Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar

Practice Paper (2023-24)

Class: X Computer Applications Date: 06.12.23
Time: 2 hours M.Marks: 50
Name:________________________________ Sec:_________ Roll No.: ________

General Instructions:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. All Questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the questions.
3. Section A has 12 questions carrying 01 mark each.
4. Section B has 7 Short Answer (SA-I) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA-II) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 04 marks.
7. Section E has 2 Source-based/Case-based /Passage-based Questions carrying 04 marks each.

Section - A
1. A _____________ is an online community bulletin board where users can post 1
messages, report to posted messages, or just read them.
a) Blog b) Newsgroup
c) Email d) Search Engine
2. Which of the following extensions should be ideally used along with the domain name 1
of a non-profit organization like NGOs?
a) .ngo b) .org
c) .gov d) .npo
3. Which of the following search queries should be most appropriate to search for a book 1
titled: the three mistakes of my life in the search engine?
a) "the three mistakes of my life" b) the;three;mistakes;of;my;life
c) the+three+mistakes+of+my+life d) Either option a) or b)
4. Which of these is an example of an e-reservation website? 1
a) amazon.com b) cbse.nic.in
c) irctc.co.in d) grammarly.com
5. In HTML, the default color of the link that is currently being clicked upon is _______. 1
a) Red b) Blue
c) Green d) Black

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6. You want to display a chemical formula on your website where the subscript "2" 1
appears next to the symbol "O" and the superscript "+" appears above the symbol "H".
Which HTML tags would you use to achieve this?
a) <sup> for "2" and <sub> for "+" b) <sub> for "2" and <sup> for "+"
c) <sup> for both "2" and "+" d) <sub> for both "2" and "+"
7. The default alignment of images, that are inserted in the web page, is: 1
a) left b) right
c) inline with text d) middle
8. Which of the following is/are the ways to add a video file to a web page?
a) Linking via <A> b) Embedding via <EMBED>
c) Embedding via <VIDEO> d) All of these
9. Which of the following property is used to change the color of the bottom border? 1
a) border-color b) border-style
c) border-width d) border-bottom
10. ____________________refers to the gap between those who have access to 1
technology and those who do not.
a) Digital Divide b) Digital Unity
c) Digital Literacy d) Digital Privacy
Questions No-11 & 12 are Assertion and Reason types. Each question consists of
two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option
considering the Assertion and Reason.
11. Assertion (A): BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) allows the sender to send the same email 1
message to multiple recipients without letting them know that some other persons
have also received the same message.
Reason (R): Using BCC protects the privacy of your recipients and helps reduce
spam.
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.
12. Assertion (A): The term cascading in cascading style sheets refers to a specific 1
way/manner in which the web browsers determine which styles to apply to a specific
part of the page.
Reason (R): The cascading order rule states that external styles take precedence over
internal styles, which take precedence over inline styling rules.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation
of Assertion (A).

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 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.
Section - B
13. Mr. Ramanujan is the CEO of Aircel Services Ltd. The company has branch offices 2
in all the metro cities of India. In order to communicate regularly with all the branch
officers on time, he decided to use video conferencing. However, he is apprehensive
about the cost factors and other social impacts on employees.
i) What is video conferencing? What hardware and software are required to do video
conferencing?
ii) List any two disadvantages of using video conferencing.
14. Explain all the components of the following URL: 2
http://www.educart.co.uk/books/faq.html
OR
Savvy InfoSolutions is a software development company based in Ahmedabad. The
company wants to train its employees with the latest IT tools and technologies and
enhance their skills. It suggests its employees some websites to study online. What is
the generic name for this form of learning? Give three benefits of this form of learning.
15. Sarvesh, a Class X student, cannot understand the difference between a web client 2
and a web server. Help him understand the same by explaining their role and giving
suitable examples of each.
16. What do you mean by Identity theft? Explain with the help of an example. 2
OR
Ms. Vidya Chauhan is confused between Proprietary Software and Open Source
Software. Mention at least two points of difference to help her understand the same.
17. What is the usage of heading tags? How many levels of heading tags are defined in 2
HTML? What is the default alignment for the heading tag?
18. Name the attributes used for the following: 2
a) To align the contents of the table cell vertically.
b) To specify alternative text the browser may show if image display is not
possible or disabled by the user.
c) To give the amount of spacing between the cell border and the cell contents.
d) To specify a tooltip text for the document to which you are creating a link
using an anchor tag.
OR
What would be the output of the following code fragment? 2
<TABLE border=1 cellspacing=0 frame=vsides rules=rows>
<TR align=center>
<TD rowspan=2>A</TD>

