Students must start practicing the questions from CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications with Solutions Set 5 are designed as per the revised syllabus.
CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 5 with Solutions
Time : 2 hrs
Max. Marks : 50
Instructions
- 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 01 mark each.
- Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
- Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
- Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks.
- Section E has 2 Source based /Case-based /Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each.
Section A
(All questions are compulsory)
Question 1.
Which one is a type of law that can help restrict software piracy?
(a) Copyright
(b) Patent
(c) Trademark
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Question 2.
The company that allows you to connect to the Internet for small monthly fee is called what?
(a) ARPANET
(b) BSNL
(c) ISP
(d) Internet
Answer:
(c) ISP
Question 3.
Junk email is also called ………. .
(a) crop
(c) sniffer script
(b) spoof
(d) spam
Answer:
(d) Spam
Question 4.
A software that searches through a database of web pages for particular information is known as
(a) domain
(c) modem
(b) E-mail client
(d) search engine
Answer:
(d) search engine
Question 5.
The full form of PSTN is
(a) Public Switched Target Network
(b) Public Switched Telephone Network
(c) Public Switched Telegram Network
(d) Public Switched Temporary Network
Answer:
(b) Public Switched Telephone Network
Question 6.
Which tag is used to create a line break in HTML?
(a) <br>
(b) <hr>
(c) <p>
(d) <ul>
Answer:
(a) <br>
Question 7.
………… is the space between element content and its border.
(a) Spacing
(b) Margin
(c) Padding
(d) Boundary
Answer:
(c) Padding
Question 8.
………… tag is used to create inline images.
(a) <SRC>
(b) <IMAGE >
(c) <PIC>
(d) None of these
Answer:
(d) None of these
Question 9.
border, frame, cellspacing, cellpadding, align are the attributes of
(a) <BODY>
(b) <IMG>
(c) <TABLE>
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) <TABLE>
Question 10.
Hyperlink is also known as
(a) link
(b) connection
(c) connect
(d) All of these
Answer:
(a) link
Directions (Q. Nos. 11 and 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 and Reason.
Question 11.
Assertion (A) POP3 is a standard mail protocol used to receive E-mails from a remote server to a local email client.
Reason (R) POP3 does not allow you to download E-mail messages on your local computer.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Answer:
(c) A is true but R is false.
A is true but R is false because POP3 (Post of Protocol version 3) allows user to download Email messages on your local computer.
Question 12.
Assertion (A) Comments in HTML are not displayed in the browser’s window.
Reason (R) Comment <!– …….. –> tag is used to insert comments in the source code of the web page.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true and R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.
Answer:
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
Section – B (2 Marks Each)
Question 13.
Answer the following
(i) Give one advantage of using the Internet to purchase goods.
(ii) Explain how a customer who did not know about any company’s website address, could gain access to the site?
Answer:
(i) e-Purchasing is convenient as you can purchase goods 24 hours a day as per your convenience.
(ii) Through search engine, if you will search for a company that sells toys for children, it will also provide you the link of that company’s website. Therefore, you can find a company’s website through a search engine.
Question 14.
Write some advantages of chat.
Or
Write the two formats of an E-mail message.
Answer:
Some advantages of chat are as follows
- Photos can be sent using an instant messaging.
- Emotions can be expressed easily when communicating with a person.
- It is almost same as talking to someone face-to-face.
- You can also chat in a group.
Or
There are two formats of an E-mail message, which are as follows –
- Plain text (txt) E-mail It can be read by anyone type of E-mail application, It does not support text formatting options such as bold, italic, colored fonts etc. It can have attached pictures or graphics, but they cannot be inserted.
- Rich text (rtf) E-mail It cannot be read by any type of E-mail application. It supports text formatting options such as bold, italic, colored fonts etc. Pictures or graphics can also be inserted.
Question 15.
Define the following web browsers
(i) Safari
(ii) Google Chrome
Answer:
(i) Safari It is a Web browser developed by Apple Incorporation and included in Mac OSX. It was first released as a public beta in January 2003. Safari provides good support for latest technologies like XHTML, CSS2 etc.
(ii) Google Chrome This Web browser was developed by Google. Its beta and commercial versions was released in September 2008 for Microsoft Windows.
Question 16.
Explain the software license.
Or
Write about the role of copyright to stop software piracy.
Answer:
A software license is a license agreement that gives an individual, company or organisation permission to use a software program. It typically provides end users with the right to one or more copies to the software without violating copyrights.
The license also defines the responsibilities of the parties entering into the license agreement and may impose restrictions on how the software can be used.
