• Computer Languages
• Conversion of Binary to Octal and Hexadecimal and vice-versa.
• Compilers and Interpreters, their necessity and usage.
• Introduction to QBASIC.
• Word processing software.
• HTML: Revision of Hyperlinks, Tables, Fields, Button, Flowcharts and symbols.
• Logic development through flowchart.
• Variables and Constants in QBASIC.

• DATA - Multiple assignments.
• LET
• To accept and print data in zones.
• Introduction to WHILE–WEND loop.
• Computer Graphics.
• Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Word Art, pictures.
• Sound and video.
• INPUT.
• To accept and print data using semicolon.
• Use of TAB function.
• Introduction to FOR-NEXT loop.
• Slide Layout, Slide Design.
• Slides and views.
• Animations and transitions.
• Microsoft Excel.

• Spreadsheet Software (Microsoft Excel)
• Arrays
• Searching and sorting in Arrays
• Object Oriented Programming System(OOPS)
• Object
• Three salient features of OOPS -
• Inheritance, Encapsulation and
• Polymorphism
• Class
• Byte Code
• JVM
• Characteristics of Java
• Types of Java Programs
• Blue J, its advantage
• Class as a basis of all Computation in Java
• Methods in Java
• If–Else construct

• Operating System
• The Internet
• Computing and Ethics
• Office Application Software: Word processor, Multimedia presentation and Spreadsheets.
• Database packages
• Elementary Concept of Objects and Classes
• Values and types
• Conditionals and non-nested loops

• Elementary Concept of Objects and Classes.
• Values and types.
• Conditionals and non-nested loops.
• Class as the basis of all computation.
• Constructors
• Functions
• Class as a User-Defined type
• Iterations
• Using Library Classes
• Encapsulation
• Arrays
• Input/Output

SECTION A: Basic Computer Hardware and Software

• Numbers
• Encodings
• High level structure of computer
• Basic architecture of a simple processor and its instruction set
• Propositional logic, hardware implementation, arithmetic operations
• Memory
• System and other software

SECTION B :The programming element in the syllabus is aimed at algorithmic problem solving and not merely rote learning of Java syntax

• Introduction to algorithmic problem solving using Java.
• Objects
• Primitive values, wrapper classes, types and casting.
• Variables, expressions
• Statements, scope
• Functions
• Arrays, strings

SECTION C:

• Elementary data structures and associated algorithms, basic input/output.
• Implementation of algorithms to solve problems.
• Social context of computing and ethical issues.

SECTION A:

• Boolean Algebra
• Computer Hardware

SECTION B:

• Implementation of algorithms to solve problems
• Programming in Java (Review of Class XI Sections B and C)
• Objects
• Primitive values, wrapper classes, types and casting
• Variables, expressions
• Statements, scope
• Functions
• Arrays, strings

SECTION C:

• Inheritance and polymorphism
• Data structures
• Complexity and big O notation

• Fundamentals of Computer
• Word Processing (MS Word)
• Spreadsheet (MS Excel)
• Advance features of MS PowerPoint
• HTML
• Use of Internet.

• Computer security
• HTML
• Photoshop

• Application security
• Information security
• Network security
• Disaster recovery
• End-user education.
• Protecting personal and sensitive information

• Ability to familiarize with the basics of computers.
• Ability to navigate the file system.
• Ability to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Ability to perform basic data manipulation using spreadsheets and use Indian languages in documents.
• Ability to send and receive emails, follow email etiquette, and communicate over the internet.
• Ability to create and upload videos.
• Ability to safely and correctly use websites, social networks, chat sites, and email.

• Ability to create a simple website.
• Ability to embed images, audio and video in an HTML page.
• Ability to use style sheets to beautify the web pages.
• Ability to write iterative programs with Scratch/Python.
• Ability to Interface a website with a web server and record the details of a user's request.
• Ability to follow basic cyber ethics.
• Ability to familiarize with network concepts.

(Optional for the academic year 2018-19 and mandatory for the academic year 2019-20 onwards)

• Develop basic computational thinking. Learn how to reason with variables, state transitions, conditionals, and iteration.
• Understand the notion of data types, and higher order data structures such as lists, tuples, and dictionaries.
• Appreciate the notion of an algorithm, and understand its structure, including how algorithms handle corner cases.
• Develop a basic understanding of computer systems architecture, OS, mobile and Cloud Computing.
• Learn basic SQL programming.
• Learn all about cyber safety

(Optional for the academic year 2019-20 and mandatory for the academic year 2020-21 onwards)

• Understand the concept of functions and recursion.
• Learn how to create and use Python libraries.
• Learn file handling.
• Learn about the concept of efficiency in algorithms and computing in general.
• Learn basic data structures: lists, stacks, and queues.
• Get a basic understanding of computer networks: network stack, basic network hardware, basic protocols, and basic tools.
• Connect a Python program with an SQL database, and learn aggregation functions in SQL.
• Have a clear understanding of cyber ethics and cybercrime. Understand the value of technology in societies, gender and disability issues, and the technology behind biometric ids.