CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 5 with Solutions

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CBSE Sample Papers for Class 10 Computer Applications Set 5 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.
Examples like online email account, trademarks, own registered domain etc can be termed as: [1]
(a) Digital identity
(b) Online identity
(c) Private identity
(d) Digital property
Answer:
(d) Digital Property

Explanation:
Digital property refers to any information about you or created by you that exists in digital form, either online or on an electronic storage device

Related Theory:
There are many threats to digital property. The first one is digital software penetration tools. These are created by hackers to penetrate into software’s registration system and enable unauthorized users to freely access the software. Second one is stealing and plagiarizing codes of your digital properties. In other words they steal your software’s source code and use it to build their own version of it and sell it under a different name.

Question 2.
Each computer over a network is identified by: [1]
(a) HTTP
(b) TELNET
(c) IP address
(d) SMTP
Answer:
(c) IP address

Explanation:
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a special unique number assigned to each device connected to a computer network.

Question 3.
For email communication we use: [1]
(a) HTTP
(b) IP
(c) POP
(d) SMTP and POP
Answer:
(d) SMTP and POP

Explanation:
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is responsible to send and distribute outgoing emails whereas POP (Post Office Protocol) receives incoming emails

Question 4.
The full form of HTTP is: [1]
(a) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
(b) High Text Transfer Protocol
(c) Higher Text Transmission Protocol
(d) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Answer:
(d) Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Related Theory:
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a set of rules for transferring hypertext (?.e. text, graphic, image, sound video etc). The http generally works in combination with www.

Question 5.
Which of the following is not a HTML editor? [1]
(a) Apache Beans
(b) Notepad
(c) CoffeeCup
(d) BlueJ
Answer:
(d) BlueJ

Explanation:
An HTML editor is a tool for editing or evaluating code in hypertext markup language.

Question 6.
Consider the following code: [1]
<body bgcolor= “red” text= “white”>
What effect it will be it’s effect on the web page?
(a) The web page’s background will appear in red and text will appear in white colour.
(b) The background of a paragraph will appear in red and text will appear in white colour.
(c) The heading text will appear in red and paragraph text will appear in white colour.
(d) The background of the webpage will appear in white and text will appear
Answer:
(a) The web page’s background will appear in red and text will appear in white colour.

Explanation:
The attribute BGCOLOR defines the colour of the background and TEXT attribute defines the colour of the text of the webpage.

Question 7.
To make the bulLet style as a square in an unordered list the ……………… attribute is given. [1]
(a) TYPE = “square”
(b) START = “square”
(c) BULLET = “square”
(d) MARK = “square”
Answer:
(a) TYPE = “square”

Explanation:
The TYPE attribute of <UL> tag specifies the bullet style. The values for TYPE attribute are: square, disc and circle.

Question 8.
<body>……..</body> is a ………………. type of element. [1]
(a) Formatting
(b) Structural
(c) Empty
(d) None of above
Answer:
(b) Structural

Related Theory:
Structural tags in HTML are used to create a basic structure of web page.

Question 9.
The first page on a website that allows you to navigate to other pages via menu system or links is known as: [1]
(a) First page
(b) Primary page
(c) Front page
(d) Home page
Answer:
(d) Home page

Question 10.
Garvit wants to send an e-mail to his manager. Which of the following is required to send an e-mail? [1]
(a) IP address
(b) E-mail id
(c) Domain name
(d) All of these
Answer:
(b) E-mail id

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): Attribute is a special word that specifies additional information for the tag.
Reason (R): Attribute is used inside all the HTML tags.
(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:
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation:
Attribute is a special word that specifies additional information to tag. These are optional inside the tags. All the tags do not have attributes.

Question 12.
Assertion (A): The colour of the background of a web page cannot be changed.
Reason (R): The attribute BACKGROUND is used to add an image in the background of the webpge.
(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:
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

Explanation:
The background of a webpage can be changed. The attribute BGCOLOR is used to change the background colour and the attribute BACKGROUND is used to add an image to the background of the webpage. These attributes are given with <BODY> tag.

