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Stage ll ProficiencyLevel
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SAMPLE
QUESTION PAPER 4
Information Technology
Instructions Time: 2 hrs Max. Marks: 50
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections: Section A&Section B.
3. Section Ahas Objective Type Questions whereas Section Bcontains Subjective Type Questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 = 21) questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 = 15) questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. Allquestions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. Section A Objective Type Questions (24 Marks)
() This section has 5 questions.
(i) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
(iü) There is no negative marking.
(iv) Do as per the instructions given.
7. SectionB Subjective Type Questions (26 Marks)
(i) This section has 16 questions.
(i) A
candidate has to do 10 questions.
(ii) Do as per the instructions given.
(iv) Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

Section A (Objective Type Questions)

1. Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions (iii) Which of the following is an example of
based on Employability Skills (4x1=4) effective written communication? (1)
(i) Which one of the following is not a (a) Using excessive jargon and technical
terms
symptom of stress? (1
(b) Writing lengthy paragraphs without any
(a) Increased sweating breaks or bullet points
(b)Dry mouth (c) Using concise and clear language
(c) Cold hands or feet (d) Including personal opinions and biases
(d) None of the above (iv) provides process and memory
(ii) Which term refers to our knowledge and management services that allow two or
understanding of ourselves? (1 more tasks, jobs or programs to run
(a)Self-awareness (b) Motivation simultaneously. (1)
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
(a) Multi-tasking (b) Multi-threading
(c) Multi-processing (d) Multi-computing
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(a) Consolidation (b) Macros

(v) Which of the following is an example of (c) Templates (d) What-if analysis
a green skill? (1)
(a) Traditionalfarming techniques 3. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions
(b) Renewable energy installation and (5x1=5)
maintenance () Editing Custom Shapes feature allows
(c) Conventional manufacturing processes ......of small segments of a drawing. (1)
(d) Non-recyclable waste disposal methods (a) shaping (b) reshaping
(vi) In which situation an entrepreneur will (c) rehearse (d) None of these
not be able to convince his fellow beings (ii) DBMS is a program, that controls the
to achieve his goals? (1)
creation, maintenance and use of a
(a) Low self-confidence database. Here, DBMS stands for (1)
(b) Innovativeness
(a) Digital Base Management System
(c) Risk-taking (b) Data Build Management System
(d) None of the above (c) Database Management System
2. Answer any 5 out of the given 6questions (d) Database Management Service
(5x1 =5) (iii) A ...... filters data traffic at a network
(i) A ...... is a temporary connection that boundary. (1)
uses the Public Switched Telephone (a) bridge (b) switch
Network (PSTN) to connect to the (c) gateway (d) hub
Internet. (1) (iv) Template includes a text space that is
(a)broadband connection surrounded by brackets. It is called a
(b) wireless connection (1)
(c) dial-up connection (a) margin (b) placeholder
(d) None of the above (c) data source (d) track changes
(ii) The small area network created around (v) Key field is a unique identifier for each
a bluetooth device is called.... (1) record. It is defined in the form of
(a) LAN (b) PAN (c) WAN (d) MAN (1)

(i) The SQL statement is used to (a) rows (b) columns

(c) tree (d) query
make a query or retrieve data from a
table in a database. (1) (vi) What is the name given to a combination
(a) INSERT (b) UPDATE of two cell references? (1)

(c) SELECT (d) REVIEW (a) Relative reference

(b) Absolute reference
(iv) Which of the following allows you to (c) Mixed reference
reorder data? (1) (d) None of the above
(a) Sorting (b) Filtering 4. Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions
(c) Scenario (d) Custom sorting (5x1=5)
(v) Which of the following is not an
(i) Which of the following is an application
(1) program that is stored on a remote
AutoShape?
(a) Line (b) Circle server and delivered over the Internet?
(1)
(c) Curve (d) ClipArt
(a) Web application
(vi) Neeta is planning to take a car loan to (b) System application
buy a new car. But she is not sure about (c) Internet application
the payback time, i.e. whether to pay it
(d) None of these
back in 5 or 6years considering that her
monthly fuel cost will also increase. In (ii) A is a document model that you use
to create other documents. (1)
such cases, which of the following
features of spreadsheet can she use to (a) Anchoring (b) Alignment
get an idea about it? (1) (c) Template (d) None of these
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(iii) 1:1, 1:n and n:1 are examples of different (a) web address (b) website
types of (c) web page (d) Both (a)and (c)
(1)
(a) Relations (b) Databases (iii) Rajiv has created an employee table and
(c) Data (d) Query made Emp No, as the primary key, so
(iv) In packet based networks, the message that it can accept only unique values for
gets broken into small (1)
each record. At the same time, he wants
behave
(a) data packets to have one more field that can
(b) data frame
(c) chunk like a primary key. Which of the
(d) None of these
following types of key can serve the
(v) This is a type of hyperlink available in purpose? (1)
Hyperlink dialog box, which creates a (a) Foreign key (b) Composite key
new worksheet. (1) (c) Unique key (d) None of these
(a) New document is used to define the structure of
(iv)
(b) New file your tables and other objects in the
(c) New worksheet database. (1)
(d) Newdata (a) DDL (b) DML
(vi) Which of the following allows you to (c) DCL (d) None of these
display the specific data? (v) Suraj wants to know the sequence of
(a) Arranging (b) Filtering steps used to open the Templates dialog.
(c) Scenario (d) Custom sorting Answer to his query. (1)
(a) File ’New ’ ext Document
5. Answer any 5out of the given 6 questions
(5x1 =5) (b) File - New ’ Templates
(c) Format ’ Group’Group
(i) A refers to a cell or a range (d) None of the above
of cells on aWorksheet and can be used (vi) Two other toolbars can be opened from
to find the values or data that you want Picture Toolbar are : the and
formula to calculate. (1
(1)
(a) cell reference (b) block (a) Edit picture, Color picture
(c) sheet reference (d) autofill
(b) Format, drawing
(ii) URL is the ......... for awebsite or a web (c) Graphic Filter toolbar, Color toolbar
page.
(1) (d) Floating toolbar, Color toolbar

