10th Class Computer 1st Quarter Book Paper

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 12 × 1 = 12)

1. Which OS function handles scheduling and interrupts?
   1. File management
   2. CPU management
   3. Storage management
   4. Device management
2. The process of breaking a complex problem into smaller, simpler sub-problems is called:
   1. Pattern Recognition
   2. Abstraction
   3. Decomposition
   4. Algorithm
3. ASCII stands for:
   1. American Standard Code for International Interchange
   2. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
   3. Advanced System Code for Internet Interchange
   4. None of these
4. Identify the activity that is based on personal preferences rather than algorithmic logic.
   1. Sorting numbers in a list
   2. Deciding what to eat for dinner
   3. Determinining if a number is a prime number
   4. Calculating the square root of a number
5. Cloud hosting is highly ______.
   1. Local and fixed
   2. Scalable and flexible
   3. Costly and limited
   4. None of these
6. The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle is used to:
   1. Count unique ways
   2. Add duplicates
   3. Reduce numbers randomly
   4. Ignore overlapping
7. Which of the following is a floating-point number?
   1. 128
   2. -203.345
   3. 65
   4. 127
8. Combination principle is applied when:
   1. Order is important
   2. Order is irrelevant
   3. Objects are arranged
   4. Permutations are doubled
9. Which state of a process represents that it is ready for execution but waiting for CPU time?
   1. Start State
   2. Running State
   3. Ready State
   4. Blocked State
10. Modular design is focused on:
    1. Solving problems without division
    2. Breaking down a system into smaller parts
    3. Ignoring sub-problems
    4. Using one big solution only
11. GCC is an example of a ______.
    1. IDE
    2. Compiler
    3. Application
    4. Driver
12. In how many ways can you select 3 different fruits from a basket of 7 different fuits? (Order does not matter).
    1. 35
    2. 21
    3. 56
    4. 84