Section B (14 marks)

Question 13.
What is a web portal? [2]
Answer:
A web portal is a specially designed webpage that provides information from various sources on one platform. It is a personalised and categorised library that helps in search, navigation, personalisation, notifications and information integration.

Related Theory:
A web portal is a type of website but it differs in content and services from a typical website. A website provides only specialized information and links to sites about other related information where as a web portal is linked to many other websites that provide the web services like email, gaming etc It is a gateway for using the offered web services.

Question 14.
Suhana is a reporter in a news agency. Her job demands her to travel to different parts of the country and give information back to the office. What type of internet connection would you suggest to her to send this information in minimum time and why would you suggest the same? [2]
OR
State the significance of an IP address in a network.
Answer:
Suhana should make use of a broadband connection to send the required information back to her office in minimum time. She should make use of a broadband connection because it is the fastest way to connect and communicate over the internet. It commonly reaches to a speed of hundred mbps.

Related Theory:
Broadband connection: It requires a modem, it has a faster internet download speed. They are mostly used at home now. Indian ISP that provides broadband connections are reliance communications, BSNL MTNL

An IP address has a four set of numbers separated by a period that identifies each computer using the internet to communicate over a network. Each of the four numbers can range from 0 to 255 an internet protocol address governs online communication by identifying both initiating devices and various internet destinations, thereby making two¬way communication possible between the two devices.

Question 15.
Write the purpose of name and href attributes of <a> tag. [2]
Answer:
The name tag attribute defines a name of a section or segment in the same document. For example:
<A NAME = <“Segmentl”> Segment 1 </A> and the “href” attribute defines the URL of the target segment or location or page for example:-
<A href = “segment1”> Link to Segment 1</ A>
<A href = “http://www.agrawalgroup.com”> Books </A>

Question 16.
What are the features of intellectual property rights? [2]
OR
What are the guidelines that one should follow in order to avoid plagiarism?
Answer:
Following are the features of intellectual property rights:

It encourages people to create new softwares as well as help them to improve the existing applications.
An environment is provided for the innovative thoughts and technologies.
Provides a surety of return, people and businesses invest in the national economy.

Following are some of the guidelines that one should follow in order to avoid plagiarism:

Instead of copying the language of the book as it is, try to put it in your own words.
One should have a clear understanding about plagiarism and its consequences so that no one may perform it unintentionally.
If copying someone else’s work, word to word is necessary, then do not forget to enclose it within quotes and also mention its source.
Another way is to credit the author who has written the information that you require and personally not taking any credit for it
(Note: Write any two points.)

Question 17.
Write correct code to set the background colour of web page as yellow in CSS? [2]
Answer:
{body {background-coloryellow;}

Question 18.
The following code is written to align the image in centre in the browser’s window. However, the desired result is not achieved. Mention the reason for the same. [2]
<img src = “image.jpg” align =“center”>
OR
Why is the align attribute used in HTML?
Answer:
The reason for not getting the desired result is that ‘Centre” is not a value of the ALIGN attribute in the <IMG> tag.

Explanation:
The align attribute in <IMG> tag is used for inline HTML image alignments. The valid attribute values are: left, right, top, middle and bottom

Related Theory:
The <IMG> tag in HTML is used to insert images. Its source is specified using src attribute, alternate text with alt attribute, alignment with align attribute andsize with height and width attributes.
OR
The align attribute specifies the alignment of an <object> element according to the surrounding element where <object> is an inline element

Related Theory:
An inline element such as images are the elements that display in line With the text i.e. the specified element is loaded separately and placed into the text flow as if the element or image were the special character.

Question 19.
What are the limitations of HTML? [2]
Answer:
The limitations of HTML are:

Complex designing cannot be accomplished through HTML pages.
Heavy interactive forms and dynamic pages are a challenge to be created using HTML
It has no programming capabilities. (Note: Write any one point)

Section – C (12 marks)

Question 20.
Privacy is the protection of personal information given online. In e-commerce especially it is related to a company’s policies on the use of user data.
Why is the above given statement important? What is the need to safeguard user privacy? [3]
Answer:
It is important for the safeguard of user privacy online. The online world is an open world and thus the personal information of a user must not be available openly, as it may be misused. Thus, it is very important and highly recommended to safeguard user privacy.

