Class 11 Computer Science Chapter 5 – Application of Computer Science MCQs | FBISE | Grade 11 Computer
Practice 50 chapter-wise MCQs covering Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, enabling technologies, artificial intelligence, stakeholders, values, culture, interests and responsible AI system design.
A) Internet of ThingsB) Internet of TechnologyC) Integration of ToolsD) Information of Things
2. An IoT system generally connects:
A) Only desktop computersB) Physical devices that can sense, communicate and exchange dataC) Only websitesD) Only printers
3. A sensor in an IoT device is used to:
A) Store passwords onlyB) Display webpagesC) Detect or measure physical conditionsD) Compile source code
4. Connectivity is important to IoT because it enables devices to:
A) Work without powerB) Avoid collecting dataC) Become mechanical systemsD) Communicate and exchange information
5. Advances in smaller device size have helped IoT by:
A) Making connected devices easier to deploy in many environmentsB) Eliminating the need for sensorsC) Removing the need for networksD) Preventing data collection
6. Higher processing power enables IoT devices to:
A) Operate without softwareB) Process more information locally or support more capable applicationsC) Avoid all communicationD) Replace every cloud service
7. Longer battery life is valuable for IoT devices because:
A) It removes the need for dataB) It guarantees internet accessC) Many devices operate for long periods without frequent chargingD) It eliminates sensors
8. Cloud computing can support IoT by providing:
A) Only physical switchesB) Only local storageC) Only screen displaysD) Remote storage, processing and services for collected data
9. An IoT application in agriculture could use sensors to monitor:
A) Soil moisture and environmental conditionsB) Only keyboard inputC) Only web page colourD) Only computer memory
10. A smart home is an example of IoT when:
A) A house has no electronic devicesB) Connected devices can collect data and communicate to support home functionsC) Only a television is switched onD) A device operates without any communication
11. Blockchain is fundamentally based on a:
A) Single private spreadsheetB) Single unchangeable computerC) Distributed ledger maintained across a networkD) Single printed record
12. A blockchain ledger is called distributed because:
A) Only one person stores itB) It is stored only on a phoneC) It has no recordsD) Copies or records of the ledger can be maintained across multiple network participants
13. Cryptography in blockchain helps provide:
A) Security and integrity for transactions and dataB) Only faster processorsC) Only larger storageD) Only graphical output
14. Network connectivity enables blockchain participants to:
A) Avoid communicationB) Share and validate information across the networkC) Delete every transactionD) Use no computing resources
15. Processing power is needed in blockchain systems to:
A) Replace all cryptographyB) Remove network communicationC) Perform computations involved in maintaining and validating the systemD) Prevent data storage
16. A blockchain transaction is generally recorded in a:
A) MonitorB) KeyboardC) SensorD) Block or ledger record
17. Blocks in a blockchain are linked in a sequence using:
A) Cryptographic techniques and references to previous blocksB) Only file namesC) Only passwords written in plain textD) Only timestamps without other information
18. A major feature commonly associated with blockchain is:
A) Centralized control by one computer in every caseB) A distributed record with tamper-evident linksC) No data verificationD) No network communication
19. Cloud computing means using:
A) Only local hard drivesB) Only offline applicationsC) Computing resources and services delivered over a network, often the internetD) Only physical servers owned by each user
20. A cloud service can provide:
A) Only a keyboardB) Only a sensorC) Only a compilerD) Storage, processing power or software services remotely
21. One advantage of cloud computing is:
A) Scalable access to computing resources without maintaining all infrastructure locallyB) Guaranteed zero costC) No dependence on networksD) No need for security
22. Cloud computing can support IoT because:
A) IoT devices never generate dataB) Cloud platforms can store and analyze large amounts of device dataC) Cloud systems cannot communicate with devicesD) IoT devices cannot use networks
23. Artificial intelligence is commonly concerned with systems that:
A) Only store filesB) Only perform fixed arithmeticC) Perform tasks that involve capabilities associated with intelligent behaviourD) Only control printers
24. An AI algorithm can have multiple stakeholders because:
A) Only programmers are affectedB) AI has no usersC) Algorithms never influence decisionsD) Different people or groups can design, use, be affected by, or govern the system
25. A stakeholder is:
A) A person or group with an interest in or affected by a system or its outcomesB) Only a software developerC) Only a government employeeD) Only a computer manufacturer
26. Different AI stakeholders may have conflicting interests because:
A) All stakeholders always want exactly the same outcomeB) Different groups may value different goals, risks or outcomesC) AI systems have no social effectsD) Algorithms cannot affect decisions
27. An AI system used for recruitment may affect:
A) Only the computer's storageB) Only the internet providerC) Applicants, employers and other stakeholdersD) Only the keyboard manufacturer
