Solved Paper 2023

Computer Applications
CLASS-X
Time : 2 Hours Max. Marks : 50

General Instructions :
Please read the instructions carefully.
• This question paper has 5 sections A-E.
• All questions are compulsory, However the internal choice of approximately 30% is provided.
• Section A has 12 questions carrying 1 mark each.
• Section B has 7 Very Short Questions (VSA) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
• Section C has 4 short answer (SA) 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 Ans. Option (d) is correct.

Explanation: Zomato is an online platform that
1. Suhani asks her colleague for her project work and makes it easy to find and order food from restaurants
then copies the entire work and submits it to her in your area.
team leader claiming it to be own work. The act 5. The protocol that is used to send e-mails is
performed by Suhani is known as ________. _________.
(a) Phishing (b) Plagiarism
(c) Spamming (d) Virus (a) HTTP (b) POP
Ans. Option (b) is correct. (c) SMTP (d) FTP
Explanation: Plagiarism is presenting work or ideas Ans. Option (c) is correct.
from another source as your own, with or without Explanation: SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
consent of the original author, by incorporating it is used to send and receive email. It is sometimes
into your work without full acknowledgement. paired with IMAP or POP3 (for example, by a user-
2. Which of the following is the correct expansion of level application), which handles the retrieval of
SMS? messages, while SMTP primarily sends messages to
a server for forwarding.
(a) Small Message Service
6. SFTP is used for:
(b) Small Multimedia Service (a) Sending Files over the Internet in a secure
(c) Short Multimedia Service manner
(d) Short Message Service (b) Sending Mail over the Internet in a secure
Ans. Option (d) is correct. manner
Explanation: SMS or Short Message Service is the (c) Video Conferencing
standard messaging service used on most mobile (d) Secure Chat Services
phones. It uses standardised communication Ans. Option (a) is correct.
protocols to send text messages between phones Explanation: SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer
- it's low cost and ideal for businesses to use for Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol. It is used
sending short messages to clients to secure file transfers between a remote host server
3. Which of the following is an e-Shopping portal? and a client user over a public network like the
(a) Diksha (b) Swayam internet. SFTP ensures that the host and client are
(c) Flipkart (d) NPTEL validated and authenticated.
Ans. Option (c) is correct. 7. Which of the following is not an attribute of <img>
Explanation: Flipkart: is a e-shopping website in tag in HTML?
India. (a) source (b) width
4. Which of the following is not an e-Governance (c) alt (d) color
portal? Ans. Option (a) is correct.
(a) e-Aadhaar (b) DigiLocker Explanation: source is not an attribute of <img> tag
(c) Sarathi (d) Zomato in HTML.
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8. HTML provides us with _______ levels of headings (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
that can be inserted in a web page. Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
(a) 5 (b) 6 Assertion (A).
(c) 7 (d) 8 (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Ans. Option (b) is correct. (d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is
Explanation: HTML defines six levels of headings. true.
A heading element implies all the font changes, Ans. Option (d) is correct.
paragraph breaks before and after, and any white Explanation: <br>: The Line Break element. The
space necessary to render the heading. The heading <br> HTML element produces a line break in text
elements are H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, and H6 with H1 (carriage-return). It is useful for writing a poem or
being the highest (or most important) level and H6 an address, where the division of lines is significant.
is the least.
9. Which of the following options is an INVALID SECTION -B
attribute of <font> tag in HTML?
(a) face (b) width 13. Write one difference between Chat and e-Mail
(c) size (d) color service.
Ans. Option (b) is correct. Ans. Difference between Chat and Email service.
Explanation: The font tag is having three attributes
called size, color, and face to customize your fonts.
To change any of the font attributes at any time 1. The sender and receiv- 1. The receiver may not
within your webpage, simply use the <font> tag. er need to be online at be online and can
The text that follows will remain changed until you the same time. open the mailbox lat-
close with the </font> tag. er to view mails.
10. The default starting value for an ordered list in 2. The chat is real-time 2. Email is the com-
HTML is ________. communication. The munication that is
(a) i (b) 1 chat can be done using mostly used in com-
(c) a (d) . various methods like munication at the
Questions No. 11 and 12 are Assertion and Reason Facebook, Instagram, professional level.
types. Each question consists of two statements, and WhatsApp. Many The email is intro-
namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the
other apps also pro- duced by the goggle.
most suitable option considering the Assertion and
vide the feature of the
Reason.
chat.
Ans. Option (b) is correct.
Explanation: An ordered list uses numbers or some 14. (a) What is e-Governance? Write the names of
sort of notation that indicates a series of items. For any two services that can be provided using
example, an ordered list can start with number 1, e-Governance.
and continue through 2, 3, 4, and so on.
OR
11. Assertion (A): MOOC helps geographically
(b) What is Internet? How can we retrieve
dispersed students to pursue any online course.
information from the Internet?
Reason: MOOC is a free web-based distance Ans. E-governance is the application of Information
learning program. and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and government operations to achieve public ends
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion through the introduction of digital means across
(A). various stand-alone systems between Government-
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and to-Citizens (G2C), Government-to-Business (G2B),
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of and Government-to-Government (G2G).
Assertion (A). Services provided by e-Governance
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. 1. Applications of e- Governance:
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true. 2. Payment of income tax and corporate tax,
Ans. Option (a) is correct. 3. Registration of new companies
Explanation: Massive Open Online Courses 4. Application of personal documents such as
(MOOCs) are free online courses available for passport and driver's license. 5.
anyone to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable 5. Employment search services.
and flexible way to learn new skills, advance your OR
career and deliver quality educational experiences The Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net"
at scale. is a worldwide system of computer networks
12. Assertion (A): <br> is a container tag. -- a network of networks in which users at any
one computer can, if they have permission,
Reason: HTML elements that have both opening
get information from any other computer (and
and closing tags are considered container tags.
sometimes talk directly to users at other computers).
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. government in 1969 and
(A).
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was first known as the ARPANET.