Section B (Subjective Type Questions)

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on 10. Can you explain what it means to encode a
Employability skills. (3× 2 = 6) message? (2)

Answer each question in 20-30 words. Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20-30
6. How stress can be caused by both good and words each. (4x2 = 8)
(2)
bad experiences? 11. What is the use of grouping objects in a word
skills contribute to processor application? (2)
7. How do green
sustainable development? (2) 12. What is the difference between a workbook
and worksheet? (2)
8. What is the difference between moving and
copyinga folder? (2) 13. What is the use of Scenario tool? (2)

9. How entrepreneur is helpful in capital 14. Define data, the major component of a
formation? (2) database. (2)
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15. Name any two Ramya wants to connect
ways of Wireless connections of Internet. Which all the
computers of her office avoid uncoordinated cables.
wirelessly in order
technology would be best suitable for her office?
to
wireless(2
16. What are the benefits of online
shopping? (2)
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50-80 words each.
17. What is sorting? How to use ascending or descending sort which depends on one column?
(3x4=12)(4)
13. Ojas had prepared a Table of Contents of the project work he had done in a word
application. processor(4
(a) Tell him the different steps to update the TOC.
(b) Tell him the different steps to delete the TOC.
19. Consider the following table:
Employee (4)
Table: Employee
Emp no E_name Profile Hire_date Salary Commission Dept_ no
Manager
8369 SMITH CLERK 8902 1990-12-18 8000 NULL 20
8499 ANYA SALESMAN 8698 1991-02-20 16000 300.00 30
8521 SETH SALESMAN 8698 1991-02-22 12500 500.00 30
8566 MAHADEVAN MANAGER 8839 1991-04-02 29850 NULL 20
8654 MOMIN SALESMAN 8698 1991-09-28 12500 1400.00 30
8698 BINA MANAGER 8839 1991-05-01 28500 NULL 30

