OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

TERM 1 Examination – June 2025

SAMPLE PAPER

Name:
Grade: 10 Sec:
Subject: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY M Marks: 50
Date: 11/05/2025 Time: 2:30 hrs
General Instructions:
1. This question paper has _ pages.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Question numbers 1 to 5 are MCQ of 1 mark each.
4. Questions 6 to 18 are short answer questions of 2 marks each.
5. Question numbers 19 to 21 are short answer questions of 4 marks each.
6. Reading time is 15 minutes

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Q1. Answer any 4 out of the 6 questions given on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i What is communication?
a. Talking loudly b. Exchanging information
c. Writing quickly d. Ignoring messages
ii Which is NOT a part of the communication cycle?
a. Transmitting b. Listening
c. Sleeping d. Feedback
iii Which is an element of non-verbal communication?
a. Emails b. Facial expressions
c. Phone calls d. Notices
iv What is the most effective method of communication?
a. Email b. Face-to-face
c. Notices d. Blogs
v Which type of communication occurs between two individuals?
a. Interpersonal b. Public
c. Small group d. Written
vi You need to apply leave at work? Which method of communication will you use?
(a) e-mail (b) Poster
(c) Newsletter (d) Blog
Q2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i Data can be processed in the proper way to generate meaningful __.
a. Data b. Information
c. Database d. None of the above
ii Which of the following software is used to retrieve, update and create data in a database.
a. Database Management System (DBMS) b. Data Manager (DM)
c. Database Manager (DM) d. None of the above
iii Which of the following is a common example of DBMS.
a. MS Access b. OpenOffice or LibreOffice Base
c. Oracle or MySQL d. All of the above
iv A ___________ helps to analyze the data based on certain criteria.
a. Database b. Digital Document
c. Impress d. None of the above
v What do you mean by Data Redundancy?
a. Same data will not repeated in several tables
b. It can create same data multiple times
c. Data can be shared to multiple users
d. None of the above
vi What do you mean by Data consistency?
a. Accuracy of the data b. Reliability of the data
c. Uniformity of the data d. All of the above
Q3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i The details associated with an entity are called ____________.
(a) Table (b) Attributes
(c) Records (d) Primary key
ii In which data model the data is organized into a tree-like structure.
a. Network data model b. Hierarchical data model
c. Relational data model d. All of the above
iii In which of the following data models are used to link multiple records to the master file.
a. Network data model b. Hierarchical data model
c. Relational data model d. All of the above
iv What is the primary purpose of a query in a database?
(a) To enter new records (b) To create reports
(c) To retrieve specific data (d) To design forms
v Which of the following objects of LibreOffice Base is used to display data retrieved from
one or more tables in a presentable manner?
(a) Query (b) Form
(c) Report (d) Panel
vi In relational data models the data are stored in different tables made up of __.
a. Rows b. Columns c. Both a) and b) d. None of the above
Q4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i Which of the following is a real-world object which stores the information in a database.
a. Attribute b. Entity
c. Field d. All of the above
ii A _______ is the smallest entity in the database.
a. Attribute b. Field c. Record d. Database
iii A collection of fields in the table make a _.
a. Attribute b. Field c. Record d. Database
iv Which of the following uniquely identifies a row in a table?
(a) Primary key (b) Alternate key
(c) Foreign key (d) Candidate key
v Which of the following is NOT a type of text data type?
(a) Memo (b) Varchar
(c) Float (d) Char
vi The data entered through the forms is stored in _.
a. Queries b. Forms c. Table d. None of the above
Q5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i A ______is a feature of a database using which we can enter data in a table in an easy and
user-friendly manner.
(a) query (b) report
(c) form (d) field
ii _ helps to specify while creating the tables and check only valid data will be entered in the
table.
a. Data Type b. Data Storage
c. Validation d. None of the above
iii No arithmetic calculations can be performed on _ data type.
a. Number Data type b. Text Data type
c. Decimal Data type d. None of the above
iv __ data type consists of number, integer, decimal, real or double type which can perform
arithmetic calculation.
a. Text Data type b. Number Data type
c. Date Data type d. Binary Data type
v If a record is added in a master table, which of the following is NOT true for transaction
table
(a) The record in the master table is called the master record
(b) The corresponding record in transaction table can only be entered once.
(c) The record in the transaction table is called the transaction record.
(d) It is possible to add a record in the master table
vi Using which of the following objects in a database, can a report be generated?
(a) Tables (b) Queries
(c) Both a and b (d) Neither a nor b

SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.
Q6 What are various elements of a communication cycle?
Q7 What is Communication?
Q8 List the various methods of communication.
Q9 Why are communication skills important in our daily lives?
Q10 What is verbal communication and its type?
Answer any 6 out of the given 8 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 6 = 12 marks)
Q11 What is the difference between data and information?
Q12 What is a data model in a database? What are the different types?
Q13 What is an object in a database?
Q14 What are the ways to create a table in LibreOffice Base?
Q15 Give any 4 advantages of a database.
Q16 What are the different formats in which the Date Data Type can store information, and
what does each format represent?
Q17 What is the navigation box in LibreOffice Base?
Q18 What is an entity in a database?
Answer any 2 out of the given 3 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 2 = 8 marks)
Q19 What different types of keys are available in RDBMS?
Q20 Consider the following table: Employee
Emp_id Name Salary Designation

E01 Kajal 78000 Manager

E02 Rahul 50000 Sales Executive

E03 Tarun 55000 Clerk

(a) You are tasked with designing a new employee database for your company. Based on the
given table structure, identify the fields that would be necessary to store key information
about each employee.
(b) As a database administrator, you need to ensure each employee has a unique identifier.
Which field in the table would you choose as the primary key, and why?
(c) During a review of the employee database, you realize there could be another field apart
from the primary key that can uniquely identify a record. Identify the field and justify why it
could serve as an alternate key.
(d) You are integrating the employee table with another table that stores department
details. Explain how you would use the primary key from the employee table and a foreign
key in the department table to establish a relationship between the two tables. Illustrate
with an example.
Q21 What are the different data types used in database management system?