CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 11 with Solutions

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 11 with Solutions

Time Allowed: 2 Hours
Maximum Marks: 50

General Instructions:

This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice of approximately 30% is provided.
Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each.
Section B has 7 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA) 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 (12 Marks)
(All questions are compulsory)

Question 1.
Which of the following is not a benefit of e-Learning? [1]
(a) Reduced overall cost
(b) Flexibility
(c) Self directed and self placed
(d) Unavailability of network
Answer:
(d) Unavailability of network

Question 2.
Which of the following is not a positive impact of e-Governance ? [1]
(a) Improved efficiency of administration
(b) Reduced waiting time
(c) Increased public participation
(d) Limited number of certified branches for online payment
Answer:
(d) Limited number of certified branches of online payment

Question 3.
To keep yourself safe while working on the Internet you should follow which of the following precautions? [1]
(a) Install antivirus on your computer.
(b) Take the backup of your files regularly.
(c) Do not click on unknown links.
(d) All of these.
Answer:
(d) All of these.

Question 4.
To display text in bold letters which of the following tag should be added to the following code? [1]
<font face=times new roman size=12>
Hello World
</font>
(a) <B></B>
(b) <Bold></Bold>
(c) <Br>
(d) <U></U>
Answer:
(a) <B></B>

Question 5.
Which element of the definition list contains definition? [1]

(a) <DL> 
(b) <DT>
(c) <DD> 
(d) <LI> 
Answer:
(c) <DD>

Explanation:
The definition List is created using <DL> tag. <DT> tag specifies the definition term and <DD> tag specifies the definition.

Question 6.
To display a list of 50 states which control will be used? [1]
(a) Radio button
(b) Check box
(c) Select list
(d) Command button
Answer:
(c) Select List

Explanation:
The select List or drop down box is used when you have multiple items to display as options and have to choose only one of them.

Question 7.
To make the background colour of the web page ‘grey’ use: [1]
(a) <P bgcolor = “grey”>
(b) <BODY bgcolor = “grey”>
(c) <BODY color = “grey”>
(d) BACKGROUND color = “grey”>
Answer:
(b) <BODY bgcolor = “grey”>

Explanation:
The BGCOLOR attribute of <BODY> tag specifies the background colour of a web page.

Question 8.
A website that provides only specialized information: [1]
(a) web portal
(b) webpage
(c) homepage
(d) weblog
Answer:
(a) Web portal

Caution:
A website is a collection of related web pages whereas a web portal is a website which hosts other websites.

Question 9.
Bcc is used to send a copy of e-mail to multiple recipients. What doe Bcc stand for? [1]
(a) Basic carbon copy
(b) Blind carbon copy
(c) Blind client copy
(d) Basic client copy
Answer:
(b) Blind carbon copy

Question 10.
It is responsible for addressing and sending the data packets over the Internet so that it reaches the correct destination. [1]
(a) TCP
(b) FTP
(c) IP
(d) HTTP
Answer:
(c) IP

Question No. 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): <TD> tag is used to add a new cell item.
Reason (R): <TR> is used to create a new row.
(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 and Reason (IQ 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:
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (IQ is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation :
The correct reason for asseration (A) is that each row is further divided into ceLLs which needs to be specified individually in HTML.

Question 12.
Assertion (A): In CSS style rule is defined for each selector.
Reason (R): A CSS selector is a tag without angle brackets.
(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 and 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:
A CSS selector is a tag for which style rule is defined.

Section – B (14 Marks)

Question 13.
What is chatting? What are the two ways available to chat? [2]
Answer:
Chatting is a textual conversation over the interest. It is a real-time communication between two users of internet via a computer or an electronic device.
The commen methods of chatting are Instant messaging and ICQ.

Question 14.
Name different types of a website. [2]
OR
What are the different ways by which you can connect to the internet?
Answer:
There are majorly five types of websites available:

Brochure website
e-commerce website
Portal website
Wiki website
Social media website

The different ways to connect to the Internet are:

Dial-up Connection.
Broadband connection which includes cable modem, digital subscriber line and sateLLite.
Leased Lines.
Wireless connection which incLudes- WiFi, WiFi Hotspots, WiMAX and Internet Dongles.