• The standout advantage of CSS is the added
The internet comprises of an immense number of design flexibility and interactivity it brings to
servers, each identified by an IP address. These web development.
servers store libraries of information of almost all • Makes Updates Easier and Smoother.
domains. 18. (a) Illustrate the use of the radio button input type
Most information is found on the Internet by on an HTML form with an appropriate code and
utilizing search engines. A search engine is a web the corresponding output.
service that uses web robots to query millions OR
of pages on these servers and creates an index of
(b) Write the difference between <ol> and <ul> tags
those web pages. Internet users can then use these
in HTML. Also write suitable examples of each
services to find information on the Internet.
to illustrate the difference.
15. How can we embed audio in an HTML document?
Ans. The <input type="radio"> defines a radio button.
Given an example to support your answer.
Radio buttons are normally presented in radio
Ans. The newly introduced HTML5 <audio> element groups (a collection of radio buttons describing a
provides a standard way to embed audio in web set of related options). Only one radio button in a
pages. However, the audio element is relatively new group can be selected at the same time.
but it works in most of the modern web browsers. Note: The radio group must share the same name
The following example simply inserts an audio into (the value of the name attribute) to be treated as a
the HTML5 document, using the browser default group. Once the radio group is created, selecting any
set of controls, with one source defined by the src radio button in that group automatically deselects
attribute. any other selected radio button in the same group.
Example You can have as many radio groups on a page as
<audio controls="controls"> you want, as long as each group has its own name.
<source src="media/birds.mp3" type="audio/ Example code:
mpeg"> <html>
<source src="media/birds.ogg" type="audio/ogg"> <head>
Your browser does not support the HTML5 Audio <title> Example of Radio Button</title>
element. </head>
</audio> <body>
16. (a) Define Licensed Software. Write names of any <form>
two licensed software. <label>
OR Gender:
(b) How can we reduce digital divide? Give any two </label> <br>
points. <input type="radio" id="gender" name="gender"
Ans. A software license is a license agreement that gives value="male"/> Male
an individual, company, or , permission to use a <br>
software program. <input type="radio" id="gender" name="gender"
A software license is a document that provides value="female"/> Female <br/>
legally binding guidelines for the use and </form>
distribution of software. Software licenses typically </body>
provide end users with the right to one or more </html>
copies of the software without violating copyrights.
Examples of Licensed software : Microsoft Office ,
Oracle
OR
The digital divide can be closed by implementing
digital inclusion policies, programs and tools that
incorporate : Affordable, robust broadband internet OR
service. Internet-enabled devices that meet the
<UL> Tag
needs of the user.
Example:
Ways to reduce it also include :
Output:
a) Digital literacy programs
<OL> Tag
b) Alliance for affordable internet
An ordered list starts with the <ol> tag. Each list
c) Free Basics item starts with the <li> tag.
17. How is CSS beneficial for web page development?
The list items will be marked with numbers by
Give any two points. default:
Ans. CSS is a design language that makes a website
Example:
look more appealing than just plain or uninspiring
<ol>
pieces of text. Whereas HTML largely determines
<li>Coffee</li>
textual content, CSS determines visual structure,
<li>Tea</li>
layout, and aesthetics. HTML is a markup language,
<li>Milk</li> </ol>
and CSS is a style sheet language.
Output:
• Improves Website Presentation.
1. Coffee

