Sample Question Paper (Term-2)
Class: X Session: 2021-22
Computer Applications (Code 165)
Maximum Marks: 25 Time Allowed: 02 Hours
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains three sections A, B and C. Each section is compulsory.
2. Section A has 4 questions of short answer type. Each question is of 2 marks. Internal choice is
provided in 1 question.
3. Section B has 3 questions of Long Answer Type-I (LA-I). Each question is of 3 marks. Internal
choice is provided in 1 question.
4. Section C has 2 questions of Long Answer Type-II (LA-II). Each question is of 4 marks.
Q Section-A (Total 8 Marks) Marks
No. This section has 4 questions of short answer type. Each question is of 2
marks. Internal choice is provided in 1 question
1 Write suitable HTML Code to Embed audio and video in a webpage. 2
2 What do you understand by the term URL? How is it different from an email 2
address?
OR
What do you understand by a newsgroup? How is it different from a blog?
3 What is a Hypertext link? Give the name and the syntax for the HTML tag which is 2
used for creating a Hypertext Link.
4 Rohit, a student of Class X, wants to represent a table in webpage but he is 2
unaware about the table tags. Explain him the role of <tr> and <td> tag. Write
HTML code of a table and show the use of <tr> and <td> tag.
Section-B (Total 9 Marks)
This section has 3 questions of Long Answer Type-I (LA-I). Each question is
of 3 marks. Internal choice is provided in 1 question.
5 Define Internet and write its two uses in our daily life. How is it different from the 3
World Wide Web (www).
6 What is e-learning? Explain any two merits of e-learning 3
7 “A web browser is different from a web server”. Explain any two differences in web 3
browser and web server with suitable example of each.
OR
Explain any two differences between 3G and 4G mobile technologies.
Section-C (Total 8 Marks)
This section has 2 questions of Long Answer Type-II (LA-II). Each question is
of 4 marks. Question-9 is of case-based type.
8 Read the case study given below and attempt any 4 sub-questions (out of 5).
Each sub-question carries 1 mark.
Mr. Harish, an accountant, works in an IT firm and due to the pandemic, has been
asked to work from home. He has set up his online office at his home. He has
purchased a laptop, web camera and other accessories. Now he has started
working from home and performs his various duties online.
(i) Mr. Harish wants to hold an online meeting with the company’s client such that he 1
can interact as well as see them. Which web service should he avail?
(ii) Mr. Pritish sends an email to Harish requesting him to prepare the balance sheet. 1
Which network protocol is involved during this email communication?
(iii) The company’s financial head needs to send some high security documents to Mr. 1
Harish. He uses an application which supports the ___________ protocol.
(iv) In order to gather some information on latest accounting trends, Mr. Harish has to 1
do some research. He can do this by locating sites online using a _________.
(v) Joseph, the company secretary sends a link to Mr. Harish which contains 1
important company files. What should he do in order to access the files?
9 Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below, considering the 4
specifications as given below. Students can write code for any 4 specifications out
of the given 5 specifications.
Specification-1 : The HTML code structure should be proper. Heading 'HTML
TABLE' should be the first level of heading and Background color of the page should
be LightCyan.
Specification-2 : The value of the table border attribute should be 1. Table header
tag should be used wherever required.
Specification-3 : The table should exactly contain 4 rows and 4 columns. The data
in each cell should be as shown in the above table.
Specification-4 : Attribute rowspan should be used wherever required.
Specification-5 : Attribute colspan should be used wherever required.
Marking Scheme
Class: X Session: 2021-22
Computer Applications (Code 165)
Maximum Marks: 25 Time Allowed: 02 Hours
Q No. Section-A Marks
1 HTML Code for Embedding Video : 2
<video controls><source src="VideoFile.mp4"></video>
HTML Code for Embedding Audio :
<audio controls><source src="AudioFile.mp3"></Audio>
1 mark for code of Embedding Video
1 mark for code of Embedding Audio
2 URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is basically a web address that 2
identifies a resource on the internet. An email address is an account on a mail
server. The main difference is that an email address contains an ‘@’ sign
whereas a URL never has it. An email address does not start with a www.