Question 21.
(A) What is a search engine? When using a search engine. [3]
Answer:
Search engine is a website that provides the required data on the specific content that is searched. It allows users to enter keywords related to particular topics and retrieve information.

(B) What does a minus sign used with keywords in the search box mean?
Answer:
The – in front of a word or a phrase , means that the search must include the first term but not the second term.

(C) What are the disadvantages of e-learning?
Answer:
Like everything e-learning also has its pros and cons, few of its disadvantages are as follows:

It has been seen that learners with low motivation or bad study habits may fall behind.
Learners who are more used to the traditional teaching methods may get lost or confused about course activities and deadlines.

Question 22.
Write the HTML code to set the image “penjpg” stored in “My Pictures” folder in C:\ as the background of the page. [3]
OR
Write the CSS code to display the quote of the day. The heading “QUOTE OF THE DAY” should be in HI tag form and the actual quote should be in P tag form.
Quote of the Day It is never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday, try something different today.
Answer:
The code is:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> lmage</TITLE> </HEAD>
<B0DY background = “C:\My Pictures\penjpg">
</BODY>
</HTML>

The CSS file of the above page is:
HI {color : Red; font-family : “Times New Roman” Serif font-variant: small-caps; font size : 30 px;}
P{ color : Red; font-family : Arial, Verdana, Sans-serif font-style : italic; font weight – Normal; font-size: 1cm;}

Question 23.
What are the hazards associated with social negtworking? [3]
Answer:
The hazards associated with social networking are as follows:
1. Lack of anonymity: social networking usually requires you to input your name, location, age, gender and many other types of personal information that is publicly available.

2. Scams and harassment: being online you are at a risk of facing cases of harassment, cyber stalking, online scams and identity theft.

3. Time consuming: if you are new to social networking, learning the process can be very time-consuming,

4. Illusion of security: The Internet is definitely not as secure as human hackers can hack one’s personal account very easily.
(Note: Write any three points.)

Section – D (4 Marks)

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

National e-Governance Plan

The National e-Govemance Plan of Indian Government seeks to lay the foundation and provide the impetus for long-term growth of e-Governance within the country. The plan seeks to create the right governance and institutional mechanism, set up the core infrastructure and policies and implement a number of Mission Mode Projects at the center, state and integrated service levels to create a citizen-centric and business-centric environment for governance.

Visit National e-Governance plan to know more about:

1. Central MMP’s
2. Implementation
3. Components

For enquiries Mail to Us

Note:

Background color of the page is yellow.
Link color is black and the visited link color is green.
Font style for the page is ‘arial’.
Heading of the page is “maroon”.
Image used is ‘govjpg’.
Text color of the paragraph is ‘Red’.
Link for ‘National e-Governance Plan is ‘nation.html’.
Email Id for the bottom message is ‘[email protected]’.
Title of the webpage is “Plan”.

Consider the following webpage and write an HTML code to generate it. Consider the above web page and write a code in HTML to generate it. Consider the specifications as given below. Students can write code for any 4 specifications out of the given 5 specifications.

Useful Links:

Online shopping with Amazon
Order your food on Zomato
Send gifts Ferns on Petals
Book vour movie ticket Book My Show

Specification 1: Heading of the web page should be “Useful Links”.
Specification 2: The heading “Useful Links” should be first level heading.
Specification 3: The web page should contain text exactly as shown in the above image. The words underlined are supposed to be hyperlinks for their respective websites. Specification 4: All hyperlinks should be marked as bulleted lists as shown in the given image.
Specification 5: The title of the page should be ‘Links in List’.
Answer:
The code is:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Plan </TITLE> </HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor = “yellow" link = “black” vlink - “green”2,
<FONT FACE= “ARIAL" COLOR
= “MAROON">
<H2 ALIGN = “CENTER”>
National e-Governance Plan
</H2></FONT>
<HR>
<FONT FACE = “ARIAL COLOR = “RED”>
<IMG SRC = “gov.jpg” height = “100" Width = “100” align = “right”>

The National e-Governance Plan of Indian Government seeks to lay the foundation. and provide the impetus for long – term growth of e-Governance within the country. The plan, seeks to create the right. governance and institutional mechanism, set up the core infrastructure and policies and implement a number of Mission Mode Projects at the center, state and integrated service levels to create a citizen centric and business-centric environment for governance.

</FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE = “ARIAL” SIZE= “2">
<B> Visit . <A HREF = "nation .html”> National e-Governance Plan
</A> to know more about: </B>
<OL type = “1’>
<LI> Central MM P's = </LI>
<LI> Implementation </LI>
<LI> Components </ Ll>
</OL>
<HR>
<FONT SIZE = “2”>
<CENTER> for enquiries <A HREF = “abc@xyz. com’’>Mail to Us </A></ CENTER>
</FONT>
</BODY>
</HTML>

<html>
<head>
<title>Links in Lists</title>
</head>
<body>
<hl> Useful Links</hl>
<ul>
<li>Online shopping with <a
href=”http://www.amazon.
in’’>Amazon</ax/li>
<li>Orderyourfood on <a href=
“http://www.zomato.com”>
Zomato</ax/li>
<li>Send gifts <a href="http:// www.fnp.com”>Ferns n Petals </ax/li>
<li>Book your movie ticket <a
href= “http://www.book my show.com”>Book My Show</
a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>

Section – E (8 Marks)

Question 25.
Shikha is a career counselor in an academic institution. She wants to create a form for institute’s website, to collect student’s information. 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>
<body>
<hl>Admission Form</hl>
<form action = "" ____________ =
“post">
<!- Statement 1 ->
Name: <input ____________ = "text”
id="name">
<!- Statement 2 ->
<br>
Address: < ____________ rows = 5 cols =
25 name = “address"> < ! -
Statement 3 ->
Enter address here</textarea>
<br>
Gender: <input type = ____________ name
= “gen" value = “male"/>Male <!
- Statement 4 ->
<input type = “radio" name = “gen"
value = “female"/>Female
<br>
<____________ type = “submit">Submit</
button> <!- Statement 5 ->
</form>
</body>
</html>

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

Explanation:
The METHOD attribute specifies how to send form data. The form data can be sent as URL variables with method=”get” or as HTTP post transaction with method=”post”.

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

Explanation:
The TYPE attribute specifies the type of input element used in the form. Type = “text” will create a text box on the webpage.

Explanation:
The <Textarea> element is used to create a multiple-line text input control.

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

Explanation:
The Type = “radio” is used to create radio button. These are used when only one option is required to be selected out of multiple options.

(E) Write the suitable tag for blank in statement – 5. [1]
Answer:
Button

Explanation:
The <Button> element is used to create various buttons. The value of TYPE attribute can be given as “Submit” or “Reset”.

Question 26.
Read the case study given below and attempt any 4 sub-questions (out of 5). Each sub-question carries 1 mark.
Aradhya is a faculty in well known IT college where she teaches Network Engineering. Today’s lecture is on protocols.
(A) Garima, a student in Aradhya’s class wants to know that what does ‘S’ stands for in HTTPS? [1]
Answer:
Secure.

Explanation:
The full form of HTTPS is Hypertext Transfer Protocol secuse. HTTPS works with SSL (secuse soket layer) and ensures the safety of text/ information being transferred on www.

(B) Aradhya is downloading an image from the internet. Which protocol is being used? [1]
Answer:
FTP

Explanation:
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used for transferring files from one system to the other.

Explanation:
HTTP is a communication protocol. It is also called request and response protocol because the communication between browser and server takes place in request and response pairs

(D) Shagun, a student in her class wants to Know the full form of POP. [1]
Answer:
Post Office Protocol

Explanation:
POP is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client.

(E) Aradhya told her students that ……………………. protocol provides end-to-end communication. [1]
Answer:
TCP/IP

Explanation:
TCP/IP is a set of standard rules that allows different types of computers to communicate with each other. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) specifies how data is exchanged over the internet and how it should be broken into packets. These packets have the information about the source and destination of the message data. The IP (Internet Protocol) ensures that each computer that is connected to the Internet is having a specific serial number called the IP address.