper()
elif text [i].isalnum():
ntext=ntext+text[i 1]
else:
ntext=ntext+'&&'
print(ntext)

(ii) The table Bookshop in MySQL contains the following

attributes :
B_code Integer
B_name String
Qty Integer
Price Integer
Note the following to establish connectivity between Python
and MySQL o :
 Username is shop
Password is Book
The table exists in a MySQL database named
Bstore.
The code given below reads the records from the table
Bookshop and displays all the records : 3
Statement 1 to form the cursor object.
Statement 2 to write the query to display all the records from the table.

Statement 3 to read the complete result of the query into the object named
B_Details, from the table Bookshop in the database.

import mysql.connector as mysql def

Display_book():
mydb=mysql.connect(host="localhost",
user="shop",passwd="Book",database="Bstore")
mycursor= # Statement 1
mycursor.execute(" ") # Statement 2
B_Details= # Statement 3
for i in B_Details:
print(i)
33. (a) Write a point of difference between append (a) and write (w)
modes in a text file. 5
Write a program in Python that defines and calls the following
user defined functions :
(i) Add_Teacher() : It accepts the values from the user and
inserts
record consists of a list with field elements as T_id, Tname
and desig to store teacher ID, teacher name and designation
respectively.
(ii) Search_Teacher() : To display the records of all the PGT
(designation) teachers.
OR
(b) Write one point of difference between seek() and tell()
functions in file handling. Write a program in Python that defines
and calls the following user defined functions : 5
(i) Add_Device() : The function accepts and adds records of the

consists of a list with field elements as P_id, P_name and

Price to store peripheral device ID, device name, and price
respectively.
(ii) Count_Device() : To count and display number of peripheral
devices, whose price is less than < 1000.
 SECTION E

34. The ABC Company is considering to maintain their salespersons records

using SQL to store data. As a database administrator, Alia created the
table Salesperson and also entered the data of 5 Salespersons.

Table : Salesperson
S_ID S_NAME AGE S_AMOUNT REGION
S001 SHYAM 35 20000 NORTH
S002 RISHABH 30 25000 EAST
S003 SUNIL 29 21000 NORTH
S004 RAHIL 39 22000 WEST
S005 AMIT 40 23000 EAST

Based on the data given above, answer the following questions :

(i) Identify the attribute that is best suited to be the Primary Key and
why ? 1
(ii) The Company has asked Alia to add another attribute in the table.
What will be the new degree and cardinality of the above table ?
1
(iii) Write the statements to : 2
(a) Insert details of one salesman with appropriate data.
(b) SHYAM SOUTH
table Salesperson.

OR (Option for part iii only)

(iii) Write the statement to : 2

(a) Delete the record of salesman RISHABH, as he has left the
company.
(b) Remove an attribute REGION from the table.
35. Atharva is a programmer, who has recently been given a task to write a
Python code to perform the following binary file operation with the help
of a user defined function/module :
Copy_new() : to create a binary file new_items.dat and write all the item
details stored in the binary file, items.dat, except for the item whose
item_id is 101. The data is stored in the following format :
{item_id:[item_name,amount]}

import # Statement 1
def Copy_new():

f1= # Statement 2

f2= # Statement 3
item_id=int(input("Enter the item id"))

item_detail= # Statement 4

for key in item_detail:

if : # Statement 5

pickle. # Statement 6
f1.close()
f2.close()
He has succeeded in writing partial code and has missed out certain
statements. Therefore, as a Python expert, help him to complete the code
based on the given requirements :

(i) Which module should be imported in the program ? 1) 1

(Statement
(ii) Write the correct statement required to open the binary file

"items.dat". (Statement 2) 1

(iii) Which statement should Atharva fill in Statement 3 to open the

binary file "new_items.dat" and in Statement 4 to read all the

details from the binary file "items.dat". 2

OR (Option for part iii only)

(iii) What should Atharva write in Statement 5 to apply the given
condition and in Statement 6 to write data in the binary file
"new_items.dat".