(SET 1)

Computer Science (083)

PRE BOARD EXAMINATION
MARKING SCHEME
Maximum Marks:70 Time Allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains five sections, Section A to E.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A have 18 questions carrying 01 mark each.
4. Section B has 07 Very Short Answer type questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section C has 05 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D has 03 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
7. Section E has 02 questions carrying 04 marks each. One internal choice is given
in Q34 against part only.
8. All programming questions are to be answered using Python Language only.

SECTION
A
1. State True or False 1
“Dictionaries in python are mutable.”
Ans:True
2. Which of the following is an invalid identifier 1
a)myname b)p9tv c)def d)_new

Ans:c def
3. Which one of the following is the function to get list of keys from a dictionary 1
dict in python?

a. dict.getkeys()
b. dict.getvalues()
c. dict.keys()
d. None Of These

Ans: c dict.keys()
4. Consider the given expression: 1
True OR NOT False AND True
Which of the following will be correct output if the given expression is
evaluated?

(a) True
(b) False
(c) NONE
(d) NULL

Ans:A True
5. Select the correct output of the code: 1
Str=”I will Succeed”
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 lis=str.split(““)
print(lis[-1])

(a) I
(b) will
(c) Succeed
(d) ”I will Succeed”

ANS:c Succeed
6. Which of the following methods will give the current position of the file 1
pointer?

(a)seek() (b)tell() (c)getloc() (d) None of the above

ANS:b tell()
7. Fill in the blank: 1

command is used to change the structure of the table in SQL.

(a)update (b)remove (c)alter (d)drop

ANS: c alter
8. Which of the following commands will delete the contents of the table from 1
MYSQL database?
(a) DELETE
(b) DROPTABLE
(c) REMOVETABLE
(d) ALTERTABLE

ANS:a DELETE
9. Which of the following statement(s) would give an error after 1
executing the following code?

T=(8,9,7,6) # Statement 1
print(T) # Statement2
T=(7,9,7,6) # Statement3
T[1]=8 # Statement4
T=T+(1,2,3) # Statement5

(a) Statement3
(b) Statement4
(c) Statement5
(d) Statement 4 and5

ANS:b statement 4

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10. Fill in the blank: 1

is an attribute or set of attributes eligible to become primary

key.
(a) PrimaryKey
(b) ForeignKey
(c) CandidateKey
(d) Alternate Key
ANS:c candidate key
11. The default mode of opening a file in pyhton 1
(a) append
(b) read
(c) write
(d) both b and c

ANS:b read
12. Which of the following can be used as command to get the structure of a table in 1
mySQL

(a) DESCRIBE
(b) UNIQUE
(c) DISTINCT
(d) NULL
ANS:a DESCRIBE
13. Fill in the blank: 1
Is the protocol used for server to server mail transfer?

(a)VoIP (b)SMTP (c)PPP (d)HTTP

ANS:b SMTP

14. What will the following expression be evaluated to in Python? 1

print(2**3**2//8)

(a)64.0 (b)64 (c)8 (d)None Of These

ANS: b 64

15. Which clause is used to apply conditions with GROUP BY 1

(a) WHERE
(b) HAVING
(c) LIKE
(d) None Of These
ANS:b HAVING

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16. Which function is used to establish connection between python and SQL 1
database?

(a) connection
(b) connect
(c) getconnection
(d) getconnect

ANS:b connect

Q17 and 18 are ASSERTION AND REASONING 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):-Functions in a program increases the modularity and readability 1
of the program
Reasoning (R):-Usage of Functions increases the execution speed of the
program

ANS: c A is True but R is False

18. Assertion (A): If a file is opened in binary mode its contents are viewed as a 1
sequence of bytes.
Reason (R): A text file also can be opened in binary mode

ANS: b Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation for A

SECTION
B
19. Rahul has written a code to input a number and return its reverse. His code is 2
having errors. Rewrite the correct code and underline the corrections made.

def reverse()
n=int(input("Enter number :: ")
rev=0
while(num>0):
r=num%10
rev=rev*10+r
num=num//10
return rev

ANS:
def reverse():
n=int(input("Enter number :: ")
rev=0
while(num>0):
r=num%10
rev=rev*10+r
num=num//10
return rev

½ marks for each correction

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20. What do you mean by protocol? Give two examples 2
ANS:1 mark for the definition and 1 mark for the example

OR

What is a MODEM? Explain its use?