28. An AI system used for lending decisions may affect:
A) Only programmersB) Only data centresC) Only software vendorsD) Applicants, financial institutions and regulators or other stakeholders
29. Culture can affect AI system design because:
A) Different communities may have different norms, values and expectationsB) Culture has no relation to technologyC) All users interpret systems identicallyD) Algorithms automatically remove cultural differences
30. Values can affect AI design when developers decide:
A) Only the file formatB) Which objectives, risks and trade-offs should be consideredC) Only the screen resolutionD) Only the programming language
31. A policy can help protect stakeholders by:
A) Removing all human oversightB) Allowing unlimited data collectionC) Setting rules and safeguards for how an AI system is developed or usedD) Preventing all technology use
32. Transparency in an AI system can help stakeholders:
A) Avoid understanding decisionsB) Delete training data automaticallyC) Increase hardware speedD) Understand relevant information about how decisions or outcomes are produced
33. Human oversight can be important in AI because:
A) People can review decisions, risks and exceptional casesB) AI systems never make errorsC) Humans cannot understand AID) Oversight always slows every process to zero
34. Bias in an AI system can arise when:
A) All data are perfectly representativeB) Training data, design choices or processes reflect unfair or unrepresentative patternsC) A computer has a large screenD) The system uses cloud computing
35. A responsible AI design should consider:
A) Only accuracyB) Only speedC) Fairness, privacy, safety, transparency and stakeholder interests where relevantD) Only hardware cost
36. Privacy concerns in AI can arise when systems:
A) Use no informationB) Only display public weatherC) Have no usersD) Collect or process personal or sensitive information
37. The Internet of Things depends on a combination of:
A) Sensors, connectivity, processing and suitable software or servicesB) Only batteriesC) Only websitesD) Only blockchain
38. A wearable health device is an IoT example when it:
A) Works only as a passive objectB) Uses sensors and connectivity to collect and communicate relevant dataC) Has no electronic componentsD) Cannot exchange information
39. A smart city IoT system could use connected devices to:
A) Replace all citizensB) Prevent all trafficC) Monitor or manage services such as traffic, energy or environmental conditionsD) Remove every network
40. Blockchain can be useful when a system needs:
A) Only a private text fileB) Only image editingC) Only faster typingD) A shared, tamper-evident record among multiple participants
41. Cryptography can help authenticate information by:
A) Using mathematical techniques to protect and verify data or communicationsB) Increasing monitor sizeC) Replacing all networksD) Removing the need for identity
42. A blockchain network requires connectivity so that participants can:
A) Never exchange informationB) Communicate relevant transactions and ledger informationC) Avoid validationD) Operate without any network
43. Cloud storage differs from local storage because cloud storage:
A) Must always be offlineB) Exists only on a USB driveC) Uses remote infrastructure accessible through a networkD) Cannot store data
44. A cloud-based application can be accessed:
A) Only from one specific computer in every caseB) Only without a networkC) Only from a printerD) From supported devices through a network or internet connection
45. An IoT device may perform edge processing to:
A) Process some data near where it is generated instead of sending everything elsewhereB) Eliminate every sensorC) Prevent communicationD) Replace all cloud services
46. The combination of IoT and cloud computing can enable:
A) Only manual record keepingB) Remote monitoring, storage and analysis of connected-device dataC) Only offline computingD) Only printed reports
47. An AI stakeholder policy should ideally:
A) Ignore conflicting interestsB) Protect only the system developerC) Address relevant rights, risks and interests through appropriate safeguardsD) Remove all human responsibility
48. When stakeholders disagree about an AI system, designers should:
A) Ignore the disagreementB) Choose the most powerful stakeholder automaticallyC) Stop collecting evidenceD) Identify the interests and evaluate relevant trade-offs and safeguards
49. The technologies enabling IoT described by the FBISE framework include advances in:
A) Device size, processing power, battery power, AI techniques, cloud computing and connectivityB) Only printer speedC) Only screen resolutionD) Only keyboard design
50. The technologies enabling blockchain described by the FBISE framework include:
A) Only sensorsB) Network connectivity, processing power and cryptographyC) Only cloud storageD) Only artificial intelligence
These MCQs are prepared with reference to the FBISE HSSC-I Computer Science Assessment Framework and the National Curriculum of Pakistan 2022–23. Chapter 5 covers SLO CS-11-E-01 on technologies that form the foundations of IoT systems, Cloud Computing and Blockchain, including device size, processing power, battery power, AI techniques, cloud computing, connectivity and cryptography. It also covers SLO CS-11-E-02 on how stakeholders’ culture, values and sometimes conflicting interests affect AI system design, including stakeholder interests and policies that can protect those interests.