Or
The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author, can rightfully claim copyright.
Question 17.
Write a simple HTML code to show an example of internal linking.
Answer:
<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Internal Linking</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1> It is <A name ="top">top</A> of the page </H1> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <H1><A href = “#top">Top</A></H1> </BODY > </HTML>
Question 18.
Distinguish between <SUP> and <SUB> tags with example.
Or
Differentiate between <P> tag and <BR> tag.
Answer:
| <SUP> tag | <SUB> tag |
| (i) It is a superscript tag. | (i) It is a subscript tag. |
| (ii) It is used to define superscripted text. | (ii) It is used to define subscripted text. |
| (iii) It is written as <SUP> text </SUP>. | (iii) It is written as <SUB> text </SUB>. |
| (iv) e.g. (a + b)2 (a + b) <SUP> 2</SUP> |
(iv) e.g. log2 + logx log <SUB> 2</SUB> + log <SUB>x</SUB> |
Or
| <P> tag | <BR> tag |
| It is a container element. | It is an empty element. |
| It is used to define a paragraph of the text on the web page. | It is used to insert the line break. |
| This tag has an attribute i.e. align. | This tag has no attribute. |
Question 19.
Describe the use of alt attribute with <IMG> tag.
Answer:
The alt attribute is used to define ‘alternate text’ for an image. It tells the Website visitor, what he/she is missing on the page if the browser cannot load images. The browser will then display the alternate text instead of the image. It is good to include alt attribute for each image on a page to improve the appearance and usefulness of the document.
Section – C (3 Marks Each)
Question 20.
Intellectual property right means that the person who produces the information is the only one who can use that information. Now, explain the need of protecting intellectual property right.
Answer:
The intellectual property rights must be protected because of protecting them:
- encourages individuals and business to create new software and new software applications, as well as improving existing applications.
- ensures new ideas and technologies are widely distributed.
- promotes investment in the national economy.
Question 21.
Sumit has to create following list through HTML as a part of his social science project. Help him in writing HTML code for the same.
ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THEIR CAPITALS
1. INDIA
° New Delhi
2. PAKISTAN
° Islamabad
3. THAILAND
° Bangkok
Answer:
<HTML> <BODY> ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THEIR CAPITALS <OL> <LI> INDIA <UL type = "circle"> <LI> New Del hi </UL> <LI> PAKISTAN <UL type = "circle"> <LI> Islamabad </UL> <LI> THAILAND <UL type = "circle"> <LI> Bangkok </UL> </OL> </BODY> </HTML>
Question 22.
Write an equivalent selector and description block of CSS for the following
(a) heading h1, color = blue, font-size = 12 px
(b) body, background -color =yellow paragraph, text-align= center, color= red
Or
What is external style sheet? Give an example.
Answer:
(a)
h1
{
color: blue: font-size : 12 px:
}
(b)
p
{
color : red;
text-align: center:
}
BODY
{
background-color: yellow;
}
Or
With an external style sheet, we can change the look of a website by changing just one file.
Each page must include a reference to the external style sheet file inside the <LINK> element. The <LINK> element
goes inside the <HEAD> section.
e.g.
<HEAD> <LINK rel =stylesheet” type =“test/css’ href =“mystyle.css”> </HEAD>
Question 23.
The class-coordinator in a school has to prepare a table for categorising subjects. Help them to complete the table with the right statements in the blanks. Observe the table and write the code to generate this.
Answer:
<HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE border = "1" width = “200 cellspacing = “2”> <TR> <TD rowspan = “2”> English</TD> <TD>Grammar</TD> <TR> <TD>Comprehension </TD> <TR> <TD rowspan=2> Maths</TD> <TD>Algebra</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Trigonometry</TD> <TR> <TD rowspan="3"> Science</TD> <TD>Physics</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Chemistry</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Biology</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>
Section – D (4 Marks)
Question 24.
Write the HTML code to generate the web page as shown below, considering the specifications that follow. You can write the code for given specifications.
(i) Background color of the page should be pink and all the hyperlinked text should be green in color.
(ii) Image named “taj.jpg” should be placed in the center of the web page.
(iii) Heading “The Taj Mahal” should be first level of the heading and underlined.
(iv) Paragraph should have following formatting styles applicable .
Color-Blue
Size-5
Font style-Times New Roman
(v) At the bottom of the page, “Contact Us” text should be linked with [email protected] E-mail id.
Or
Write the HTML code to generate the web page as shown below, considering the specifications that follow. You can write the code for given specifications.
(i) Link color is green, active link color is blue and visited link color is red. Web page background color is aqua.
