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NCO Syllabus
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The syllabus for National Cyber Olympiad is divided into three sections for each class starting from class 1 st to class 12 th . This has been done in order to ensure that it is represented in an easy-to- find way. The sub- topics are given strictly according to the class in which the student is and the Mock Tests and Sample Papers are also provided. All the Questions are based on Windows 7 and MS Office 2010.
Upto class 5 th the Section 1 contains questions related to Patterns, classifications, analogies etc. Class 6 th onwards, it contains questions related to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section 2 contains questions related to the topics and sub-topics relevant to the class in which the student is. Some topics which could be found here are Fundamentals of Computers, Hardware, Evolution of Computers etc.
Section 3 consists of the questions of Higher Order Thinking. The topics are same as those of Section 2 for each class but the level of the questions gets raised a few notches up. This section should be started only after the previous sections are completed as it tests the students differently.
Section – 1 : Patterns, Odd One Out, Measuring Units, Geometrical Shapes, Spatial Understanding, Grouping, Analogy, Ranking Test, Problems based on Figures.
Section – 2 : Introduction to Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Keys and Keyboard, Computer Mouse, Starting and Shutting down the Computer, Introduction to MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section - 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10.
Class 2
Section – 1 : Patterns, Odd One Out, Measuring Units, Geometrical Shapes, Analogy, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures, Embedded Figures, Coding-Decoding.
Section – 2 : Computer-a Smart Machine, General Information about Computers, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section - 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10.
Class 3
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking Test, Grouping of Figures and Figure Matrix, Mirror Images, Geometrical Shapes, Embedded Figures, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, General Information about Computers, Storage Devices, Parts of Computer, Uses of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Introduction to Internet, MS-Paint, Introduction to MS-Word (Opening, Closing, Saving and Printing a Word document, Components of MS-Word window, Editing commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, Moving in a document using Home and End Keys), Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section - 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 4
Section – 1 : Patterns, Alphabet Test, Coding-Decoding, Ranking Test, Mirror Images, Geometrical Shapes and Solids, Embedded Figures, Direction Sense Test, Days and Dates & Possible Combinations, Analogy and Classification.
Section – 2 : About Computers (General Information), Evolution of Computers, Parts of Computer, Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, MS-Word(Formatting a Word document, Font group, Format Painter, Search using Find and Replace option, Checking Spelling and Grammar using Thesaurus), Using Windows 10, Introduction to Internet and Its Uses, Computer Networks, MS-Paint, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 5
Section – 1 : Patterns, Analogy and Classification, Geometrical Shapes, Mirror and Water Images, Direction Sense Test, Ranking Test, Alphabet Test, Logical Sequence of Words, Puzzle Test, Coding-Decoding.
Section – 2 : Input and Output Devices, Hardware, Software, Storage Devices, Memory -Primary & Secondary Memory, MS-Paint, Introduction to Multimedia, MS-Word (Paragraph formatting Using Paragraph group, Drop Cap, Document Views, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header and Footer in a document and exploring its features), Introduction to MS-PowerPoint(Component of MS-PowerPoint window and its features, Inserting Graphics-Pictures and Shapes, Screenshots, Symbols, SmartArt, Multimedia Objects, Text Box, Inserting Header & Footer and exploring its features, Running slide shows, Presentation Views), Internet, Computer Networks, Using Windows 10, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 6
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : History and Generation of Computers, Types of Computers, MS-Windows 10, MS-Word(Working with Charts and Tables, Using Layout tab, Arranging multiple windows of a document), MS-PowerPoint(Creating presentation using Animation, Working with Animations and Transitions, Creating new slides using Slides pane, Working with Handouts and Notes Master, Arranging multiple windows of a presentations, Working with Charts and Tables), Internet & E-mail, Introduction to QBasic, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 7
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Evolution of Computers, Memory & Storage Devices, Algorithms & Flowcharts (Introduction and Basic Symbols), Using Windows 10, MS-Word(Links, Mail Merge, Macros, Exploring Styles group), MS-PowerPoint (Working with Slides Master and Themes, Advancing slides using Hyperlink and Actions, Customizing Slide Shows), MS-Excel (Components of MS-Excel window, Editing and formatting cells in a worksheet, Introduction to Formulas, Sorting and filtering data, Macros, Features of Insert and Page layout tabs), Programming in QBasic, Internet & Viruses, Networking, Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 8
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computers, Algorithms & Flowcharts (Advanced symbols), Internet & Viruses, HTML & CSS [Html, Head, Title, Body (Attributes: Background, Bgcolor, Text, Link, Alink, Vlink), Font (Attributes: Color, Size, Face), Center, BR, HR (Attributes: Size, Width, Align, Noshade, Color), Comment tag, H1 -- H6, P, B, I, U, IMG, Html Elements: A, Ul and Ol (Attributes: Type, Start), Li], Flash CS6, MS-Access, Networking, MS-Word (Exploring File tab, Language and Translate options, Tracking features -Comments, Reviewing Pane, Tracking Changes, Comparing, Combining and Protecting documents, Working with References), MS-PowerPoint (Exploring File tab and Slide Show tab, Comparing, Combining and Protecting presentations), MS-Excel(Exploring File tab, Useful Formulas and Functions - IF,Even, Odd, LCM, GCD, Power, Product, Round, Sqrt, Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count, Upper, Lower And Replace, Cell referencing, Using Defined Names group ), Memory & Storage Devices, Number System (Introduction), Basics of Cyber Crimes, Cyber Laws, Operating Systems(Introduction, Features, Types-single user and multi-user), Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 9
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Algorithms and Flowcharts in Programming, Number System (Binary to decimal and decimal to binary conversion), Visual Basic, Animations, HTML & CSS (Links, Anchors and Table tags), MS-Word, MS-Excel(Formula Auditing, Data Tools, Protecting and Sharing workbooks/worksheets, Working with cell range), MS-PowerPoint, Hardware, Software, Input & Output Devices, Memory & Storage Devices, Flash CS6, Communication Technology (Networking, Internet and Multimedia),Operating Systems(Types-Interactive (GUI based), Real Time and Distributed, Commonly used OS), Using Windows 10, Introduction to Scratch, Introduction to Python (2.7.0), Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
Class 10
Section – 1 : Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Section – 2 : Fundamentals of Computer, Number System, Operating System, MS-Word, Networking, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, HTML & CSS, Internet, Database Management System(Functions, Types, MS-Access), Using Windows 10, Programming in Scratch, Programming in Python (2.7.0), Latest Developments in the Field of IT.
Section – 3 : Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section – 2.
Questions are based on Windows 10 and MS-Office 2016.
NCO Preparatory Content
National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) Level-1 Pattern
| Class | Section | No. of Questions | Marks per Question | Total Marks |
| 1 to 4 | Logical Reasoning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Computers & IT | 25 | 1 | 25 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Grand Total | 35 | 40 | ||
| 5 to 12 | Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Computers & IT | 35 | 1 | 35 | |
| Achievers Section | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 50 | 60 |