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
General 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
This section contains 12 Multiple Choice questions carrying 01 mark each. (12 × 1 = 12)
Question 1.
Riya is building a website and wants to make it accessible to users across the world through the internet. Her system administrator tells her that the web server needs a special kind of IP address for this.. [1]
Which type of IP address does the server need to be accessible from anywhere on the internet?
(a) An IP address that can be accessed from the internet
(b) An IP address assigned to a device by a local network administrator
(c) An IP address used within a private network
(d) An IP address that is reserved for specific network protocols
Answer:
(a) Public IP address refers to the IP address that can be accessed from the internet.
Question 2.
The first graphical web browser was [1]
(a) Mosaic
(b) Netscape
(c) Opera
(d) Lynx
Answer:
(a) Mosaic was the first graphical web browser developed by Mark Andreessen and Eric Bina in 1993. Mosaic ran on windows computers and was easy to use because of its graphical user interface.
Question 3.
Which of the following is an online discussion group that allows chat and an electronic bulletin board system? [1]
(a) Video conferencing
(b) Vlog
(c) Blog
(d) Newsgroup
Answer:
(d) A Newsgroup is an internet based discussion group where people can put information and their opinions about a particular topic. Newsgroups allows chat and an electronic bulletin board system.
Question 4.
Identify the correct statement with reference to <p> tag. [1]
(a) It is used within the <BODY> tag.
(b) The <P> tag defines a paragraph.
(c) Browsers automatically add a single blank line before and after each <P> element.
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d) The <p> tag defines a paragraph, is used inside <body>, and browsers add space before and after it by default.
Question 5.
………… is an audio and video communication technology that can be used anywhere over the Internet. [1]
(a) Chat
(b) SMS
(c) Video conferencing
(d) Google
Answer:
(c) Video Conferencing is a communication technology that integrates video and audio to connect users anywhere in the world through internet, as if they are in the same room.
Question 6.
What does VPN stand for? [1]
(a) Virtual Public Network
(b) Virtual Private Network
(c) Virtual Protocol Network
(d) Variable Protocol Network
Answer:
(b) VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It creates a secure, encrypted connection over a less secure network.
Question 7.
What is the abbreviation for a network security device that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic? [1]
(a) Router
(b) Modem
(c) Firewall
(d) Switch
Answer:
(c) Firewall is the network security device that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
Question 8.
Which container tag is used to create multiline, scrollable, text entry boxes? [1]
(a) <TEXTAREA>
(b) <TEXTIMG>
(c) <IMG>
(d) <CHECKBOX>
Answer:
(a) <TEXTAREA> tag is used to define a multi-line plain- text editing controls. It is commonly used in HTML forms to collect user inputs.
Question 9.
What will be the output of x<SUP>3</SUP> – y<SUP>3</SUP>? [1]
(a) x2 + y2
(b) x3 + y2
(c) x2 – y2
(d) x3 – y3
Answer:
(d) The HTML <SUP> tag is used to define the superscript text. The superscripted text appears slightly above the normal line.
Question 10.
Which attribute is used for specifying the URL of the anchor tag? [1]
(a) ref
(b) href
(c) hurl
(d) hdref
Answer:
(b) The href attribute is used to specify the URL of the page that the link points to. When the href attribute is not present in <a> anchor tag, then the element will not be a hyperlink.
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.
(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.
Question 11.
Assertion (A) E-mail is an electronic version of sending and receiving letters. [1]
Reason (R) You can send and receive an e-mail without using internet.
Answer:
(c) A is true but R is false because Email can be send only with when you have Internet connection.
Question 12.
Assertion (A) A modem converts digital signals to analog for transmission over telephone lines. [1]
Reason (R) Internet data is transmitted over analog telephone lines in many areas.
Answer:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. Modems convert digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital. This is necessary where the internet is provided over telephone lines (DSL connections).
Section B
This section contains 07 Short Answer type questions carrying 02 marks each. (7 × 2 = 14)
Question 13.
Describe the following social networking sites : [2]
- MySpace
Answer:
- Facebook It was developed on February 4,2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. Today, Facebook is one of the largest online social network with over 500 million users. It is the one site where you are likely to find friends, colleagues and relatives all floating around.
- MySpace It is a social networking website offering an interactive, user submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, photos, music and videos. It was the largest social networking site in the world.
Question 14.
(a) Megha is chatting with her friend online. She expresses her emotions using symbols in the conversation. These symbols are commonly used in digital communication to show feelings. What are emoticons? Also, write some commonly used smileys.
Or
(b) What is Secure Shell protocol? [2]
Answer:
(a) Emoticons or smileys are elements that help you to express your emotions or feelings in your E-mails and text
messages. They provide a direct and funny way to express yourself in addition to the words in your messages. Some commonly used smileys are as follows
Or
(b) The SSH (Secure Shell) protocol is a method for secure remote login from one computer to another. It provides several alternative options for strong authentication and it protects the communications security and integrity with strong encryption. It is a secure alternative to the non-protected login protocols (such as telnet) and insecure File Transfer Methods (such as FTP).
