CHSE Odisha Elective Information Technology study materials
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CHSE Odisha Elective Information Technology study plan

CHSE Odisha Elective Information Technology · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Computer Fundamentals and Hardware & Operating Systems and File Management

  • Label the internal components of a desktop PC (CPU, RAM, ROM, motherboard, storage, SMPS, ports) on a hand-drawn block diagram and state each part's function in one line

  • Convert between binary, decimal, octal and hexadecimal by hand for 15 numbers and verify each answer with a second method

  • Classify 20 input and output devices by type and give one real use case for each

  • Perform file and folder operations in a file manager: create, rename, move, copy, delete, restore from Recycle Bin, and change file extensions

  • Explain the difference between primary and secondary memory, and between RAM and ROM, in writing with two examples each

Your checkpoint

A one-page labelled hardware block diagram plus a 20-row device classification table, both self-checked against the binary/hex conversion sheet

Week 2

Computer Fundamentals and Hardware & Operating Systems and File Management

  • Compare the features of at least three operating systems (Windows, Linux, Android) in a written table covering user interface, file system and typical use

  • Demonstrate and document the steps for creating a folder structure, compressing a folder, and searching by wildcard pattern

  • List five common hardware troubleshooting symptoms and the first diagnostic step for each

  • Describe the boot process from power-on to desktop in ordered steps

  • Explain the difference between a file, a folder, a path and an extension, giving one example of each

Your checkpoint

A troubleshooting cheat sheet of 10 symptoms with first checks, plus a screenshot-free written walkthrough of the boot sequence

Week 3

Spreadsheets and Data Analysis & Word Processing and Documentation

  • Enter a 30-row dataset into a spreadsheet and format it with headers, borders, number formats and column widths

  • Write formulas using SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT and COUNTA on the same dataset and verify results manually

  • Build IF, nested IF and COUNTIF formulas to classify rows into at least three categories

  • Create a sorted and filtered view, then produce a chart of the correct type for the data

  • Draft a 300-word formatted document with headings, a bulleted list, a table and page numbers, then apply spell check and print preview

Your checkpoint

A single spreadsheet workbook containing the dataset, all formulas, a filter and one chart, submitted alongside the formatted document

Week 4

Spreadsheets and Data Analysis & Database Concepts and Management Systems

  • Use VLOOKUP or INDEX-MATCH to pull values from a second sheet and explain in writing why absolute references are needed

  • Create a pivot-style summary using SUMIF and AVERAGEIF and cross-check the totals against raw data

  • Define the terms table, record, field, primary key, foreign key and candidate key with one example each from a school or shop scenario

  • Draw an entity-relationship sketch for a two-table database and identify the relationship type

  • Write and run SELECT queries with WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY and HAVING on a small sample table

Your checkpoint

A workbook with lookup and conditional-summary formulas plus a written database design sheet containing the ER sketch and five working SQL queries with their expected output

Week 5

Database Concepts and Management Systems & Computer Networks and Internet Fundamentals

  • Create two related tables in a database tool, set a primary key and a foreign key, and enter 10 records in each

  • Write INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements and show before-and-after table states

  • Explain the difference between DBMS and RDBMS, and between DDL and DML, in writing with commands as examples

  • Distinguish LAN, MAN and WAN, and client-server versus peer-to-peer, using a labelled network diagram

  • Identify the function of hub, switch, router, modem and NIC, and map each to a layer of the TCP/IP model

Your checkpoint

A working two-table database file with 10 records each, plus a labelled network diagram and a written command log of all DDL and DML statements used

Week 6

Computer Networks and Internet Fundamentals & Web Design and HTML

  • Explain IP addressing basics: IPv4 structure, private versus public addresses, and the role of DNS and DHCP

  • Trace and describe what happens when a URL is typed into a browser, from DNS lookup to page render, in ordered steps

  • Write valid HTML using the document structure, headings, paragraphs, lists, links, images and a table

  • Build a two-page website linked by a navigation bar and validate that every tag is properly nested and closed

  • Differentiate the roles of HTTP, FTP, SMTP and POP3/IMAP with one use case each

Your checkpoint

A hand-coded two-page HTML website with a linked navigation bar, an image, a list and a table, plus a one-page written explanation of the URL-to-page request path

Week 7

Web Design and HTML & Presentation Software and Multimedia

  • Apply inline CSS and an internal stylesheet to control colour, font, spacing and borders on the existing site

  • Create a form with text fields, radio buttons, checkboxes and a submit button, and explain what each input type collects

  • Build a 6-slide presentation with a consistent theme, title slide, bullet slides, one chart slide and one closing slide

  • Apply slide transitions and one animation, then rehearse and time the presentation to fit 5 minutes

  • Compare raster and vector images, and list three common multimedia file formats with a suitable use for each

Your checkpoint

A styled, form-enabled version of the two-page website plus a timed 6-slide presentation file, with a short written note on image formats

Week 8

Programming Fundamentals and Logic & Cyber Safety, Ethics, and Emerging Technologies

  • Write algorithms and draw flowcharts for five problems (sum of series, largest of three numbers, factorial, prime check, reverse a number) using correct symbols

  • Trace a short program line by line and state the output for three different inputs, including one with a loop

  • Explain the difference between a compiler and an interpreter, and between syntax and logical errors

  • List five cyber-safety practices for passwords, phishing recognition and safe browsing, and explain each in one sentence

  • Describe three emerging technologies (for example AI, cloud computing, IoT) with one benefit and one risk each

Your checkpoint

A portfolio of five flowcharts with matching pseudocode and traced outputs, plus a one-page cyber-safety and emerging-technology summary

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 80% on a self-made 25-question quiz covering hardware components, number systems, memory types and OS/file-management operations

Week 4: Produce a working spreadsheet with formulas, a filter and a chart, and explain each formula aloud in under five minutes without notes

Week 6: Hand-code a two-page linked site from a blank file in under 45 minutes and write five correct SELECT queries against the sample database

Week 8: Complete a full-length timed mock paper across all 10 domains and score at least 70%, with every wrong answer logged and reviewed