ANS:MODULATOR DEMODULATOR
2marks for correct explanation.

21. (a) Given is a Python stringdeclaration: 1

Mystr=”I will win”

Write the output of: print(Mystr[2:6])

ANS:will 1

(b) Write the output of the code givenbelow:

dictcount={“age1”:26,”age2”:32,”age3”:40}
sum=0
for key in dictcount:
sum=sum+dictcount[key]
print(sum)
ANS:98

22. Explain the use of ‘Primary Key’ in a Relational Database Management 2

System. Give example to support your answer.
1 mark for example and 1 mark for explanation

23. (a) Write the full forms of thefollowing: 2

(i) FTP (ii)TCP

(b) What is the use of POP3?

ANS:FTP-FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL ½ MARKS

TCP-TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL ½ MARKS
1 MARK FOR THE EXPLANATION OF POP3
24. Predict the output of the Python code given below: 2
def product(L1,L2):
p=0
for i in L1:
for j in L2:
p=p+i*j
return p
LIST=[1,2,3,4,5,6]
l1=[]
l2=[]
for i in LIST:
if(i%2==0):
l1.append(i)
else:
l2.append(i)
print(product(l1,l2))
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 ANS:108

OR

Predict the output of the Python code given below:

tuple1 = (33, 24, 44, 42, 54 ,65)
list1 =list(tuple1)
new_list = []
for i in list1:
if i>40:
new_list.append(i)
new_tuple = tuple(new_list)
print(new_tuple)
ANS: (44, 42, 54, 65)

25. Explain the use of DISTINCT keyword in python with appropriate example 2
ANS:DISTINCT keyword discards duplicate vales
1 mark for explanation and 1 mark for example

OR

What is called DDL commands in mySQL?Give examples?

DDL-DATA DEFENITION LANGUAGE
EXAMPLE:CREATE ,DROP,ALTER

SECTION C

26. a)Consider the following tables -Product and Supplier: 1+2

Table:Product
Pid pname sid
P1 pen S1
P2 ball S2
P3 pencil S3
Table:Supplier
Sid sname
S1 Anmol
S2 Aradhya
S3 Sunil
S4 Vishal

What will be the output of the following statement?

SELECT * FROM product NATURAL JOIN SUPPLIER;
ANS:
Pid pname sid Sname
P1 Pen S1 Anmol
P2 Ball S2 Aradhya
P3 Pencil S3 Sunil

b)Write the outputof the queries (i) to (iv) based on the table EMPLOYEE given
below
Empid Empname Salary Deptid
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 E1 Prabhath 12000 D1
E2 Nikhil 14000 D1
E3 Devansh 10000 D2
E4 Debraj 15000 D3
E5 Aron 18000 D1

(i)SELECT DISTINCT deptid from Employee;

(ii)SELECT deptid,count(*),min(salary) from employee GROUP BY deptid
HAVING count(deptid)>2;
(iii)SELECT empname FROM employee WHERE salary>14000 ORDER BY
empname;
(iv)SELECT SUM(SALARY) FROM Employee WHERE SALARY
BETWEEN 15000 AND 18000;
ANS:(i)
Deptid
D1
D2
D3
1/2 marks
(ii)
Deptid count(*) min(salary)
D1 3 12000
1/2 marks

(iii)
Empname
Aron
Debraj
1/2 marks
(iv)
Sum(Salary)
33000
1/2 marks

27. Write a method COUNTLINES() in python to read lines from text file 3
MYSTORY.TXT and display the count of lines which are starting with letter T
Example:if the file content is as follows:
Trees are the precious
We should protect trees
This way we can serve nature

