VIBGYOR HIGH

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Q. 1 Circle the correct option : [12]

a Which network does not rely on a central server for communication? [1]

(i) Router (ii) Ethernet cable (iii) Switch

b In which topology is each node linked to every other node? [1]

(i) Ring (ii) Mesh (iii) Start

Which list attribute is used to specify that the order of listing will be in
c [1]
descending order?

(i) start (ii) list-style-image (iii) reversed

d Which table element defines the cells in a row of the table? [1]

(i) TH (ii) TD (iii) TR

e Which attribute of the <AUDIO> element is used to specify that the audio

will start playing as soon as it is ready? [1]

(i) src (ii) controls (iii) autoplay

f Which of the following tags is used to add an image in a web page? [1]

(i) <picture> (ii) <photo> (iii) <img>

g Which of these is NOT a structured database? [1]

(i) Microsoft Excel (ii) Microsoft Access (iii) DBase

h Which of these is the default data type in Microsoft Access? [1]

(i) Long Text (ii) Number (iii) Short Text

i Which of the following is not an option to create reports? [1]

(i) Create Report (ii) Report Design (iii) Report Wizard

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 j Which of the following provides a medium to insert, update and delete records [1]

in the table?

(i) Query (ii) Form (iii) Reports

k Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Frills created [1]

(i) RSS (ii) CSS (iii) Skype

l The act of writing a blog is called [1]

(i) blogging (ii) blogger (iii) blog posts

Q. 2 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer. [6]

a In a wireless PAN, _______________ and infrared technologies are [1]

used for communication.

b A ___________________is a sequence of paragraphs, each of which is [1]

preceded by a special symbol or a sequence of numbers.

c A __________________________ is an arrangement of information or [1]

data in the form of horizontal rows and vertical columns.

d A _____________________ is an organised collection of related data or [1]

information.

e A_____________________ is the basic tool for retrieving information [1]

from one or more tables in a database.

f The online community of blogs and bloggers is termed [1]

___________________________.

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Q. 3 Write T for true and F for false. [6]

a The tree topology is a combination of bus and ring topologies. [1]

b You can also set an image as a bullet [1]

c HTML 5 standard supports all video file formats [1]

d Field name can begin with space. [1]

e A relationship can be created between two tables only. [1]

f VoIP stands for Voice over internet protocol. [1]

Q.4 Match the following. [6]

a Switch (i) A list of notifications of

updated web content

b Table (ii) Uniquely identifies the

records in a table

c External Linking (iii) Grid of rows and columns

d Primary key (iv) Enables you to jump from

from one web page to another

e RSS feed (v) Shockwave and Flash Player

f Plug-ins (iv) An intelligent hub

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Q. 5 Answer the following questions in not more then 20 to 30 words. [14]

a List two advantages of a computer network. [2]

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b What is a description list in HTML? [2]

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c What is the difference between internal linking and external linking? [2]

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d Mention any two advantages of a DBMS. [2]

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e What do you mean by filtering? [2]

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f What is a query? [2]

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g Write a short note on multimedia. [2]

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Q. 6 Answer the following questions in not more than 50 words [6]

a Explain any three different types of computer networks. [3]

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b What are frames? Which element is used to create frames in HTML 5? [3]

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