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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 3 with Solutions
Time Allowed : 2 Hours
Maximum Marks : 50
General Instructions:
Read the following 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 carrying 1 mark each.
- Section B has 7 Short 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 has 1 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.
SMTP stands for ___ [1]
(a) Simple mail twin protocol
(b) Simple mode transfer protocol
(c) Simple mail transfer protocol
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) Simple mail transfer protocol
Explanation:
A cascading stylesheet stores styling information of tags and hence can be used for applying formats to HTM elements.
Question 2.
The web address of aadhar card related services of India is: [1]
(a) ncert.nic.in
(b) cbse.gov.in
(c) uidai.gov.in
(d) aadhar.gov.in
Answer:
(c) uidai.gov.in
Explanation:
The web site uidai.gov.in contains all the aadhar related information along with facilities for new applications, updations etc.
Question 3.
R in <HR> stands for [1]
(a) Rate
(b) Rule
(c) Reverse
(d) Route
Answer:
(b) Rule
Explanation:
HR stands for horizontal rule. Here a rule is a horizontal thick seperator line.
Question 4.
The website of a school which allows the students to go through various lessons in their subjects is an example of ___ [1]
(a) e-Business
(b) e-Mail
(c) e-Governance
(d) e-Learning
Answer:
(d) e-Learning
Explanation:
e-Learning web sites are educational web sites used for serving educational material and courses.
Question 5.
Link in HTML can be of the following type(s). [1]
(a) Unvisited
(b) Visited
(c) Active
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Explanation:
Standard web pages designed using HTML have active, visited and unvisited links with different colors.
Question 6.
“src” is an attribute of ___ Tag [1]
(a) <img>
(b) <a>
(c) <html>
(d) <P>
Answer:
(a) <img>
Explanation:
The <img> tag has the “src” attribute to specify the source of the image.
Question 7.
The ___ attribute defines the size of the text in the font element. [1]
(a) large
(b) height
(c) size
(d) width
Answer:
(c) size
Explanation:
The <Font> tag has the “size” attribute that can be used to specify the font size.
Question 8.
To show deleted text, which element is used? [1]
(a) <ins>
(b) <del>
(c) <em>
(d) <strong>
Answer:
(b) <del>
Explanation:
The <del> element can be used to show text that has been deleted from a page.
Question 9.
In HTML the href attribute is used with <a> tag to : [1]
(a) Specify the name of the link
(b) Specify the file/ site to be linked
(c) Specify the duration of the link
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b) Specify the file/ site to be linked
Explanation:
The “href” attribute is used to specify the reference that is to be opened on clicking a link.
Question 10.
Among the following ___ is a type of plagiarism [1]
(a) Partial
(b) Collusion
(c) Self
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Explanation:
Using other’s material without consent or in different contexts can be Self, Partial copy or collusive.
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): Chatting and video conferencing use different protocols.
Reason (R): Chatting uses the IRCP and video conferencing uses the VoIP protocol.
(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:
Chatting is where the sender and receiver communicate in real time one by one and uses the IRCP protocol.
In Videoconferencing, number of users login to a room and can share audio and video in real time.
Question 12.
Assertion (A): CSS can be internal or external.
Reason (R): The formatting of tags using a css must be defined in an external .css file only.
(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:
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
Explanation:
The styling information of the tags can be defined in the same file or in an external css file.
Section – B (14 Marks)
Question 13.
What do you mean by web address? [2]
Answer:
The web address contains information about the location of the webpage. It is also known as the URL (uniform resource locator).The web address was developed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Every web page on the internet has a unique web address, with the help of which the user accesses those web pages.
Question 14.
What is a search engine? [2]
OR
Which of the following is/are the advantage(s) of e-Governance ?
(a) Technology makes governance speedier
(b) Computer literacy and basic Internet usage are not required.
(c) Governance is made transparent, that is most of the information is available to public.
Answer:
A search engine is a tool designed to search the web for information according to the given keywords. Search engines enable the users to find information and websites of specific interest or use to them.
Ex: www. google, com, www. yahoo, com, www. bing. com
OR
(i) and (ii)
Question 15.
Write one characteristic each for 2G and 3G Mobile Technologies. [2]
Answer:
2G: First digital cellular system with data speeds upto 64 kbps.
3G: With speeds upto 2 Mbps, it allows voice and video calls.
Question 16.
What is netiquette? Write any two netiquette. [2]
OR
Write benefits of open source software.
Answer:
The word netiquette is a combination of ‘net’ (from internet) and ‘etiquette’. It means respecting other users’ views and displaying courtesy when posting your views to online discussion groups.
Two net netiguette:
(a) Be respectful to all
(b) Do not ask age, sex or gender from anyone
OR
Benefits of Open Source software (OSS) are:
(a) Freedom and flexibility.
(b) High quality.
(c) Exponentially lower costs.
(d) Security.
(e) Innovation via communities.
Question 17.
Identify the errors and write the correct HTML code [2]
(a) <a refererence=”filel.htm”>
(b) <FONT style=”Verdana” >
Answer:
(a) <a href=”filel.htm”>
(b) <FONT face=”Verdana” >
Question 18.
Match the tags in column A with the attribute list given in column B: [2]
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) <HEAD> | (i) border |
| (b) <Font> | (ii) method |
| (c) < Table > | (iii) title |
| (d) <Form> | (iv) size |
OR
Mention any two attributes of <BODY> tag.