The COUNTLINES() function should display output as:

The number of lines starting with letter T :2

ANS:
def COUNTLINES():
fp=open("MYSTORY.TXT","r")
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 count=0
lines=fp.readlines()
for line in lines:
if(line[0]=="T"):
count=count+1
print("The number of lines starting with letter T :",count)

OR

Write a function COUNTOWEL() IN PYTHON which should read each

character of a text file CHARACTER.TXT and display the count of vowels

Example:

If the file content is as follows:

Exam is going on well

The COUNTOWEL() function should display the output as:

7
ANS:
def COUNTVOWELS():
fp=open("CHARACTER.TXT","r")
count=0
characters=fp.read()
characters=characters.lower()
for character in characters:
if(chatacter in ['a','e','i','o','u']):
count=count+1
print(count)

28. (a) Write the outputs of the SQL queries (i) to (iv) based on the 3
relations Teacher and Placement given below:
BOOK
Book_id Book_name Price Qty Author_id
1001 My first C++ 323 12 204
1002 SQL basics 462 6 202
1003 Thunderbolts 248 10 203
1004 The tears 518 3 204

AUTHOR
Author_id Author_name Country
201 William Hopkins Australia
202 Anita India
203 Anna Roberts USA
204 Brain&Brooke Italy

(i) SELECT Author_id, avg(price) FROMBOOK GROUP

BYAuthor_id;
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 ii) SELECT MAX(price),MIN(price) FROM BOOK;
ii) SELECTBook_name,Author_name,countryFROM BOOK B,
AUTHOR A WHERE B.Author_id = A.Author_idANDprice>300;
iv) SELECT Author_name FROM AUTHOR WHERE Author_nameLIKE
“A%”;
ANS:
(i)
Author_id Avg(price)
204 420.5
202 462
203 248
(ii)
MAX(price) MIN(price)
518 248
(iii)
Book_name Author_nam Country
e
My First Brain&Broo Italy
C++ ke
SQL Basics Anita India
The Tears Brain&Broo Italy
ke
(iv)
Author_name
Anita
Anna Roberts
29. Write a function EVEN_LIST(L), where L is the list of elements passed 3
as argument to the function. The function returns another list named ‘evenlist’
that stores even numbers in the list.

For example:

If L contains [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

The evenlist will have - [2,4,6,8]

ANS:
def EVEN_LIST(L):
evenlist=[]
for i in L:
if(i%2==0):
evenlist.append(i)
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 return evenlist

30. A list contains following record of a student: 3

[student_name, age, hostel]

Write the following user defined functions to perform given operations on the
stack named ‘stud_details’:
(i) Push_element() - To Push an object containing nameand
age of students who live in hostel “Ganga” to the stack
(ii) Pop_element() - To Pop the objects from the stack and display
them. Also, display “Stack Empty” when there are no elements in
thestack.
For example:
If the lists of customer detailsare:

[“Barsat”,17,”Ganga”]
[“Ruben”, 16,”Kaveri”]
[“Rupesh”,19,”Yamuna”]
The stack should contain
[“Barsat”,17,”Ganga”]
The output should be:
[“Barsat”,17,”Ganga”]
Stack Empty
ANS:
stud_details=[]
def push_element(lis):
if(lis[2]=="Ganga"):
stud_details.append([lis[0],lis[1]])
def pop_element():
while(len(stud_details)>0):
print(stud_details.pop())
print("Stack Empty")

OR

def Push_record(): # (1½ mark for correct push element)

for i in List:
if i[2]=="Delhi":
Record.append(i)
print(Record)
def Pop_record(): # (1½ mark for correct push element)
while True:
if len(Record)==0:
print('Empty Stack')
break
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 else:
print(Record.pop())
Push(Dict_Product)
(1 mark for correct function header
1 mark for correct loop
½ mark for correct If statement
½ mark for correct display of count)
SECTION D