(ii) Heading of the page is maroon.
(iii) Image used is “Image.jpg”.
(iv) Caption of table is blue.
(v) The 4 links are one.html, two.html, three.html and four.html.
Answer:
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Taj Mahal</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="pink"> <CENTER> <IMG src="taj.jpg” height="100" width="150"> <H1><U>The Taj Mahal</U></H1> </CENTER> <P><FONT color="blue"size="5" face="Times New Roman"> The Taj Mahal is a world famous white marble<BR> monument located on the Yamuna river bank in <BR> the Indian historical city of Agra. </FONT> </P> <FONT color = “green> <A href = “mailto:admin€’taj.com”> Contact Us</A> </FONT> </BODY> </HTML>
Or
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Eat healthy and stay healthy</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY link="green" alink="blue" vlink="red" bgcolor="aqua"> <CENTER> <H1> <FONT color="maroon">BEST CHOICE RESTAURANT</FONT> </H1> </CENTER> <IMG src="Image.jpg align="right" height="225" width="250”> <FONT color="purple" size="5"> Collect information for <UL> <LI><A href="one.html">Menus</A> <LI><A href="two. html">Reservation</A> <LI><A href="three.html"> Catering</A> <LI><A href="four.html"> Tours</A> </UL> </FONT> <FONT size ="5"> <CENTER> <TABLE border="2" bordercolor="blue" frame="border" rules= "all"> <FONT color “blue"><CENTER> Menus Available are</CENTER></FONT> <TD>1</TD> <TD>INDIAN </TD> </TR> <TR> <TR> <TD>2</TD> <TD>ITALIAN</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3</TD> <TD>CONTINENTAL</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>4</TD> <TD>THAI</TD> </TR> </CENTER> <BR> For further enquiries and reservations <A href="mailto:[email protected]"> Contact Us</A> </FONT> </BODY> </HTML>
Section – E (4 Marks Each)
Case Study-1
Question 25.
Sharvan Joshi is a student of Political Science and is a keen researcher of political issues related to various countries and states. He wants to share his research and his own opinions on these issues on day-to-day basis with everyone on World Wide Web (WWW).
He is also interested in collecting views of others to enhance his research and knowledge related to his area of interest. He belongs to a middle class family and cannot afford his own Website. Also being a non-technical person he cannot create a dynamic Website to deal with day-to-day inputs. Help him in the following
(i) Suggest an easy way for Sharvan to achieve the same.
(ii) Also, name two popular used free services that can help Sharvan in this regard.
(iii) What is WWW?
(iv) Help him to understand the meaning of dynamic website.
Answer:
(i) Sharvan should develop a blog.
(ii) Twitter and Facebook.
(iii) World Wide Web, which is also known as a Web, is a collection of websites, or web pages stored in web servers and connected to local computers through the Internet.
(iv) Dynamic Website is a website containing data that can be mutable or changeable. It uses client-side or server scripting to generate mutable content.
Case Study-2
Question 26.
The privacy in E-commerce means the protection of privacy of the parties involved in trading through E-commerce, while doing trading in E-commerce people are disclosing their personal information and those information are being generated and reaching to the hand of other parties and thereby increasing concern about privacy.
E-commerce is considered as a powerful tool to collect consumer’s private information. The same tool and their use in business also interfere on the privacy of individuals.
Answer the questions given below.
(i) Name the various types of E-commerce models.
(ii) What are E-commerce frauds?
(iii) Mention any two E-commerce frauds.
(iv) How can you prevent yourself from an E-commerce fraud?
Answer:
(i) Various types of E-commerce models are
(a) Business-to-Business (B2B)
(b) Business-to-Consumer (B2C)
(c) Consumer-to-Business (C2B)
(d) Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C)
(e) Business-to-Government (B2G)
(ii) Purchase fraud or E -commerce fraud are illegal payment transactions that criminals or fraudsters make on a website without the account owner’s knowledge, by using false identity, fake or stolen credit card.
(iii) (a) Refund Fraud In this case, fraudster using a stolen credit card makes an over payment on purchase. He will ask to refund of the excess amount, claiming his credit card is dosed so they need to send the money using an alternative method. That means that the original charge of the credit card is not refunded.
(b) Merchant Fraud It is another method, which must be mentioned. It is very simple; goods are offered as cheap prices, but are never shipped of course, the payments are kept. The method of fraud also exists in wholesale.
(iv) (a) Keep a check on all your transactions.
(b) Do not share passwords, PIN etc. with anyone or any website.
(c) Be careful while returning an order and track refunds timely.