Maharashtra HSC IT Science study plan

Build a valid HTML5 page from scratch that uses headings, lists, tables, images with alt text, and a three-field form, without copying a template

Apply CSS selectors (element, class, id, descendant) and the box model to control margin, padding, border, and width on that page

Explain the difference between block and inline elements and demonstrate it with a labelled example

List the hardware, software, and data components of an IT system and match each to a concrete example from your own computer

Structure a multi-section site using semantic tags (header, nav, main, section, footer) and link three pages together with relative paths

Style the site with an external CSS file using classes, and demonstrate specificity by overriding one rule deliberately

Write JavaScript that reads a form input, validates it, and writes the result back into the page using getElementById

Use a simple event handler (onclick or addEventListener) and explain in one sentence when each fires

Define table, row, column, primary key, foreign key, and candidate key using your own database design for a school library

Write and run CREATE TABLE statements with appropriate data types and a primary key for at least three related tables

Write SELECT queries using WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, and aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG)

Write INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements and predict the affected rows before running each

Install a local PHP and MySQL stack and confirm both run from the command line and browser

Write a PHP script that connects to MySQL, runs a SELECT, and prints results in an HTML table

Handle a POSTed form in PHP, sanitise input, and insert the record into the database

Explain the difference between GET and POST and between client-side and server-side validation

Normalise your library design to third normal form and justify each change

Describe IoT architecture (sensors, connectivity, processing, application layer) and give one Indian real-world example per layer

Compare IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and classify four named services into the correct model

Distinguish supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning with one example each and explain what training data is

State the headline characteristics of 5G (high bandwidth, low latency, dense device support) and one use case each

Explain the functions of an operating system (process, memory, file, device management) and compare GUI vs CLI and single-user vs multi-user systems

Manipulate the DOM to add, remove, and change elements dynamically in response to user actions

Write JavaScript loops and functions that process an array of records and render them as an HTML table

Apply CSS for responsive layout using percentages, max-width, and a media query, and test at two screen widths

Debug three deliberately broken scripts using browser developer tools and record what each error meant

Define the offences covered by Indian cyber law (unauthorised access, identity theft, publishing obscene material, cyberstalking) and identify the Act and section categories that address them

Explain digital signatures, encryption, and firewalls in plain language and state what each protects against

List common attack types (phishing, malware, SQL injection, denial of service) and one concrete prevention for each

Harden your week 4 PHP form against SQL injection using prepared statements and against cross-site scripting using output escaping

Answer a timed 40-question mixed mock paper covering all eight domains and score it honestly

Re-teach your three weakest topics from memory on blank paper, then check against your notes

Re-run every deliverable from weeks 1 to 7 to confirm nothing has broken and fix what has

Write a one-line definition and one example for each of twenty key terms drawn from across the syllabus