CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Syllabus 2020-21

In today’s digital world, Computer Science, as a subject is gaining importance in the educational field. Class 11 Computer science syllabus covers topics such as computer systems and organization, data management, etc which gives a basic understanding of the terms related to Computer Science. CBSE syllabus for Class 11 Computer Science for academic year 209-2020 is designed by subject experts after a detailed study and research. The syllabus also mentions the marks distribution and time duration for each topic. It also includes practical syllabus, assignments, and projects that need to be done in that particular academic year.

CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Syllabus and Marking Scheme

Unit

No.

Unit Name Marks Periods
Theory Practical
1. Computer Systems and Organisation 10 10 5
2. Computational Thinking and Programming – 1 45 50 35
4. Society, Law and Ethics 15 20
Total 70 80 70

Practical Syllabus for Computer Science Along with Marking Scheme

S. No. Area Marks (Total=30)
1. Lab Test (12 marks)
Python program (60% logic + 20% documentation + 20% code quality) 12
2. Report File + viva (10 marks)
Report file: Minimum 20 Python programs 7
Viva voce (based on the report file) 3
3. Project (that uses most of the concepts that have been learnt)
(See CS-XII for the rules regarding the projects)
8

Python Programming: At least the following Python concepts should be covered in the lab sessions: expressions, conditionals, loops, list, dictionary, and strings. The following are some representative lab assignments.

  • Input a welcome message and display it.
  • Input two numbers and display the larger / smaller number.
  • Input three numbers and display the largest / smallest number.
  • Given two integers x and n, compute xn.
  • Write a program to input the value of x and n and print the sum of the following series:

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Unit I: Computer Systems and Organisation

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Concept of cloud computing and cloud services (SaaS,IaaS,PaaS), cloud (public/private), Blockchain technology

Unit II: Computational Thinking and Programming – 1

Decomposition – concept, need for decomposing a problem, examples of problem solving using decomposition.

Sorting algorithm: bubble and insertion sort; count the number of operations while sorting.

Suggested Practical List Input a list of elements, sort in ascending/ descending order using Bubble/ Insertion sort.

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