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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 10 With Solutions
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
Maximum Marks: 50
General Instructions :
Read thefollowing instructions carefully.
- This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
- All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions.
- Section A has 12 questions carrying1 mark each.
- Section B has 7Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
- Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
- Section D has1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 4 marks.
- Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 4 marks each.
Section – A (12 Marks)
(All questions are compulsory)
Question 1.
The range of numbers in an IP address is. [1]
(a) 1-255
(b) 0-254
(c) 0-255
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) 0-255
Explanation:
The numbers in the IP address can be in the range 0-255.
Question 2.
In all computers on the internet, the ones owned and operated by educational institutions form part of: [1]
(a) org domain
(b) univ domain
(c) edu domain
(d) sch domain
Answer:
(c) edu domain
Explanation:
The edu domain comprises of the web resources belonging to educational institutions.
Question 3.
Which of the following tag is used to create a text area in HTML Form? [1]
(a) <textarea> </textarea>
(b) <textx/text>
(c) <input type=”text” />
(d) cinput type=”textarea” />
Answer:
(a) <textarea> </textarea>
Explanation:
The <textarea> tag is used to create textarea which store comments or addresses.
Question 4.
The device which forms an intelligent network between two segments of a LAN and which works using MAC addresses is: [1]
(a) Bridge
(b) Modem
(c) Router
(d) Gateway
Answer:
(a) Bridge
Explanation:
Bridge forms an intelligent network between two segments of a LAN by using the MAC addresses of the computers.
Question 5.
Which of the attribute(s) cannot be present ifthe hrefattribute is not present? [1]
(a) hreflang
(b) rel
(c) target
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Explanation:
The rel, href language and target, none can be used if the reference is not specified.
Question 6.
In <OL> and <UL>, the style ofbullet or number is defined by [1]
(a) Type attribute
(b) Style attribute
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Type attribute
Explanation:
The “type” attribute specifies the bullet or numbering style
Question 7.
In case of ordered lists, the <LI> tag inserts a ___ and for unordered list, it inserts a ___ [1]
(a) number, bullet
(b) bullet, number
(c) symbol, number
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) number, bullet
Explanation:
For ordered lists the <LI> tag inserts a number and for unordered lists it inserts a bullet.
Question 8.
To add a plain color background to your web page, use which of the following? [1]
(a) <body bgcolor= “36,24,35”>
(b) <body color= “# FF000”>
(c) <body bgcolor= “# FF000” >
(d) All of these
Answer:
(c) <body bgcolor= “# FF000” >
Explanation:
Plain color is obtained by #FF0000 as it includes only one color.
Question 9.
<TR> belongs to which of the following tags? [1]
(a) < Table >
(b) <DIV>
(c) <Frameset>
(d) <TD>
Answer:
(a) < Table >
Explanation:
<TR> is used along with <table> tag to specify the table row.
Question 10.
SSL is a: [1]
(a) Input device
(b) Network device
(c) Protocol
(d) Transmission medium
Answer:
(c) Protocol
Explanation:
SSL is a protocol of communication.
Questions No-11 to 12 are Assertion and Reason types. Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option considering the Assertion & Reason.
Question 11.
Assertion (A): An Internet is a private network for sharing computing resources and information within an organization
Reason (R): Intranet is a private version of the Internet.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Answer:
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
Explanation:
Internet is a public worldwide network. Intranet is a private network.
Question 12.
Assertion (A): Hyperlinks can be made of both text and images.
Reason (R): The text or image to be hyperlinked can be placed inside the <a> </a> tag
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true
Answer:
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Explanation:
Both text and image hyperlinks can be created by placing the linking object inside <a> …. </a> tags.
Section – B (14 Marks)
Question 13.
What are the three basic levels of e-Banking services? [2]
Answer:
The three basic levels are:
- Basic information about the institution’s products and services
- Non-fund-based transactions like checking the account balance, submitting applications for services, etc.
- Services where all transactions are allowed.
Question 14.
What are the differences between a webpage and a website? [2]
OR
Differentiate between a website and a web portal.
Answer:
Web page | Website |
It is a document on the world wide web that can include text, pictures, sound and video. | It is a collection of web pages belonging to a particular person or organisation. |
OR
A Website is a location on the Internet, publicly accessible with a unique URL (web address).
Web portal is a private location on the Internet, accessible with a unique URL (web address) and unique user name and password.
Question 15.
What are the benefits of e-Shopping? [2]
Answer:
Benefits of e-Shopping are:
- Anytime, Anyplace and Any device access
- Detailed information about the product along with reviews
- Wide range of options along with price
Question 16.
What do you think of most important role of an IPR professional? [2]
OR
Kuhu has just learnt how to do online banking. Name any two precautions that she should take to prevent online fraud.
Answer:
As an IPR professional the most important role is to provide a sound and effective legal advice related to intellectual property rights to clients or the company.