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 <TD colspan=2>B</TD>
</TR>
<TR align=center>
<TD>C</TD>
<TD>D</TD>
</TR>
<TR align=center>
<TD>E</TD>
<TD colspan=2>F</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
19. Write HTML code to produce the following output using a definition list. 2
Computer
An Electronic Machine.
CPU
The brain of the computer.
Section - C
20. Rakesh Mishra has written an HTML code to design a web page on the topic 3
"Drawbacks of ICT".
i) As a web designer, write an external CSS code snippet to set the following properties
in the webpage:
• The background image for the webpage is ictpic.jfif and it should be replicated
only horizontally.
• Text in the first level heading should be italicized and in uppercase.
ii) Write an inline CSS code to add an indent of 30px to the first line of the paragraph
and make the paragraph text with alignment as justified.
21. Rohan is designing a website for a local music band and wants to include an audio 3
clip of one of their latest songs on the homepage. The band has provided him with an
MP3 audio file (melody.mp3) for this purpose. The audio file should be displayed
with controls for audio playback with dimensions of 200px width. The audio file
should begin to play on its own as soon as the webpage is loaded. The audio file, upon
reaching the end should automatically start playing from the start. Help Rohan to
accomplish this task by writing appropriate HTML code.
22. Imagine you are a web developer working on a website for a photography studio. The 3
website showcases various photo galleries of the studio's work on a webpage named
Gallery.html. The webpage Gallery.html has two sections "Animals" and "Birds". In
the "Animals" section, three images are to be displayed namely lion.jpg, mouse.jpg,
and dog.jpg. An image named dog.jpg appears to the left of the lion's head and a small
image mouse.jpg appears next to the lion's right foot. You also need to design a web
page named Home.html to create a link to jump to the section "Animals" defined in
the webpage gallery.html. The linked page should open in a new window.
As an expert write the html code snippet to achieve it.

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 Note: Assume that the image and both the web pages are stored in the same folder.
OR
Write HTML code to design the content of the web page using lists as shown below:

Music of India:
▪ Classical Music
x. Hindustani Music
xi. Symphony
▪ Folk Music
▪ Popular Music
o Film music
o Indian Pop Music

23. Ravi received a mail from the so-called IRS (Indian Revenue Service) department (as 3
shown below). On clicking "ClickHere", he was taken to a site designed to imitate an
official-looking website, such as IRS.gov. He was asked to upload some important
documents and personal information on it.

Identify and explain the cybercrime being discussed in the above scenario.
ii) What is IPR and state any two reasons why it should be protected?
Section - D
24. Write an HTML Code to design a Member Registration Form for an E-Learning 4
Portal.
Note the following points while designing the web page.
1. The Login Id textbox should have a width of 30 characters.
2. The Password field should allow a maximum of 10 characters as input.
3. Only one of the options in Classes should be selected.
4. Under Course Type, Language Course should be selected by default. Multiple
courses can be selected.

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 OR
Observe the screenshot of a web page given below and write HTML code to design
the given table.

Note the following points while writing the code:

1. The background color of the table should be yellow and the border size should
be 2px.
2. The heading for the table is PROJECT TIGER.
3. The image to be used in the table is savetiger.jpg
4. The last row text "Join the mission" should be an email link to
[email protected]
Section - E
Case Study-1
25. Bidya is a nurse at Medicos Hospital. Owing to an emergency situation due to 4
COVID-19, she needs to communicate in almost real-time with the Medical
Superintendent about the status of the patients. The hospital has provided her with a
laptop, web camera, and other accessories for communication purposes.

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 a) As instructed by the Medical Superintendent, Bidya has to send the RT-PCR reports
of some patients who have tested negative to their respective family members using
her laptop. Suggest to her any two examples of web services that she should avail of.
b) i) Bidya wants to establish a connection with the remote computer of the pathology
lab in the city so that she can see the RT-PCR reports of her patients. Which
protocol will be used for the same?
ii) Bidya has also been instructed by the Medical Superintendent to upload the RT-
PCR reports to the Hospital's data server. Which Internet protocol shall be used
during this process of uploading the reports into the hospital's data server in a
secure manner?
c) i) The Medical Superintendent has asked Bidya to inform him about the billing and
payment details of the admitted patients. Bidya needs to securely access the details
of the Hospital's server using her Admin Login Credentials. Which standard
security protocol is she using to establish encrypted online links to the Hospital's
server?
ii) Bidya sends an email to the Medical Superintendent regarding the billing and
payment details of the patients. Which protocol is she using for sending an email?
d) i) Bidya, during her free time, likes to browse the internet for web pages with
products available for online shopping. Which Internet protocol does Bidya use
while browsing?
ii) The Medical Superintendent has scheduled an online face-to-face meeting with
Bidya through the Zoom application to update the medical status of critical
patients. Which protocol is used to accomplish this?
Case Study-2
26. Poonam placed an order for some branded shoes from a freshly launched online 4
shopping site during a festival sale. She got a huge discount on the purchase of the
product. After she received the product, she realized it was just a fake copy of the
original brand. Poonam called the helpline number of the online shopping site but was
told that there is a no-returns policy for shoes. Poonam realizes that she should have
taken precautions before placing an order for a product online.
Based on the given information, answer the questions given below.
a) Poonam is a victim of Online Shopping Fraud or E-commerce Fraud. List any two
types of E-Commerce Frauds that can take place online.
b) State any one precaution that Poonam should have taken to prevent the fraud.
c) What should the original brand company do to protect its brand name, logo, slogan,
etc, and ensure that counterfeited products are not sold under its brand name?
d) What do you think is the reason for an increase in such online frauds?

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