Question 15.
(a) Meera is designing a homepage for her personal website. She wants the main heading “Welcome to My Website” to appear large and centered at the top of the page using HTML.
Write the HTML code she should use to display the heading in level 1 style and center it. [2]
Or
(b) Write HTML code to display the text “Coding is fun!” in red color and bold.
Answer:
(a)
<html> <head> <title>Heading Example</title> </head> <body> <hl style="text-align: center;">Welcome to My Website</hl> </body> </html>
Or
(b)
<html> <head> <title>Colored Text</title> </head> <body> <p style="color: red;"><b>Coding is fun!</b></p> </body> </html>
Question 16.
Ravi is planning to make an online payment using his credit card but is worried about the safety of his personal and financial information during the transaction.
Name the secure protocol that ensures safe online card transactions and mention any two advantages it provides. [2]
Answer:
SET (Secure Electronic Transaction) is a system for ensuring the security of financial transactions on the Internet. It was supported initially by Mastercard, Visa, Microsoft, Netscape and others.
Two advantages of SET are as follows
- SET prevents merchants from seeing the customer payment information.
- To ensure merchant privacy; SET prevents the payment gateway from seeing the order information.
Question 17.
What is linking in HTML? Write its objectives. [2]
Answer:
Linking in HTML is used to link other webpages to a document. We use HTML <a> anchor tag to create a link.
When users click.on a link on webpages, they redirected to other websites or webpages. HTML links are also known as hyperlink or web link.
The main objectives of linking are as follows
- To add more pages to the Website and link them together.
- Using internal links (anchors) to save scrolling for visitors.
Question 18.
(a) An incomplete CSS code is given below. Complete this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that follow: [2]
<head>
<style>
body {
_____ : yellow; <!--line 1-->
_____ : center; <! --line 2-->
_____ : bold; <!--line 3-->
____ : pink; <!--line 4 -->
}
</style>
</head>
line 1: Page background color should be yellow,
line 2 : Alignment of the text should be center,
line 3 : Text style should be bold,
line 4 : Text color should be pink.
Or
(b) Aashi is writing a HTML code to create a food item list as follows:
<html> <____> <!--line 1--> <ul type= “disc”> <b> food mood < > <!--line 2--> <li><b> Appetizers </b> Col type=“1”> <li>Spring rolls<___> <!--line 3--> <li>honey chilly</li> <____> <!--line 4--> </ul> </body> </html>
Based on the above code fill in the blanks given in line 1, line 2, line 3 and line 4 so that her webpage displays the correct output?
Answer:
(a) line 1: background-color
line 2 : text-align ,
line 3: font-weight line 4: color
Or
(b) line 1: body
line 2: /b
line 3: /li
line 4: /ol
Question 19.
Priya is building a webpage and wants to collect user inputs and apply styling. She comes across different HTML tags and CSS techniques while doing so. [2]
Answer the following:
- Which HTML tag should she use to collect user input on her webpage?
- She writes a CSS selector in uppercase but it doesn’t apply the style. Why could this be happening?
Answer:
- Priya should use the <form> tag to collect user input on her webpage.
- This could be happening because CSS selectors are case-sensitive, especially when matching custom IDs or class names. If the selector does not exactly match the element’s case, the style won’t be applied.
Section C
This section contains 04 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. (4 × 3 = 12)
Question 20.
(a) Give the full form of: [3]
- TCP
- UDP
Or
(b) What is a MAC address? How is it different from an IP address?
Answer:
(a)
- TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
- UDP – User Datagram Protocol
Or
(b) A MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface card (NIC) for communications on the physical network segment. Unlike IP addresses, MAC addresses are fixed and hardware-based.
Question 21.
The following HTML statements are not written properly. Re-write the correct statements with underlined corrections. The desired purpose of each statement is mentioned under it. [3]
I. <A href:”index.html “>Visit Homepage</A>
To create a hyperlink to a webpage named index.html
II. <IMG src=”schoo1 .png”, height=”300″ width=”500″>
To insert an image of height 300 and width 500 from the file school.png
III. <OL type=”disc”>
To create a numbered list using bullet points
Answer:
I. <A href=”index.html”>Visit Homepage</A>
II. <IMG src=”school.png” height=”300″ width=’500″>
III. <UL type=”disc”>
Value Point
- Always use correct syntax for HTML attributes — use = and enclose values in double quotes.
- Do not use commas to separate attributes; instead, separate them with spaces.
Question 22.
(a) What is a combo box? How does it look? [2 + 1 = 3]
(b) Ayaan is designing a form for a website and wants to allow users to either type a value or choose from a predefined list of options.
What is the name of such a control? Also, describe how it appears on the form.
Answer:
(a) Combo box in HTML is used to display a drop-down list of some options from which one can be selected.
<SELECT> tag is supported in all the web browsers. <OPTION> tag is used inside the <SELECT> tag that displays the options in the list. It occupies less space but shows only one value for visibility. In this, multiple selection of items are not possible.