31
HiTech Training center, a Mumbai based organization is planning to
expand their training institute to Chennai. At Chennai compound,
they are planning to have three different blocks for admin, training
and accounts related activities. As a network consultant you have to
suggest some network related solutions to the organization

Shortest distance between the blocks Number of computers installed

are given below: in each block are as follows:
Admin  Accounts 300 meters Training 150
Block
Accounts 150 meters Accounts 30
training block
I Admin  Training 200 meters Admin Block 20
Mumbai  1300 KM
Chennai office
i) 1

Suggest the most suitable block to house the server at Chennai block for 1
ii) best and effective connectivity.
Suggest the type of network for the new training institute and draw 1
iii) the cable layout for the Chennai office
Suggest a hardware/software that would provide the data security 1
iv) for entire network of Chennai region.
Suggest a device that shall be needed to provide wireless 1
v) internet access to all smart phones/laptop users in Chennai office.
Suggest the protocol used for video conferencing between Chennai
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 office and Mumbai office
ANS:
i)Training Block
ii)LAN
iii)FIREWALL
iv)ACCESS POINT
v)H.323 or SIP

32. (a) Write the output of the code given below: 2+3
val=4
def findval(m,n=10):
val=0
val=val+m*n
a=10
b=20
findval(a,b)
print(val,end="-")
findval(a)
print(val,end="-")

ANS:4-4-

(b) The code given below inserts the following record in the table
Employee:

Empid – integer Name – string salary-float

Note the following to establish connectivity
between Python and MYSQL:
Username is root
Password is tiger
The table exists in a MYSQL database named Empolyee.
The details (Empid, Name, salary) are to be accepted from
the user.
Write the following missing statements to
complete the code:
Statement 1 – to form the cursor object
Statement 2 – to execute the command that
inserts the record in the table Employee.
Statement 3- to add the record permanently in
the database

import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import Error
connection = mysql.connector.connect(host='localhost',
database='Employee',
user='root',
password='tiger')
cursor=_______________________#STATEMENT1
empid=int(input("enter Empid")) 12
name=input("enter name")
salary=float(input("ENTER SALARY"))
result = __________________________#STATEMENT2
___________________________________#STATEMENT3
ANS:
STATEMENT1:connection.cursor()
STATEMENT2:cursor.execute("insert into employee
values(%s,%s,%s)",(empid,name,salary))

STATEMENT3:connection.commit()

OR

(a) Predict the output of the code givenbelow:

s="PREboardCS*2022!"
j=2
for i in s.split('*'):
k=i[:j]
if k.isupper():
j=j+1
elif k.isdigit():
j=j+2
else:
j=j+3
print(s [ j : : j ] )
ANS:
brS0!

(b) The code given below reads the following record from thetable
named Employeeand displays only those records who have Salary
greater than 25000:

Note the following to establish connectivity between Python and

MYSQL:
 Username isroot
 Password istiger
 The table exists in a MYSQL database namedEmployee.

Write the following missing statements to complete the code: Statement 1 – to

form the cursor object
Statement 2 – to execute the query that extracts records of those
Employees who have salary greater than 25000.
Statement 3- to read the complete result of the query (records whose
salary greater than 25000) into the object named records, from the table
Employeein the database.

import mysql.connector
connection = mysql.connector.connect(host='localhost',
database='Employee',
user='root',
password='tiger')
cursor=________________________#STATEMENT1
_________________________________________#STATEMENT2
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 records = _____________________________#STATEMENT3
for row in records:
print("Empid",row[0],end=" ")
print("name",row[1],end=" ")
print("salary",row[2],end=" ")
print()
ANS:
Statement 1 :connection.cursor()
Statement 2 :cursor.execute("select * from employee where salary>25000")
Statement 3:cursor.fetchall()
33. What is a csv file? 5
Write a Program in Python that defines and calls the following user defined
functions:

