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Secondary School Examination Comptt-2021

Marking Scheme – COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (SUBJECT CODE 165)

(PAPER CODE – 53)

General Instructions: -
1. You are aware that evaluation is the most important process in the actual and correct assessment
of the candidates. A small mistake in evaluation may lead to serious problems which may affect
the future of the candidates, education system and teaching profession. To avoid mistakes, it is
requested that before starting evaluation, you must read and understand the spot evaluation
guidelines carefully.
2. “Evaluation policy is a confidential policy as it is related to the confidentiality of the
examinations conducted, Evaluation done and several other aspects. Its’ leakage to the public in
any manner could lead to derailment of the examination system and affect the life and future of
millions of candidates. Sharing this policy/document to anyone, publishing in any magazine and
printing in News Paper/Website etc may invite action under IPC.”
3. Evaluation is to be done as per instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not be done
according to one’s own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme should be
strictly adhered to and religiously followed. However, while evaluating answers which are based
on latest information or knowledge and/or are innovative, they may be assessed for their
correctness otherwise and marks be awarded to them. In class-X, while evaluating two
competency based questions, please try to understand the given answer and even if the reply is
not from the marking scheme but correct competency is enumerated by the candidate, marks
should be awarded.
4. The Head-Examiner must go through the first five answer books evaluated by each evaluator on
the first day, to ensure that evaluation has been carried out as per the instructions given in the
Marking Scheme. The remaining answer books meant for evaluation shall be given only after
ensuring that there is no significant variation in the marking of individual evaluators.
5. Evaluators will mark( √ ) wherever the answer is correct. For wrong answer ‘X” be marked.
Evaluators will not put the right kind of mark while evaluating which gives an impression that the
answer is correct and no marks are awarded. This is the most common mistake which evaluators
are committing.
6. If a question has parts, please award marks on the right-hand side for each part. Marks awarded
for different parts of the question should then be totaled up and written in the left-hand margin
and encircled. This may be followed strictly.
7. If a question does not have any parts, marks must be awarded in the left-hand margin and
encircled. This may also be followed strictly.
8. If a student has attempted an extra question, the answer of the question deserving more marks
should be retained and the other answer scored out.
9. No marks to be deducted for the cumulative effect of an error. It should be penalized only once.
10. A full scale of marks 50 (example 0-50 marks as given in Question Paper) has to be used. Please
do not hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it.
11. Every examiner has to necessarily do evaluation work for full working hours i.e. 8 hours every day
and evaluate 20 answer books per day in main subjects and 25 answer books per day in other
subjects (Details are given in Spot Guidelines).
12. Ensure that you do not make the following common types of errors committed by the Examiner in
the past:-
● Leaving the answer or part thereof unassessed in an answer book.
● Giving more marks for an answer than assigned to it.

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 ● Wrong totaling of marks awarded on a reply.
● Wrong transfer of marks from the inside pages of the answer book to the title page.
● Wrong question wise totaling on the title page.
● Wrong totaling of marks of the two columns on the title page.
● Wrong grand total.
● Marks in words and figures not tallying.
● Wrong transfer of marks from the answer book to online award list.
● Answers marked as correct, but marks not awarded. (Ensure that the right tick mark is
correctly and clearly indicated. It should merely be a line. Same is with the X for incorrect
answers.)
● Half or a part of the answer marked correct and the rest as wrong, but no marks awarded.
13. While evaluating the answer books, if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, it should be
marked as cross (X) and awarded zero (0)Marks.
14. Any unassessed portion, non-carrying over of marks to the title page, or totaling error detected
by the candidate shall damage the prestige of all the personnel engaged in the evaluation work as
also of the Board. Hence, in order to uphold the prestige of all concerned, it is again reiterated
that the instructions be followed meticulously and judiciously.
15. The Examiners should acquaint themselves with the guidelines given in the Guidelines for spot
Evaluation before starting the actual evaluation.
16. Every Examiner shall also ensure that all the answers are evaluated, marks carried over to the
title page, correctly totaled and written in figures and words.
17. The Board permits candidates to obtain a photocopy of the Answer Book on request in an RTI
application and also separately as a part of the re-evaluation process on payment of the
processing charges.

Specific Instructions
● The question paper contains two parts - A and B. Each part is compulsory.
● Part A carries 20 marks while part B carries 30 marks.
● Part A consists of Very Short Answer and Case-based MCQ Questions and Part B is Descriptive Paper.
● Both Part A and Part B have choices.

Part - A:
1. It consists of two sections - I and II
2. Section I has 13 questions of Very Short Answer Type. An examinee is to attempt any 10 out of 13
questions.
3. Section II has two case studies. Each case study has 7 case-based sub-parts. An examinee is to
attempt any 5 out of 7 sub-parts.
Part - B:
1. Question No. 16 to 20 are short answer Type (SA-I) questions of 2 marks each, Question No 21 to
25 are Short Answer Type (SA-II) questions of 3 marks each and Question No 26 is Long Answer
Type question of 5 marks.
2. Internal choice is provided in 1 question of 2 marks, 1 question of 3 marks and 1 question of 5
marks.