Question 15.
What is the use of the top margin and left margin attribute in HTML? Explain with an example. [2]
Answer:
The top margin attribute is used to set a margin above the body of the document. The Left margin attribute is used to set a margin to the left of the document.

Example:
<BODY TOPMARGIN = “80” LEFTMARGIN = “50”>

Related Theory:
There is no way to specify the right margin or the bottom margin of a document in HTML.

Question 16.
How can websites safeguard user privacy? [2]
OR
What are the factors that lead to plagiarism?
Answer:
To ensure that the user privacy is not compromised the following measures must be taken:

The merchant or the seLLer must cLearLy state about how the user data will be used, in the terms and conditions of its site.
The merchant or the seller must ensure that the user has gone through the terms and conditions given on its site prior to making any transactions.
The merchant must assure the user about data safety by implementing proper data safety and security measures on the site.

The factors that lead to plagiarism are as follows:

Fear of failure.
Being lazy.
Not having enough knowledge.
Lack of enforcement.
Lack of management skills.

Question 17.
How are foreground colors specified in CSS? [2]
Answer:
Foreground colors can be specified as hexadecimal codes, or color names can be used like red, blue etc. or as RGB values example RGB(255,0,0).

Question 18.
Differentiate between ordered list and unordered list. [2]
OR
Differentiate between cellpadding and cellspacing.
Answer:

Ordered List	Unordered List
Ordered List displays items tagged with a number or letter.	Unordered Lists are bulleted Lists, i.e.such lists have each item prefixed with a special bullet symbol.
Ordered list is created using <OL>…..</OL>tag.	Unordered list is created using <UL>_ </UL> tags.
The default numbering style is 1,2,3…..	The default bullet is a solid circle.
The numbering style can be changed to A,a,i,l.	The bullet style can be changed to disc, circle and square.

Cell padding	Cellspacing
Cell padding attribute is used to specify the space between the contents of a cell and its border.	Cell spacing attribute is used to specify the space between cells in a table. It is the distance between two cells.
The general. format <Table border = 2 cellpadding = 3>	The general format is: <TabLe border = 2 cellspacing=5>
The default value of cellpadding is 1.	The default value of cellspacing is 2.

Question 19.
Name and explain any two tags that divide table in multiple sections. [2]
Answer:
The elements that separate the head, body, and foot of a table are as follows:
1. <thead>- It is used to create the table header. The tag indicates that the group of rows is a header and will appear in the beginning of the table.

2. <tbody>- It is used to create the main body of the table. This tag may enclose a group of rows in body section of the table.

3. <tfoot>- It is used to create the footer of the table. This tag indicates that the group of rows will be displayed in the end of the table.
Note: Write any two.

Section – C (12 marks)

Question 20.
What are the challenges inherent with digital intellectual property? [3]
Answer:
The digital age has led to new and challenging IP issues.
Following are the challenges inherent with digital intellectual property:
1. Digital assets, can be infinitely, easily and cheaply reproduced. The infringement of digital intellectual property is much easier than reproducing physical work.

2. It is also much easier to distribute it. Thousands of illegal copies of your digital IP can be sent around the world at the click of a button.

3. Business are facing another entity copying or missing a distinctive element of its brand for an example, when a person sends an email, he/she uploads the file and the receiver of the mail downloads the attached file.

Question 21.
(A) Why is uploading and downloading a file required? Explain with an example. [3]
(B) When should quotation marks be used around search items while searching something on a search engine?
Answer:
When we need a file which is located at the server’s end, we have to download the file that means transmission of the file from the server to the user’s computer. Similarly ,if we want to share something like a file or a picture, we have to upload that file or picture onto the Internet that means transmission of file from the user’s computer to the server. Thus, transmission of data from the server to the user is called downloading and transmission of data from the user to the server is called uploading.