Intellectual property rights professionals are mainly engaged in prosecution, enforcement and litigation on matters related to trademark, patent or intellectual property rights.
OR
- Do not share user id and password with anyone.
- Avoid doing transactions from cyber café and other public places.
Detailed Answer :
- Use bigger and strong password.
- Do not use predictable passwords like mobile number, date of birth.
Question 17.
Identify the errors and write the correct HTML code [2]
(a)
<HR thickness=3 length=70%>
(b)
<Table> <TD> <Tr> Name</Tr> <Tr> Class </Tr> <Tr> Percentage</Tr> </TD> </Table>
Answer:
(a)
<HR size=3 width=70%>
(b)
<Table> <Tr> <Td> Name</Td> <Td> Class</Td> <Td> Percentage</Td> </Tr> </Table>
Question 18.
Match the terms/tags/attributes in column A with ones in column B: [2]
Column-A | Column-B |
(a) <input type=”text”> | (i) Combo box |
(b) < select > | (ii) Submit button |
(c) <textarea> | (iii) textfield |
(d) < input type=” submit” > | (iv) Multiline textbox |
OR
What are the attributes of < table > Tag?
Answer:
(a) – iii, (b) – i, (c) – iv, (d) – ii
OR
Align – defines the alignment of a table and table cell. Values – Left, Center, Right. – Used with tag to align cell contents.
Bgcolor – specifies the color for the table. Width – specifies the width for the table in pixels or %
Border – specifies the border for the table.
Cellpadding – specifies the distance between cell wall and the content given in pixels.
Cellspacing – specifies the distance between adjacent cells.
Question 19.
What do you understand by Colspan and Rowspan? [2]
Answer:
Colspan: It is used to combine cells horizontally. It specifies the number of columns that the cell spans across and shows them as a single cell.
Rowspan: It is used to combine cells vertically. It merges the number of cells vertically and shows them as a single cell.
Section C (12 Marks)
Question 20.
Write HTML code for the following: To provide hyperlink to a website “http://www. cbse.nic.in” [3]
Answer:
<html> <head> <title> link </title> </head> <body> <a href=”http://www.cbse.nic.in”>www.cbse.nic. in </a> </body> </html>
Question 21.
Give the coding for giving the heading ‘PACE Computer Education’ of <H1 > tag, font style as Comic Sans MS, text color as blue. [3]
Body text color as red, background as green, alignment as center, font style of body text as Brush script, size = 15.
The text for the body is as follows:
Education is the
ability to listen to almost
anything without
losing your temper
or your
self confidence.
Answer:
<html> <head> <title>example</title> </head> <h1><font color=”blue” face=”Comic Sans MS”>PACE Computer Education </font> </h1> <body bgcolor=”green”text=”red” align=”center”> <font size=”15” face=”Brush script”> Education is the<br> ability to listen to almost <br> anything without<br> losing your temper<br> or your <br> self confience</font> </body> </html>
Question 22.
Ram has just created a web page, but he forgets to add the coding of link to download a file. Suggest him to add the link. For example, When the link is clicked, the file from /files/logo.jpg will be downloaded. [3]
OR
Write HTML code to design the content of the web page in the form of lists as shown below:
Answer:
we can specify that the resource is to be downloaded by using the download attribute.
<html> <head> <title> example </title> </head> <body> <a href = “fies/logo.jpg” download> Download Logo </a> </body> </html>
OR
<html> <body> <ul> <li>Fruit <UL Type = "circle"> <li>Bananas</li> <li>Apples <UL Type = "S Quare"> <li>Green</li> <li>Red</li> </ul> <li>Pears</li> </ul> <li>Vegetables</li> </ul> </body> </html>
Question 23.
Explain the following terms with respect to Internet security issues: [3]
(a) Internet trolls?
(b) Piracy
(c) Data encryption
Answer:
(a) Internet trolls post messages and comments that try to evoke an emotional response from other people. BBC pre senter Richard Bacon and other celebrities have spoken about being victims of trolls.
(b) Piracy: The unauthorised use of another person’s work is known as piracy
(c) Encryption scrambles the data on computers while transfer ring on a network. It is used to hide a message from an un in tended recipient.
Section – D (4 Marks)
Question 24.
Write HTML code to create the following form as shown below: [4]
OR
Write HTML Code to illustrate all features of tables.