2. Tea
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3. Milk Ans. Digital property rights represent subsequent

An unordered list starts with the <ul> tag. Each list generations of property rights, which puts them on
item starts with the <li> tag. an equivalent playing field as patents, copyrights,
The list items will be marked with bullets (small and trademark brands. As property, digital
black circles) by default: information exists inside the web realm.
<ul> It gives the owner the exclusive right to copy, modify,
<li>Coffee</li> and distribute or sell those copies or modifications
<li>Tea</li> of the property to the public. Software copyright
<li>Milk</li> could cover the specific code used in the program
</ul> or elements in the user interface.
• Coffee
Ways to protect intellectual property
• Tea
• Milk
• Keep business and trade ideas a secret. Until
19. What is the difference between <br> tag and <p> you adequately secure your IP through a
tag in context of HTML? non-disclosure agreement, it is best to avoid
Illustrate using suitable examples. discussing it with others.
Ans. <br> tag
• Document your concepts and original content
The <br> tag inserts a single line break. The <br> in detail.
tag is useful for writing addresses or poems. The • Apply for a trademark.
<br> tag is an empty tag which means that it has • Ensure strong access credentials.
no end tag. 21. Consider the following URLs:
Example:
https://www.practicepayment.com_________URL1
<html>
<head> http://www.prcticepayment.com________URL2
<title> (a) What is the difference between URL1 and
Example of BR tag URL2?
</title> (b) Which of the two URLs will you prefer to use
</head> and why?
<body> (c) Expand www.
<p>If you want to break a line <br> in a Ans. a. URL1 is using the https protocol , whereas
paragraph, <br> use the BR element in <br> your URL2 is using the http protocol.
HTML document. </p> b. I will prefer to use URL1 as: The major
</body> difference between HTTP and HTTPS protocol
</html> is that HTTP is less secure whereas HTTPS
is more secure protocol and it uses TLS/

Output: SSL certificate to ensure the authentication.

If you want to break a line Both, HTTP and HTTPS are used to transfer

in a paragraph, hypertext documents on the world wide web

use the br element in Your HTML document. (www).

<p> tag c. WWW: World Wide Web

The HTML <p> element defines a paragraph. 22. (a) Write the equivalent CSS code to set the

A paragraph always starts on a new line, and following styles for a web page:
browsers automatically add some white space (a (i) Entire page background color should be
margin) before and after a paragraph. yellow.