(a) How many fields and records are there in the table Employee?
(b) Write the SQL queries for the following:
(i) Display E name and Salary of those employees whose Salary is greater than or equal to
22000.
(ii) Display details of employees those are not getting Commission.
(iii) Display all the details of the employee profile 'SALESMAN'.
20. Define the following types of integrity: (4
(i) Entity integrity (ii) Domain integrity
(iii) Referential integrity (iv) User defined integrity
21. Pinky had heard about the words types of networks. She had some
to clear her doubts. doubts. Answer to her queries
(4)
(i) What is PAN? (ii) Define the term WAN.
(iii) Define the term MAN. (iv) Write a disadvantage of both LAN
and WAN.
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1. 0 (d) () (a) (ii) (c) (iv) (a) (v) (b) (vi) (a) 12. Differences between workbook and worksheet
are as
2. (0 (c) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iv) (a) (V) (d) (vi) (d) follows:
Worksheet
3. (0 (b) () (c) () (a) (iv) (b) () (b) (vi) (c) Workbook
Aworkbook is an Excel A worksheet is a single
4. (0 (a) () (c) (ii) (a) (iv) (a) (V) (a) (vi) (b) file with one or more spreadsheet of data.
5. 0 (a) () (a) (ii) (b) (v) (a) (v) (b) (vi) (b) worksheets
A
workbook would be A worksheet would be like one
6. Stress can be caused by both g00d and bad the entire binder, with section in that binder.
experiences like when people feel stressed by everything in it.
something going on around them, their bodies react by
releasing chemicals into the blood. 13. A Scenario is a set of values that Calc saves for a group
These chemicals give more energy and strength, which of cells. Whenever we run a scenario, Calc automatically
substitutes the saved cell values into a connected
can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical
formula to give us an output. By having different
danger but. it can also be a bad thing, if the stress is in Scenarios for a same group of cells we can get different
response to something emotional and there is no outlet results from the formula and compare these results to
for this extra energy and strength. The good stress is know which is the most suitable set of values for uS.
called eustress, whereas the bad stress is termed as
14. Data is raw numbers, characters or facts represented
distress. by a value. Most of the organisations generate, store
7. Green skills enable the transition to a more sustainable and process large amounts of data. The data acts as a
society by promoting responsible resource bridge between the hardware and the software. Data
management, reducing pollution, and fostering social may be of different types such as User data, Metadata
and economic well-being. and Application Metadata.
8. Differences between moving and copying a folder are 15. Wi-Fi and WiMax are the two ways of wireless
connections of Internet. Wi-Fi technology would be best
as follows
Copying a Folder Moving a Folder Suitable for her office to avoid cabling. Because, it
Copyinga folder means to Movinga folder means to allows high speed Internet connections without the use
of cables or wires.
make a duplicate copy of transfer a folder from one
a folder. location to another. 16. Some benefits of online shopping are as follows:
It uses Copy and Paste It uses Cut and Paste
(0) Online shopping is very convenient. You can get
option. option. products at home.
The original folder rernains The original folder is moved
at the sOurce locations. to the destination location, (i) Online shopping websites provide million of
choices of product.
9. An entrepreneur is helpful in capital
formation as we (i) They offer huge discounts on goods and services.
capital formation is
know that increase in the rate of () Online shops give us the opportunity to shop 24 x7
development of any and also reward us with cashback.
quite essential for the economic increase
are not able to
COuntry. Those nations which () Sending gifts to relatives and friends is easy by
remain
the rate of capital formation or does it nominally online shop.
backward from industrial developnent's point of view.
17. Sorting is a common spreadsheet task that allows user
message
10. Encoding a message means to change thewhich must to easily re-order the data. The most common type of
sernding. The factors sorting is alphabetical ordering which you can do in
into a form suitable for
be considered when encoding messages are ascending or descending order.
language, cultural differences etc. To use ascending or descending sort which depends on
handle
I1. Grouping drawing objects make it easier to one column, follow the given steps:
several objects as a single entity, while preserving their Highlight the cells to be sorted, then select Data ’ Sort
relative sizes and positions. When objects are grOuped, to open the Sort dialog, or click the Sort Ascending or
group are
any editing operations carried out on that Sort Descending toolbar buttons. Using the dialog. you
applied to all members of the group. If you click on one can sort the selected cells using up to three columns,in
member of the group, the whole group is selected. either ascending (A-Z, 1-9) or descending (Z-A, 9-1)
order.
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18. Writer does not update the table of contents intearity states that all values in a column must be
automatically, so after any changes to the headings, of same type.
you must update it manually. (üi) Referential integrity It defines the foreign key
(a) To update a table of contents when changes are Concepts. Referential integrity ensures that data in
made to the document: related tables remains accurate and consistent
() Right-click anywhere in the TOC. before and after changes.
() From the pop-up menu, choose Update (iv) User Defined Integrity If there are some business
Index/Table. Writer updates the table of requirements which do not fit any above data
Contents to reflect the changes in the integrity then user can create own integrity, which is
document. called user defined integrity.
You can also update the index from the 21. () A Personal Area Network (PAN) is a computer
Navigator by right-clicking on Indexes ’ network for interconnecting electronic devices
Table of Contents1 and choosing Index within an individual person's workspace.
Update from the pop-up menu.
Area network created around a
(b) To delete the table of contents from a document: Common bluetooth device is PAN but some
(i) Right-click anywwhere in the TOC. Mistake students think it is LAN while LAN 0s a
(i) From the pop-up menu, choose Delete network within a building.
Index/Table. Writer deletes the table of (i) A Wide Area Network (WAN) is the one which
Contents.
COvers a broad area. It consists of two or more local
19. (a) There are 8 fields and 6 records in the table area networks. A WAN is used by government
Employee. organisations and businesses.
(b) (0) SELECT E name, Salary FROM Employee (ii) A Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a
WHERE Salary> = 22000; computer
network in which two or more computers which are
(i) SELECT* FROM Employee WHERE geographically distributed but in the same
Commission IS NULL; metropolitan city are connected.
(ii) SELECT *FROM EMPLOYEE WHERE Its geographic scope falls between a WAN and
LAN.
Profile="SALESMAN': (iv)
20. (0) Entity Integrity It defines the primary key of a table. Disadvantage of LAN Even though LAN saves a
lot of money in terms of resource
Entity integrity rule on a column does not allow sharing, the initial
cost involved in setting up the network
duplicate and null values. is quite high.
(ii) Domain Integrity It defines the type, Disadvantage of WAN It is difficult to maintain the
format of data allowed in a column.range and
Domain
WAN network. It requires skilled
technicians and
network administrators.