Output:
Specification table with Hours and Marks
Unit No. | Unit Title |
Teaching Hours |
Distribution of Theory Marks | |||
R Level | U Level | A Level | Total Marks | |||
I. | Mathematics | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
II. | Science | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
III. | English | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
IV | Social Science | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
V. | Languages | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
VI. | Computer Applications | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Total | 42 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
Answer:
<html> <body> <Center> <BR> <Font size=”+3” color=“red“>Employee Registration Form</font> <form method=“post“ action=”prac. html”> <table> <tr> <td></td> <td><input type = radio name = initial checked>Mr. <input type = radio name = initial>Mrs. <input type = radio name = initial>Ms.</td> </tr><tr> <td>First Name</td> <td><input type = text name = fn placeholder =”First Name”></td> </tr><tr> <td>Last Name</td> <td><input type = text name = ln placeholder =”Last Name”></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mail Address1</td> <td><input type = text name = add1></td> </tr><tr> <td>Mail Address2</td> <td><input type = text name = add2></td> </tr><tr> <td>City</td> <td><input type = text name = ct></td> </tr><tr> <td>State</td> <td><select name = state> <option value=”TamilNadu” selected> TamilNadu <option value =”Maharashtra”>Maharashtra <option value =”Karnataka”>Karnataka <option value =”Delhi”>Delhi </select> </td> </tr><tr> <td>Zip</td> <td><input type = text name = zp></td> </tr><tr> <td>Upload Photo</td> <td><input type = fie name = photo></td> </tr><tr> <td>E-Mail</td> <td><input type = text name = email size =30></td> </tr><tr> <td>Mobile</td> <td><input type = text name = mob placeholer=”+91”></td> </tr><tr> <td>Languages known</td> <td><input type = checkbox name = lk value = Tamil checked>Tamil</td> Computer Applications 2020 </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><input type = checkbox name = lk value = Hindi checked>Hindi</td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><input type = checkbox name = lk value = English checked>English</td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><input type = checkbox name = lk value = Marathi >Marathi</td> </tr><tr> <td>Additional Information</td> <td><textarea name = add rows = 3 cols = 20 placeholder=”Optional” wrap> </textarea></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><input type = submit value = submit> <input type = reset value = reset></td> </table> </form> </body> </html>
OR
<html> <body> <TABLE BORDER=”1” CELLPADDING=”2”> <CAPTION ALIGN=”Top”> <b>Specifiation Table with Hours and Marks <CAPTION> <TR> <TH ROWSPAN=”2”>Unit No.</TH> <TH ROWSPAN=”2”>Unit Title</TH> <TH ROWSPAN=”2”>Teaching Hours</TH> <TH Colspan=”4”>Distribution of Theory Marks </TH> </TR> <TR> <TD>R Level </TD> <TD>U Level </TD> <TD>A Level </TD> <TD>Total Marks </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>I </TD> <TD>Mathematics</TD> <TD>align = “center“>2</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>0</TD> <TD>align = “center“>8</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>II </TD> <TD>align = “center“>Science </TD> <TD>align = “center“>6</TD> <TD>align = “center“>0</TD> <TD>align = “center“>2</TD> <TD>align = “center“>6</TD> <TD>align = “center“>8</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>III </TD> <TD>align = “center“>English </TD> <TD>align = “center“>6</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>8</TD> <TD>align = “center“>0</TD> <TD>align = “center“>12</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>IV </TD> <TD>align = “center“>Social Science </TD> <TD>align = “center“>8</TD> <TD>align = “center“>2</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>8</TD> <TD>align = “center“>14</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>V </TD> <TD>align = “center“ >Languages </TD> <TD>align = “center“>10</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>6</TD> <TD>align = “center“>14</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>VI </TD> <TD>align = “center“>Computer Applications</TD> <TD>align = “center“>10</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>4</TD> <TD>align = “center“>6</TD> <TD>align = “center“>14</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>align = “center“>Total </TD> <TD>align = “center“ >42</TD> <TD>align = “center“>18</TD> <TD>align = “center“>26</TD> <TD>align = “center“>26</TD> <TD>align = “center“>70</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </body> </html>
Section – E (8 Marks)
Question 25.
Ayush got an assignment in which she found some confusion. Help her to solve these issues.
(a) What is protocol? [1]
Answer:
A network protocol is a set of rules for formatting data so that all connected devices can process it.
(b) Name any two protocols. [1]
Answer:
TCP/IP, HTTP
(c) What is the use of SMTP protocol? [1]
Answer:
SMTP, which stands for, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is an email protocol that is used to send and receive emails over the internet.
(d) Name the standard protocol of the internet. [1]
Answer:
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
Question 26.
Royna is new to Internet usage and has known about certain terms regarding Internet security . Help her to understand the terms better.
(a) What are Internet trolls? [1]
Answer:
Internet trolls post messages and comments that try to evoke an emotional response from other people.
(b) What is data encryption? [1]
Answer:
Encryption scrambles the data on computers while transferring on a network. It is used to hide a message from an unintended recipient.
(c) What are security threats in a network? [1]
Answer:
Denial of service attacks and snooping are two security threats in a network.
(d) How does firewall protect us from network security threats? [1]
Answer:
Firewalls help to filter the traffic by forming a barrier be tween a trusted and an untrusted network. It can be hardware or software or both.