1 mark for correct definition of URL.
1 mark for correct difference
OR
A newsgroup is an Internet-based discussion group. It is organized around a
particular topic, eg cyber safety. People can post messages on the group
regarding the topic. Anyone can join a discussion group
A blog is more like a website where an individual or group of people write about
anything that interests them eg, sports, culture etc. It is usually owned by an
individual and we can only post comments on a blog if it is allowed to do so.
1 mark for correct definition of newsgroup.
1 mark for correct difference
3 Hyperlink allows us to link HTML elements (text and/or image) to another 2
document or new section within the current document.
Name : anchor tag, Syntax <a href="Link Address">Hyperlink Text</a>
1/2 mark for correct definition.
1/2 mark for correct name of tag
1 mark for correct syntax
4 <tr> : defines table row. 2
<td> : defines table data/cell.
HTML Code
<table>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Ajay</td>
<td>Arts</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Vijay</td>
<td>Commerce</td>
</tr>
</table>
1 mark for the correct role
1 mark each for correct HTML Code
Q No. Section-B Marks
5 Internet is a world-wide network of interconnected computer networks and other 3
devices. It provides us with a very easy, fast and convenient way to access any
type of information. It uses the standard Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Two uses:
1. To access any educational site example : khan academy.
2. To send and receive emails using an email service.
The world wide web, or web for short, are the pages you see when you're at a
device and you're online whereas the internet is the network of connected
computers that the web works on.
1 mark for correct definition of Internet
1 mark for uses
1 mark for the difference between www and Internet
6 E learning can be defined as a learning system which makes use of electronic 3
resources mainly computers and the internet. It encompasses everything from
traditional classrooms that incorporate basic technology to online schools and
universities.
Merits
Since in e learning teachers use technology to teach, it is highly engaging.
Students can learn anywhere, anytime according to their convenience thus
saving a lot of time and money.
1 mark for correct definition
1 mark each for two merits
7 A Web Browser is a software that can be used to browse and display pages 3
available over internet whereas a web server is a software which provides these
documents when requested by web browsers.
A web browser sends request to web servers for web services etc. and a web
server responds to these requests by providing the required documents.
Google chrome is an example of a web browser whereas Apache server is an
example of a web server.
1 mark for each correct difference.
1 mark for correct example of web browser and web server
OR
The main difference between a 3G and 4G mobile technology is the speed
3G, the 3rd generation of 4G is the 4th generation of broadband cellular
wireless mobile network technology, succeeding 3G.
telecommunications tech
A typical 3G phone can 4G phone can download files at speeds of
download files at a upto 1GBps
maximum speed of up to
21Mbps.
1.5 mark for each correct difference
Q No. Section-C Marks
8 (i) Video conferencing such as Skype, Zoom etc 1
1 mark for correct answer
8 (ii) SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and POP(Post Office Protocol) 1
1 mark for correct answer
8 (iii) SSH(Secure Shell) 1
1 mark for correct answer
8 (iv) Search engine / web browser 1
1 mark for correct answer
8 (v) Download the files from the link 1
1 mark for correct answer
9 <html> 4
<head>
</head>
<body bgcolor="LightCyan">
<h1>HTML TABLE</h1>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th>Roll Number</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Class</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>FN1</td>
<td>LN1</td>
<td>12th</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>FN2</td>
<td>LN2</td>
<td rowspan="2">11th</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2">FN3 LN3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
<html>
1 mark for correct <html> structure (i.e
<html><head></head><body></body></html>) and Specification-1
1 mark for correct HTML code for Specification-2
1 mark for correct HTML code for Specification-3
1 mark for correct HTML code for Specification-4
1 mark for correct HTML code for Specification-5