<p> tag is a container tag. (ii) Second level Heading properties should be

Example as follows:

<html>

<head> • Text color should be Red

<title> • Left margin should be 25 px

Example of BR tag OR

</title> (b) (i) Write a CSS code to display the first level

</head> heading text as "My School" in Green color

<body> and center-aligned.

<p> This paragraph contains a lot of lines in the
(ii) Write the CSS code to display the following
source code, but the browser ignores it. </p> <p>
paragraph below the above mentioned
This paragraph contains a lot of spaces in the source
heading:
code, but the browser ignores it. </p>

</body> This is my School

</html> I study in class 12
The properties of the paragraph content should
SECTION -C be as follows:
(I) Text color should be yellow
20. How do Intellectual Property Rights provide
protection to digital work? Write any two ways to (II) Font size should be 25 px
avoid plagiarism. (III) Font style should be bold
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Ans. a. i) {background-color: yellow;} be Verdana. Superscript tags should be used

ii) h2 { display: block; font-color: Red ; margin- wherever required.
left: 25px;} •
The services (as shown in the above web
OR page) should be written with the help of the
b. i) h1 { display: block; font-color: green ; text- unordered list.
align: center;}
•
The bottom-most line of 'Queries: help@
ii) p { display: block; font-color: yellow; font-
homeservices.com" should be a link to open
weight: Bold ; font-size: 25px;}
the user's default mail client to send queries to
23. Write the full forms of the following protocols:
the mentioned email id.
(a) HTTPS
OR
(b) TCP
(c) SSH (b)
Ans. a. HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure Events
b. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol The following events are scheduled to be held
c. SSH: Secure Shell
on 1st April, 2023.
SECTION -D The timings are as follows:
1. 9.00 AM – 10.00 AM Flag Hoisting
24. (a) Write the HTML code to design the web page
2. 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM Painting Competition
as shown below, considering the specifications
that follow. You can write the code for 3. 11.00 AM – 12.30 PN Dance Competition
any four specifications out of the given six 4. 12.30 PM – 2.00 PM Closing Ceremony
specifications. For any queries contact [email protected]
Home Service Phone : 9999999999

Write the HTML code to design the above

shown web page titled 'Events', considering the
specifications as given below. You can write the
code for any four specifications out of the given six
specifications.
Specifications:
• The background color of the page should be
cyan, the font face for the page should be
Arial.
• Heading 'Events' should be the first level of
heading.
• Font size for the paragraph and the list of
products should be 5.
• The schedule (as shown in the above web

page) should be written with the help of the
We are happy to provide you all help at your numbered list. Superscript tags should be
residence. used wherever required.
Special discount offers from (1st May, 2022 to 30th • The bottom-most lines of 'For any queries ...'
June, 2022). and 'Phone : ....' should be in hold.
Please contact us for the following services: • The contact email [email protected] should
Maid/Servant (Cleaning) be a link to open the user's default mail client
Maid/Servant (Cooking) to send queries to the mentioned email id.
Driver Ans. <HTML>
Queries: [email protected] <HEAD>
</HEAD>
Specifications: <BODY BGCOLOR=”YELLOW” TEXT=”BLUE”>
• The background color of the page should be <H1> HOME SERVICES</H1>
yellow and the text for the page should be in <IMG SRC=”SERVICE.PNG”> <BR>
blue color. <FONT FACE=”VERDANA” SIZE=4>
We Are happy to provide you all help at your
• Heading 'Homes Services' should be the first residence <BR>
level of heading. Special discount offers from (1<sup>st</
• The image named 'service.png' should be sup>May,2022 to 30^th
placed on the web page. June 2022)<BR>
• Font size for the paragraph and the list of Please contact us for the following services<BR>
services should be 4 and Font face should <UL>
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<LI>Maid/Servant(Cleaning) <table>