Answer:
(a) -> iii, (b) -> iv, (c) -> i, (d) -> ii.
OR
(a) Bgcolor: Used to specify the background color of the web page.
(b) Background: Used to set the background image of the web page.
Question 19.
Which tag/attributes of HTML are used to [2]
(a) Create a superscript
(b) Create italicized text
Answer:
(a) <SUP>Text</SUP>
(b) <I> Text </I>
Section – C (12 Marks)
Question 20.
Form a CSS code with in the <head>…..</head>
for the following specifications :
Backgoundcolour : blue
For the e paragraph,
Font family is Dotum and colour of the text is red
Heading should be black colour. [3]
Answer:
<head>
<style>
body
{
background - color : blue;
}
P
{
color : red ; font-family : dotum;
}
h1
{
color : black ;
}
</style>
</head>
Question 21.
What is the use of <HR> tag? Name the variousattributes of <HR> tag? [3]
Answer:
<HR> tag is used to insert a horizontal rule line
across the webpage. Attributes supported by<HR>
tag are:
COLOR: To set the line color
SIZE: To set the line height
WIDTH: To set width of line
ALIGN: To set the horizontal line alignment
NOSHADE: To make a flat 2-dimensional solid line
Question 22.
Shreya just designs a web page for her gift gallery. She wants to add link at last for some additional information or contact by using another web page, when any one clicked on More Info. Help her to link contact.html web page for additional information. [3]
OR
Write HTML code to design the content of the web page in the form of lists as shown below:
Apple pie,
pudding,
and pancake,
All begin with an A.
Answer:
<A href = “contact. html”>
more info </A>
OR
<html> <head> <title> example </title> </head> <body> <dl> <dt>Apple pie,</dt> <dd>pudding, </dd> <dl> <dd>and pancake, </dd> </dl> All begin with an A. </dl> </body> </html>
Question 23.
Mention any three fraud in E-commerce. [3]
Answer:
(a) Friendly fraud
Friendly fraud can occur by design or by mistake. The basic premise is that a customer will pay for a service or product which they claim is never delivered or was damaged on delivery. The merchant then has to issue a refund, re-deliver the item, or face a chargeback.
(b) Clean fraud
Clean fraud refers to fraudulent transactions that appear to be legitimate. This type of fraud is increasingly problem for retailers as the usually the
transaction doesn’t get flagged up or blocked by blacklisted fraud accounts.
(c) Affiliate fraud
Through affiliate fraud, malicious actors can manipulate traffic and sign ups to make a merchant think they are receiving consumer attention that
doesn’t actually exist.
Section – D (4 Marks )
Question 24.
Observe the following web page. [4]
OR
Write the code to generate the following HTML table
Answer:
< ! DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Admission Form</h2> <p>Choose your favorite Web language :</P> <form> <label for="fname">First name:</label><br> <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br> <label for="lname">Last name: </label><br> <input type="text" id=" lname" name=" lname"><br> <input type="radio" id="html" name="fav_language" value="HTML"> <label for="html">Sci</label><br> <input type=" radio" id="css" name="fav_ language" value="CSS"> <label for="css">Comm</label><br> <input type="radio" id=" javascript" name=" fav_language" value=" JavaScript"> <label for=" j avascript">Hum</label><br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> </body> </html>
OR
<html> <body> <table border = "1"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Subject</th> <th>Marks</th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan = "2">Aditya</td> <td>Advanced Web</td> <td>70</ td> </tr> <tr> <td>Operating System</td> <td>68</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan = "2">Ujjwal</td> <td>Advanced Web</td> <td>82</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Operating System</td> <td>65</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3">Total Average: 71.25</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
Section – E (8 Marks)
Question 25.
Ravi is a web Advisor in an organization. He needs solutions for certain cases. Help him in taking the decisions :
(a) One of the employees wants to send mail to multiple users . Where in the mail window can he/she write the other mail addresses [1]
Answer:
He can write in the “Cc” or “Bcc” boxes
(b) Akash working in the same company wants to confirm whether he has sent a particular mail or not. Which folder he has to check for the mails he has sent? [1]
Answer:
Sent Items / Outbox folder
(c) The company wants to renew driving licenses of their vehicles , online. This an application of what? [1]
Answer:
E-Governance
(d) Ravi wants something on internet during searching he uses minus sign, What does a minus sign used with keywords in the search box mean? [1]
Answer:
The minus sign in front of a word or phrase means that the specified word must notappearin matched documents.
Question 26.
Abhi is a new user of network and is confused about some of the issues. Help him in the following cases.
(a) After hearing his ordeal, the school decides to publish a set of moral principles that determines the appropriate behavior of students while using the internet. The school is referring to what? [1]
Answer:
Cyber Ethics
(b) What is phishing attack? [1]
Answer:
Phishing attack is an unauthorized way to access private information from a system by a looking to be authentic communication like a phone/sms/mail.
(c) Abhi is advised by his best friend, Seerat to protect his personal information from intentional or unintentional attacks by others. This is also known as what? [1]
Answer:
Data Privacy
(d) The computer teacher of Abhi’s class decides to take an online session on the topic Netiquettes, which generally includes some feature. Write this. [1]
Answer:
- logging out of social media accounts after the session c.
- notbullyingor trollinganyonebydisrespecting them or passing inappropriate remarks.