WBCHSE HS Modern Computer Application study plan

Classify computer generations by the hardware technology that defines each one and state one limitation of each generation

Draw and label the von Neumann block diagram, then narrate the fetch-decode-execute cycle step by step for a simple instruction

Distinguish primary memory from secondary memory and compute memory sizes across bit, byte, KB, MB, GB using worked conversions

Group input and output devices by the data they handle (text, image, audio, sensor) and justify one pick for a school office and one for a hospital

Explain the role of the ALU, control unit, registers and buses in a single written paragraph without notes

Declare and initialise variables of int, float, double, char and string types and print each with the correct format specifier

Evaluate mixed-type expressions by hand using operator precedence, associativity and implicit conversion rules

Write, compile and run ten short C programs that read input with scanf and write output with printf

Diagnose and fix common compile-time and run-time errors such as missing semicolons, wrong format specifiers and uninitialised variables

Construct nested loops and switch-case constructs to solve pattern-printing and menu-driven problems

Define and call functions with parameters and return values, and explain why pass-by-value protects the caller's variable

Implement recursion for factorial, Fibonacci and sum of digits, then trace each call on paper with the stack of activations

Manipulate one-dimensional and two-dimensional arrays, including searching, summing and matrix-style traversal

Use string handling with arrays of characters and the standard library functions for length, copy and comparison

Define relation, tuple, attribute, domain, primary key, candidate key and foreign key and map them onto an actual table you design

Write SELECT statements using WHERE, ORDER BY, DISTINCT and BETWEEN against a table you created

Apply aggregate functions with GROUP BY and HAVING to answer summary questions

Combine two tables with an equi-join and explain what happens to unmatched rows

Use CREATE TABLE, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and DROP with appropriate data types and constraints

Implement stack operations (push, pop, peek, underflow and overflow checks) using an array and trace the state after each call

Implement a linear queue with front and rear pointers and explain the circular queue fix for the shifting problem

Convert an infix expression to postfix using a stack and evaluate a postfix expression with a worked example

Traverse a singly linked list for insertion, deletion and display, drawing the pointer changes at each step

Compare linear search against binary search and bubble sort against insertion sort on the same data set, counting comparisons in each case

Convert numbers between binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal by both positional expansion and repeated division, then verify each answer by converting back

Perform binary addition, subtraction using two's complement, and multiplication on given operands

Construct truth tables for AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR and XOR gates and derive the output of a two-level gate circuit from its expression

Simplify Boolean expressions using identities and a Karnaugh map, then re-express the result as a gate circuit

Describe the functions of an operating system and distinguish batch, time-sharing, real-time and distributed systems, plus CUI against GUI with one example each

Compare star, bus, ring and mesh topologies on cost, fault tolerance and ease of expansion using a three-row comparison table

Describe the layered duties of the OSI or TCP/IP model and match a device or protocol to the layer it belongs to

Distinguish hub, switch, router, modem and gateway by the address or signal they work with

Explain IP addressing at a basic level, including the difference between an IP address and a domain name, and trace what happens when a URL is typed into a browser

Classify internet services such as email, FTP, HTTP and search, and state one security precaution for each of browsing and email

Write valid HTML pages using headings, lists, tables, hyperlinks, images and a basic form with text fields, radio buttons and a submit button

Explain the difference between static and dynamic web pages and identify the roles of a browser, web server and URL

Distinguish multimedia components (text, graphics, audio, video, animation) and match common file formats to their best use

Re-drill the two weakest topics flagged in weeks 4 and 6 using fresh practice questions

Sit a full-length timed mock covering all eight domains and analyse the score by domain