<LI>Maid/Servant(Cooking) <tr>

<LI> Driver
<td colopan = ________><!-

</UL>
STATEMENT-1> MARCH 2023 </td>

Queries: <a href=”mailto:help@homeservices.
com”> [email protected]</a> </tr>

</FONT> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

</BODY> <!-STATEMENT-2>

</HTML> <th>DAYS</th>
OR

<HTML> <th>Mon</th>

<HEAD> <th>Tue</th>

</HEAD> <th>Wed</th>

<BODY BGCOLOR=”CYAN” >
<th>Thu</th>

<FONT FACE=”ARIAL”>

<H1> EVENTS</H1> <th>Fri</th>
<th>Sat</th>

<FONT SIZE=5>
<th>Sun</th>

The following events are scheduled to be held on
1^stApril,2023 <BR> ___________ <!-STATEMENT - 3>

The timings are as follows<BR> <tr>

<OL> <td ________ = 2><! – STATEMENT- 4>
DATES </td>

<LI>9:00AM – 10:00 AM Flag Hosting
<td>6</td>

<LI>10:00AM-11:00 AM Painting competition <td>7</td>

<LI>11:00AM – 12:30 PM Dance competition <td>8</td>

<LI>12:30-1:30 PM Song competition <td>9</td>

<LI> 1:30-2:00 PM Closing Ceremony <td>10</td>

</UL> <td>11</td>

<B>For any Queries contact: <a <td>12</td>
href=”mailto:[email protected]”>queries@
event.com </a><BR> </tr>

PHONE: 9999999999 <tr>

</B> <td> </td>

</FONT> <td> _________ </td><! -

</BODY> STATEMENT - 5>

</HTML>
</tr>
SECTION -E </table>
</body>
Case Study
</html>
25. Arif works in a school as a web designer. He has
been assigned the task of uploading the calender of (a) Write the attribute value to complete
holidays for the month of March. He was supposed Statement -1 to achieve the output as given in
to design an HTML table for the same. the above table.
Help him to complete the table with the right (b) Write the tag to complete Statement -2 to
statements in the blanks. achieve the output as given in the above table.
Observe the table and attempt any four questions (c) Write the attribute value to complete
(out of five) given after the table. Statement -3 to achieve the output as given in
the above table.
(d) Write the attribute name to complete
Statement -4 to achieve the output as given in
the above table.
(e) Write the appropriate answer for the blank
given in Statement -5 to achieve the output as
given in the above table.

<html>
Ans. STATEMENT1: <TD COLSPAN=8>

<head>
STATEMENT2: <TR>
<title> </title>
STATEMENT3:</TR>

</head> STATEMENT4: <TD ROWSPAN=2>

<body> STATEMENT5: 14
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26. Rashmi is a student of ABC School. She has been online.

provided with an email id from the school to use (c) The teacher also advises all students never to
for all academic correspondences. She generally shares their ____________ with anyone.
receives all her school's correspondence on the
(d) Rashmi has learnt that she should always
email.
____________ of her email account once her
One day she was working in the computer lab, and work is completed.
after her work was over, she forget to logout of her
(e) Prabhnoor is now aware of ethical practices to
email account. When she left the computer lab, her
be followed while working over the internet
classmate, Prabhnoor sends objectionable emails
and decides to guide his friends and relatives
from the same email id, to her teachers, so as to
about the same. Write any two points that
malign Rashmi.
Prabhnoor should advise them to do while
Based on the given situation, attempt any four (out working online.
of five) fill-ups/questions given below: Ans. a. Mailbox/EmailID
(a) Prabhnoor has invaded _________ of Rashmi. b. Cyber Ethics
(b) Rashmi informs her class teacher about c. Credentials
the incident. The teacher calls Prabhnoor d. Logout
and makes him aware of _______, which is e. 1. Be respectful to others.
following ethical principles while working 2. Don’t bully people.
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