Quotation marks should be used around a phrase or search items as it Limits the search results to only those webpages that contain the exact phrase that we have specified. Putting quotation marks around the search items on a search engine ensures that the concept will be searched for as a whole and not picked apart by the search engine. Without the quotation marks, the result will include any page that contains the words we have used to search regardless of what order those words are in

Question 22.
The background properties of CSS are used to enhance the appearance of background of a web page. Define different background properties. [3]
OR
Create an HTML document to display the product’s information i.e. product code, product name and its rate. The heading of this page will be “Product List’’. Link the external CSS file main.css to this document.
Answer:
The various background properties are as follows:
Background color: It sets the colour of background of a web page. The value given to this property is any predefined color name or its hexadecimal equivalent.

Background image: It sets an image as Background: The value provided to this property is URL of the image file.

Background-repeat: This property is used in combination with Background-image property. It controls repetition of the background image. The value given to this property is one of these: Repeat-x, Repeat-y, Repeat, No-repeat.

The code for HTML document is:

<html>
<head>
<link rel="style sheet" type = "text/ css" href="main.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Product List</h1> 
<p>Product code : P001 <br> 
Product Name : Lenovo Laptop<br> 
Product Rate : 45000<br> </p> 
</body>
</html>

Question 23.
Discuss the structure of an email message in brief. Write the HTML code (statement only) to send an email to [email protected] from your web page. [3]
Answer:
In an email message, apart from the message text there are other fields which are used for some specific purposes as listed below:

To: in this field, the email address of the recipient is given.
CC: in this field, the email addresses of the carbon copy recipients of the email are mentioned.
BCC: In this field, the email addresses of the blind carbon copy recipients are mentioned.
Subject: It highlights the purpose of the mail.

Section – D (4 Marks)

Question 24.
Observe the following webpage and write the HTML code to generate it. [4]

Threats to Elephants

1.	Illegal Hunting
2.	Industrialization
3.	Habitat loss
4.	Fragmentation
5.	Diseases

For Further Enquiries and reservation:
Contact Us

Note:

Link color is black, background color is yellow and visited link color is green
Title of the page is “Wild Life”
Heading of the page is in “maroon” color
Image used is “elephantjpg”
Caption of the table is “blue” in color.
Table border is “blue” and of size 2.
The fair Links are one.html, two.html, three.html, and fbur.html
The email id for contact us is abc@ xyz.com

OR
Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below, considering the given specifications. Students can write code for any 4 specifications out of the given 5 specifications.

Specification 1: Table Border should be 4 and table should appear in the center of the browser window.
Specification 2: The space between cells should be 5 and between cells and data should be 15.
Specification 3: The border colour should be green and the background colour of the table should be grey.
Specification 4: The caption and table header tags should be used wherever required.
Specification 5: The table should contain exactly same number of rows and columns as shown above. The data in each cell should be as shown in the above table
Answer:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Wild Life </TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor = "yellow" link = "black" vlink = "green">
<H1 Align = "center">
<FONT color = "maroon"> INDIAN ELEPHANT </FONT></H1>
<FONT FACE = "ARIAL">
<P align = "left">
The Indian elephant (Elephasmaximusindicus) is one of the three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia, since 1986. The Asian elephant has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List as the wild population has declined by atleast 50% since the 1940's to 1950's The Asian elephant is threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.
</FONT></P>
<IMG SRC = "elephantjpg" align= "right" height = "100" width = "100">
<P>
See also:
<UL type = "disc">
<LI><a href = "one .html"><U> Sri Lankan Elephant</U>
</a></LI>
<LI><a href = "second .html"><U> Sumatran ELephant</U> </a></LI>
<LI><a href= "three.htmL"><U> Borneo Elephant </U></a></LI>
<LI><a href = "four.htmL"><U> African Elephant </U></a> </LI>
</UL>
</P>
<FONT color = "bLue">
<CENTER><B> Threats to Elephants </B></CENTER>
</FONT>
<TABLE BORDER = "2px" width = "200" ALIGN = "CENTER" CELLSPACING = "1" BORDERCOLOR = "BLUE">
<TR>
<TD> 1 </TD>
<TD> ILLegaL Hunting </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD> 2 </TD>
<TD> IndustriaLization </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD> 3 </TD>
<TD> Habitat Loss < /TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD>4 </TD>
<TD> Fragmentation </TD> </TR>
<TR>
<TD>5</TD>
<TD> Diseases </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<CENTER> <FONT Size = "4" aLign = "CENTER">
For further enquires and reservation :
<a href = "maiLto: [email protected]"> contact us </a> </FONT>
</CENTER>
</BODY>
</HTML>

