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Computer Science & Entrepreneurship - Grade 9

Streamlined Syllabus Content

Important Note: The following content has been removed from the Computer Science & Entrepreneurship textbook to reduce and streamline the syllabus. BISE Paper Setters are instructed not to include any questions (objective, subjective, or other types) from the excluded content in examination papers.



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Deleted Content by Unit

Unit # Unit Name Deleted Content and Questions
1 Introduction To Systems Types of System Objectives (Pg. No. 3-4), Static vs Dynamic Systems (Pg. No. 5), Activity (Pg. No. 6), Types of Systems (Pg. No. 7-10), Design Science of Computer Science (Pg. No. 12), Computer as System (Pg. No. 13-15), Computing Systems (Pg. No. 18-20)
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4, 6, 7, 10) (Pg. 22-23), Short Questions (Q. 3, 4, 10) (Pg. 23), Long Questions (Q. 2-5, 8) (Pg. 23)
2 Number System Binary Encoding of Integers(Z) and Real Numbers(R), Whole Numbers (W) and Integers (Z) (Page No. 31), Understanding Floating Point Representation (Page No. 33-36), Storing Images audio and video in computers (Page No. 43-44).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 7-10) (Page 47), Short Question (Q. 8-10) (Page No. 47)
3 Digital Systems and Logic Design Application of Digital Logic (Page No. 62-66), Class Activity (Page No. 66)
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4), Short Question (Q. 5), Long Question (Q. 3-6, 8, 9)
4 System Troubleshooting Trouble shooting strategies (Page No. 74), Addressing Security Threats (Page No. 79), Using Resources for Troubleshooting (Page No. 81-82).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 6, 9, 10), Long Questions (Q. 5, 6, 8, 9).
5 Software System Introduction to system software and application software. (Page No. 89-96).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 10), Short Question (Q. 2-4, 6-8), Long Questions (Q. 2-6).
6 Introduction to Computer Networks Key concepts in Network Security (Page No. 114-116)
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 6), Short Questions (Q. 4, 6, 8-10), Long Questions (Q. 3, 5, 8)
7 Computational Thinking Class Activity Algorithm Challenge Page 128, Did You Know? (Page No. 141)
8 Web Development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript History of HTML (Page No. 155), Styling Background (Page No. 163-164), Positioning (Page No. 165-166), Adding animations and transitions to CSS (Page No. 167-168), Data Types (Page No. 170), Handling Events and User Input (Page No. 172-175), Debugging Techniques (Page No. 175-176)
Exercise: Long Question No. 7, 8
9 Data Science and Data Gathering Examples of Data (Page No. 180), Types of Qualitative data (Page No. 181-182), Types of Quantitative data (Page No. 182-184), Class Activity (Page No. 185), Gathering data from Online Sources (Page No. 188-189), Data Storage Techniques (Page No. 190-191), Importance and Benefits of Data Visualization (only Paragraph) (Page No. 192), Visualizing Different Data Types (Page No. 192), Statistical Analysis (Page No. 195-196), Methods for Analyzing Qualitative Data (Page No. 196), Class Activity (Page No. 197), Collaborative Authoring (Page No. 198-199), Data Science Work Flow (Page No. 200), Class Activity (Page No. 201), Big Data and its Application (Page No. 201-206)
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 3-5, 7, 12-14), Short Questions (Q. 2, 3, 6-8, 11), Long Questions (Q. 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
10 Emerging Technologies Historical Context of Artificial Intelligence (Page No. 212-213), Explainable Whitebox Algorithm (Page No. 216), Implications and Future of Emerging Technologies (Page No. 220-221).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 8-10), Short Questions (Q. 2, 7-10), Long Questions (Q 2, 5-9)
11 Ethical, Social, and Legal Concerns in Computer Usage Class Activity (Page No. 227), Safe and Secure Operations of Digital Platforms (Page No. 228), Importance of Privacy Settings and Data Security Measures (Page No. 230), Legal Ethical Framework (Page No. 230-232), Ethical and Legal Responsibilities Regarding Intellectual Property (Page No. 233), Responsible Internet Use (Page No. 233-235), Class Activity Page No. 236, Impact of Computing on Society (Page No. 236-238).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 10, 11, 13-15), Short Questions (Q. 2-5, 14, 15, 18-21), Long Questions (Q. 3, 4, 6, 8)
12 Entrepreneurship in Digital Age E-Commerce Platform (Page No. 249-252), Ideation and Problem Solving (Page No. 253), Class Activity and Did You know? (Page No. 257), Class Activity and Did You Know? (Page No. 258).
Exercise: MCQs (Q. 4, 5), Short Question (Q. 5), Long Questions (Q. 3, 5)

Exam Paper Instructions

Important: The paper of Computer Science & Entrepreneurship for class 9 will consist of 50 marks. The duration for the Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) section will be 15 minutes, while the time allocated for the short and long questions section will be 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Paper Structure

Section Description Marks
Part-I: Objective Q-1: 10 Multiple-Choice Questions. MCQs will be developed from the entire content of the textbook. One MCQ will be asked from Chapters 1-4, 6-11 except chapter 5. 1 × 10 = 10
Part-II: Subjective Q-2: Four short answer questions have to be answered out of 6.
  • One short answer question from Chapter No. 1
  • Two short answer questions should be asked from each Chapter No. 2 and 3
  • One short answer question from Chapter No. 4
 2 × 4 = 8
Q-3: Four short answer questions have to be answered out of 6.
  • Two short answer questions should be asked from each Chapter No. 6 and 7
  • One short answer question should be asked from each Chapter No. 5 and 8
 2 × 4 = 8
Q-4: Four short answer questions have to be answered out of 6.
  • Two short answer questions should be asked from each Chapter No. 9 and 12
  • One short answer question should be asked from each Chapter No. 10 and 11
 2 × 4 = 8
Part-III: Subjective Q-5: One detailed question should be asked from Chapter No. 3. 2 × 8 = 16
Q-6: One detailed question should be asked from Chapter No. 6.
Q-7: One detailed question should be asked (Part a and b) from Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 respectively.