Revision: Topics covered in Class XI
Functions: Types of function:-built-in functions, functions defined in module, user defined functions, creating user defined function, arguments and parameters, default parameters, positional parameters, function returning value(s), flow of execution, global scope & local scope of a variable
Exception handling Introduction to exception handling, handling exceptions using try-except-finally blocks
File handling Introduction to files, types of files, relative and absolute paths
Text file: opening a text file, text file open modes, closing a text file, opening a file using with clause, writing/appending data to a text file using write() and writelines() functions, reading from a text file using read(), readline() and readlines() functions, seek() and tell() functions, manipulation of data in a text file
Binary file: open using file open modes, close a binary file, import pickle module, dump() and load() method, read, write/create, search,append and update operations
CSV file: import csv module, open / close csv file, write into a csv file using writer(), writerow() and writerows(), reading from csv file using reader( )
Data Structure: Stack, operations on stack(push & pop), implementation of stack using list
Database concepts: introduction to database concepts & its need
Relational data model: relation, attribute, tuple, domain, degree, cardinality, keys (candidate key, primary key, alternate key, foreign key)
Structured Query Language: Introduction, DDL & DML, Data type(char(n), varchar(n), int, float, date), Constraints (not null, unique, primary key), create database, use database, show databases, drop database, show tables, create table, describe table, alter table (add and remove an attribute, add and remove primary key), drop table, insert command, delete command, select command, operators(mathematical, relational and logical), aliasing, distinct clause, where clause, in, not in, between, not between, order by clause, meaning of null, is null, is not null, like, update command, delete command, aggregate functions(max, min, avg, sum, count), group by clause, having clause, joins:cartesian product on two tables,equi-join and natural join
Interface of python with an SQL database: connecting SQL with Python, performing insert, update, delete queries using cursor, display data by using fetchone(), fetchall(), and rowcount create database connectivity applications, use of %s format specifier or format() to perform queries
Evolution of networking: introduction to computer networks, evolution of networking (ARPANET, NSFNET, INTERNET)
Data communication terminologies: concept of communication, components of data communication (sender, receiver, message,communication media, protocols), measuring capacity of communication media(bandwidth, data transfer rate), IP address, switching techniques(Circuit switching, Packet switching)
Transmission media: Wired communication media (Twisted pair cable, Co-axial cable,Fiber-optic cable), Wireless media(Radio waves, Micro waves,Infrared waves)
Network devices: Modem, Ethernet card, RJ45, Repeater,Hub, Switch, Router, Gateway, WIFI card
Network topologies and Network types: Types of networks (PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN), Networking topologies (Bus, Star, Tree)
Network protocol: HTTP, FTP, PPP, SMTP, TCP/IP, POP3,HTTPS, TELNET, VoIP
Introduction to web services: WWW, HTML, XML, domain names, URL, website, web browser, web servers, web hosting
| UNIT NO. | UNIT NAME | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computational Thinking and Programming - 2 | 40 |
| 2 | Database Management | 20 |
| 3 | Computer Networks | 10 |
| Total | 70 |
| S.NO. | UNIT NAME | MARKS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a) Python program b) 4 SQL Queries based on one/two table(s). |
8 4 |
| 2 | Report file: Minimum 15 Python programs. Out of this atleast 5 programs should be based on SQL Queries and 4 programs based on Python-database connectivity. | 7 |
| 3 | Project (using concepts learnt in Classes 11 and 12) | 8 |
| 4 | Viva Voce | 3 |
| Total | 30 |