<htmL>
<head>
<titLe> Product TabLe</titLe>
</head>
<body>
<table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=15 border=4 bordercolor=green align
=center bgcolor=grey>
<caption> Product List</caption> 
<TR>
<TH> Product ID </TH> 
<TH> Product Name </TH> 
<TH> Rate </TH> 
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> 1001</TD> 
<TD>Samsung galaxy </TD> 
<TD> 35000 </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD> 1002</TD>
<TD> Dell Laptop </TD> 
<TD> 55000 </TD> 
</TR>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Section – E (8 Marks)

Question 25.
A school wants to display the marks of its students on its website. Kusum has been assigned this task. Help her to complete the code with right statements in the blanks. Observe the webpage and attempt any four questions (out of 5) given after the web page.

<html>
<head>
<title> Mark List </title>
</head>
<body>
<Table_______= 2><!—Statement l—>
<_______>Mark list of Class X
</Caption> <!--Statement 2-->
<TR>
<_______> Name<fTH>
<1- - Statement 3 - ->
<TH> Total Marks </TH>
<TH> Percentage</TH>
</TR>
< > <!- -Statement 4 - ->
<TD>Arvind Kumar</TD>
<TD> 456</TD>
<TD>91.5<fTD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Rishi Sharma</TD> 
<TD>375</TD>
<TD>75</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Sunaina Singh</TD> 
<TD>396</TD>
<TD>79.2</TD>
</TR>
<_______> </-- Statement5-->
</body>
<html>

(A) Write the correct tag in statement – 1 to achieve the output given in the above web page. [1]
Answer:
body

(B) Write the suitable attribute for the blank given in statement – 2. [1]
Answer:
hi

Explanation:
The <H1> tag is used to specify heading in HTML document. It has six level of heading from <H1> to <H6> where <H1> is the largest and <H6> is the smallest one.

(D) Write an appropriate answer for blank in statement – 4. [1]
Answer:
radio

(E) Write the suitable tag for blank in statement – 5. [1]
Answer:
</html>

Explanation:
The </html> tag is the ending tag of <html>. The <html></html> tag declares the document as HTML type.

Question 26.
Read the case study given below and attempt any four sub-questions (out of 5). Each sub-question carries 1 mark.
Kapoor and Son’s is a LegalAdvisory firm that provides services on Legal matters. They have a large number of clients. Now they want to make a website to approach a larger number of clients.

(A) The domain name of their website is kapoorlegals.com. Write the complete URL for it. [1]
Answer:
http://www.kapoorlegals.com

Explanation:
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address or location of a web page on Internet. A URL consists of three parts: type://address/path

(B) The website consists of many pages. The page ‘register.php’ of the same website allows the clients to register themselves for legal advices. Write complete URL for this page. [1]
Answer:
http://www.kapoorlegals.com/register.php

(C) The clients have to pay a membership fees of Rs. 2500/- online at the time of registration. They can use web service to pay fees online. [1]
Answer:
Net banking/ Online banking/ Mobile banking/ E-banking.

Related Theory:
All the given terms refer to the automated delivery of new and traditional banking products and services directly to customers over the Internet. E-banking is an umbrella term used for all types of banking transactions performed online.
Note: Write any one of the given answers.

(D) The firm also runs an online group where people can discuss their legal matters. The group is type of web service. [1]
Answer:
E-group.

Related Theory:
E-group refers to an online environment where users sharing common views and ideas come together to meet and discuss topics of their common interest.

(E) Pratap received a notice from his opponent. He wants to send the copy of notice to Kapoor & Son’s firm. How can he send it along with email? [1]
Answer:
By attaching the document with the e-mail.

Related Theory:
Every E-mail program has an Attach option in form of ‘Paper clip’ icon. You can attach one or more files with email. These attachments can be any picture, document, audio or video file.