(i) INSERT() – To accept and add data of a student to a CSV file

‘student.csv’. Each record consists of a list with field elements as sid,
name and marksto store student id, name and marks respectively.
(i) COUNTSTUDENTS() – To count the number of records present in
theCSV file named‘student.csv’.
ANS:
import csv
def INSERT():
studlist=[]
while(choice=="y"):
sid=int(input("Enter Student id"))
name=input("Enter name")
marks=input("Enter Marks")
choice=input("Enter y to continue or press any to exit")
student=[sid,name,marks]
studlist.append(student)
file=open("student.csv","w")
writer=csv.writer(file)
writer.writerows(studlist)

def COUNTSTUDENTS():
file=open("student.csv","r")
reader=csv.reader(file)
print("No of students",len(reader))

OR

What is the purpose of delimiter?

Write a Program in Python that defines and calls the following user defined
functions:

(i) add() – To accept and add data of a product to a CSV file

‘product.csv’. Each record consists of a list with elements as
pid, pnameand priceto storeproduct id, product name and
pricerespectively.
(i) search()- To display the records of the products whose price is
more than5000.
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 ANS:
import csv
def add():
prodist=[]
while(choice=="y"):
pid=int(input("Enter product id"))
pname=input("Enter name")
price=input("Enter price")
choice=input("Enter y to continue or press any to exit")
product=[pid,pname,price]
prodlist.append(product)
file=open("product.csv","w")
writer=csv.writer(file)
writer.writerows(prodlist)
def search():
file=open("product.csv","r")
reader=csv.reader(file)
for record in reader:
if(record[2]>5000):
print("Product id",record[0])
print("Product name",record[1])
print("Product price",record[2])
1 mark for correct explanation of question
½ marks for correctly opening the file
½ marks for creating reader and writer objects
Full marks for correct code
SECTION E

34. Rahul created following table TRAVEL to store the travel details 1+1+2

Based on the data given above answer the following questions:

(i) Identify the most appropriate column, which can be considered as

Primary key.
(ii) If 3 columns are added and 1rows are deleted from the table TRAVEL,
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 what will be the new degree and cardinality of the above table?

(iii) Write the statements to:

(a) Insert the following record into the table
110 BIMAL 28-11-2022 20 VOLVO BUS 40

(b) Increase KM travelled by 10 if the VTYPE is VOLVO.

ANS:
a)(i)TNO (ii)degree-9 cardinality-6
iii)a.INSERT INTO TRAVEL VALUES(110,’BIMAL’,’28-11-
2022’,200,’VOLVOBUS’,40)
b.UPDATE TRAVEL SET KM=KM+10 WHERE VTYPE=’VOLVO
BUS’
OR (Option for part iii only)

(iii) Write the statements to:

a. Delete the record of travel of traveler NANDA.
b. Add a column MILEAGE in the table with data type as
integer
ANS:
a)DELETE FROM TRAVEL WHERE TNAME=’NANDA’
b)ALTER TABLE TRAVEL ADD(MILEAGE int)
35. Biplab is a Python programmer. He has written a code and created a binary file
STUDENT.DAT which has structure (admission_number, Name, Percentage).
He has written an incomplete function countrec() in Python that would read
contents of the file “STUDENT.DAT” and display the details of those students
whose percentage is above 75. Also display number of students scoring above
75%.As a Python expert, help him to complete the following code based on the
requirement given above:
import __________#statement1
def countrec():
_____________________#Statement2
records=_______________#Statement3
count=0
for record in records:
if(_______________):#Statement4
count=count+1
print("ID",record[0])
print("NAME",record[1])
print("PERCENTAGE",record[2])
print("No of students with perentage above 75",count)

(i) Which module should be imported in the program? (Statement1)

(ii) Write the correct statement required to open a file named
STUDENT.DAT. in binary mode (Statement2)
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(iii) Which statement should Biplab fill in Statement 3 to readthe
data from the binary file, STUDENT.DATand in Statement 4 to check the 1
percentage?
ANS
(i) pickle
2
(ii)fp=open("STUDENT.DAT","rb")
(iii)records=pickle.load(fp)
if(record[2]>75)

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