(b) The control Ayaan is using is called a Combo Box. A Combo Box is an input control that combines a drop-down list with a text box. It allows users to either select an option from a predefined list or enter their own value manually.
It typically looks like a text field with a small arrow on the side. When clicked, it displays a list of options. This feature is helpful when a user might want to choose from common options or enter a new one.
Question 23.
A school wants to publish student performance in three subjects using an HTML table. Aarav is a student who scored 92 in English, 88 in Mathematics, and 95 in Science. [2 + 1 = 3]
Based on this scenario, answer the following questions:
(i) Which HTML tag is used to define a table row?
(ii) Write the correct HTML code to create one row showing Aarav’s marks in Science.
(iii) What attribute would you use to give the table a visible border?
Answer:
(i) The HTML tag used to define a table row is:
<tr>
(ii) HTML code to create one row showing Aarav’s marks in Science:
<tr> <td>Science</td> <td>95</td> </tr>
(iii) To give the table a visible border, use the border attribute in the <table> tag:
<table border=”1″>
Section D
This section contains 01 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks. (1 × 4 = 4)
Question 24.
(A) Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below, considering the specifications that follows. You can write the code for given specifications. [4]
(i) The title of the page is “Manchester Football Club Website”.
(ii) The heading is blue color.
(iii) Font of entire document is arial.
(iv) The page is linked to
Proud history to “history.html”
(v) Bottom message is of size 2.
Or
(B) Answer the following questions:
(i) What is the use of the mailto: attribute in HTML? Write the syntax to create an email link to [email protected] with the subject “Feedback”.
(ii) Explain the purpose of the border-style and float CSS properties with one example each.
Answer:
(A)
<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Manchester Football Club Website</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <FONT face="arial" size="3"> <H1 align="center”><FONT color="blue">FOOTBALL CLUB</FONTX></H1> <CENTER><IMG src="football .jpg" height="150" width="150"></CENTER> <H3>Welcome to the website of the Manchester Football Club</H3> <P>The Manchester Football Club is based in United States of America and has a long <BR> and <A href="history.html">proud history</A>. We have several teams in various age groups from kids to grown-<BR>ups so there is a team to suit any player. <BR><BR> <U>This year’s motto:</U><BR> We are the BEST:<BR> <HR size=”3" noshade size ="75%"> <FONT size="2"><B>If you have any questions about us, send us a mail at manr@football. us</B></FONT><BR> <H5 align=”right"> <IMG src="copy.jpg" height="20" width="30">Manchester Football Club. Last updated 30th July 2017</H5> </FONT> </BODY > </HTML>
Mistake Alert
Sometime students forget to save the HTML file using .html or.htm file extension.
Or
(B) (i) The mailto: attribute in HTML is used to create a hyperlink that opens the user’s default email application to send an email to a specific address. It can also include a subject line, body text, etc.
Example syntax
<a href=”mailto:[email protected]?subject=Feedback”>Send Feedback</a>
(ii) border-style This property specifies the style of the border of an element. It can be values like solid, dashed, dotted, etc.
Example
P {
border-style: solid;
}
float This property is used to place an element to the left or right of its container, allowing text or inline elements to wrap around it.
Example
img {
float: right;
}
Section E
This section contains 2 Source based/Case-based/Passage based Questions carrying 04 marks each. (2 × 4 = 8)
Question 25.
You sign up for a free online service, and during registration, you are required to provide personal details such as your full name, address, and phone number. A few weeks later, you start receiving, marketing emails and calls from companies you’ve never interacted with. You find out that the service shared your data with third-party companies without your consent. [4|
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
- What ethical issues are involved in this situation?
- How should companies ethically handle user data?
- What steps can you take to protect your personal data online?
- Receiving marketing emails from an unknown site in bulk is refers as?
Answer:
- The ethical issue here is a violation of privacy and data protection.
- Companies should be transparent about how they collect, store, and use user data.
- You can read the privacy policies before signing up for services, adjust your privacy settings, avoid sharing unnecessary personal information and use strong passwords.
- Email bombing
Question 26.
Raghav met a friend and while they were talking, he told him that he needed a software upgrade.
His friend told him that it would be very expensive and Raghav can easily get a copy of that software without paying for it. Raghav got convinced and bought the copy of that software from his friend.
Later on, his uncle who worked in Tech business told him that Raghav had a fake software and he could be arrested for this crime.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions: [4]
- ……….. means copying of data or computer software without owner’s permission?
- Piracy is the violation of which right?
- Write any two forms of software piracy.
- What are the laws that are there to stop piracy?
Answer:
- Software piracy
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Two forms of software piracy are
- Software counterfeiting This type of software piracy occurs when fake copies of software are produced in such a way that they appear to be authentic.
- Softlifting Purchasing only one licensed copy of a software and distributing and loading it onto multiple systems is called softlifting.
- In order to stop software piracy, two types of laws are formulated as follows
- Copyright is an exclusive right of the developer or author to protect their works which is granted by law.
- Patent is the special power of monopoly granted by the law. The work cannot be used or reproduced without obtaining a license from patent holder.