Q. No Part-A Marks
Section-I
This section consists o[ 13 questions o[ Very Short Answer Type. Question nos. 9 to 13 are of fill
in the blank type. Fill the With the most appropriate ansu›er. Attempt any 10 questions from
Question nos. 1 to 13.
1 Write the name of any two attributes of <Font> tag. 1
Ans size, color, face (Any two)
(½ Mark for writing each correct attribute name)
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 2 Ms. Nidhi is designing a webpage for her Primary section. She wants that the 1
written text should appear in white colour on blue colour background of the
webpage. Suggest her suitable tag and attribute for the same.

Ans <body text=white bgcolor=blue>

(½ Mark for writing body tag)
(½ Mark for writing any one correct attribute out of text/bgcolor with its
corresponding value for the body tag)
3 Mention any two accepted values of type attribute of <UL> tag. 1
Ans circle,square,disc

(Any two)
(½ Mark for writing each correct value)
4 Name the HTML tag to display the text in the given format: 1
H2O
Ans <sub>
OR
H₂O
(1 Mark for writing the <sub> tag)
5 Name any two attributes of <IMG> tag. 1
Ans src,alt,height,width

(Any two)
(½ Mark for writing each correct attribute name)
6 Which tag is used to define the title of a web document ? 1
Ans <title>
(1 Mark for writing the title tag)
7 What is the extension of HTML document? 1
Ans .HTML OR .HTM OR .html OR .htm
(1 Mark for writing the correct extension)
8 The <bold> tag of HTML specifies bold text on a webpage. Is this statement true or false ? 1
Ans False
(1 Mark for writing the correct answer)
9 The _____________ tag inserts a single line break. 1
Ans <br>
(1 Mark for writing the br tag)
10 ___________ attribute of <A> tag is used to redirect the user to an email address instead 1
of a link.
Ans mailto
(1 Mark for writing the mailto attribute)
11 HTML headings are defined with the <h1> to _______ tags 1
Ans <h6>
(1 Mark for writing the h6 tag)
12 <DL> stands for __________ 1
Ans Definition List OR Description List
(1 Mark for writing the correct expansion)

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 13 In ordered list, by default the list items will be marked with ___________ 1
Ans Numbers
OR
1,2,...
(1 Mark for writing the correct answer)
14 SECTION II
Both the case study based questions are compulsory. Attempt any 5 questions (out of 7
questions) from each case study. Each question carries 1 mark.

INTERNET
The Internet is the global network of computing devices including desktop,laptop,
servers, tablets, mobile phones, other handheld devices, printers, scanners,routers,
switches, gateways, etc. Computers are either connected to a modem through a cable or
wireless (Wi-Fi). That modem, be it wired or wireless, is connected to a local Internet
Service Provider (ISP) who then connects to a national network . Many such ISPs connect
together forming a regional network and regional networks connect together forming a
national network, and such country-wise networks form the Internet backbone.
(i) The term 'Network of Networks' is associated with 1
A) Bignet
B) Internet
C) Webnet
D) Globalnet
Ans B) Internet
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(ii) The Internet is 1
A) World Wide Web
B) Collection of numerous computers spread across the world
C) National network
D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans B) Collection of numerous computers spread across the world
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(iii) A web browser is a 1
A) Software program required to view www documents
B) Hardware tool required to view www documents
C) Software program required to connect to the MODEM
D) Hardware tool required to connect to the MODEM
Ans A) Software program required to view www documents
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(iv) The role of ISP is 1
A) To make sure that you can access the internet
B) To manage WWW
C) To get website designed as per your requirement
D) All of the above
Ans A) To make sure that you can access the internet
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(v) A MODEM is a 1
A) Software
B) Hardware
C) Network
D) Web
Ans B) Hardware
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 (1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(vi) The service provided by the Internet is 1
A) Email
B) Instant messaging
C) Shopping
D) All of the above
Ans D) All of the above
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(vii) The basic requirements for connecting to the Internet are 1
A) Computing Device and Networking Device like MODEM
B) Connection through ISP
C) Only (A)
D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans D) Both (A) and (B)
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
15 Web Services
Any service that can be offered and availed electronically through World Wide Web, is
known as Web service. The popular electronic mediums that we are using are telephone,
call center services, mobile phone, television or Internet. The rise in the usage of
smartphones has ensured the maximization of availing facilities and services using
Internet. The Internet has played a significant role in revolutionizing web services.
(i) The example(s) of web service(s) is/are 1
A) Chat
B) E-mail
C) Video conferencing
D) All of the above
Ans D) All of the above
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(ii) 'e' in 'e-Learning' stands for 1
A) Electrical
B) Electronic
C) Easy
D) Everywhere
Ans B) Electronic
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(iii) One of the major disadvantages of e-Learning is 1
A) It's very costly
B) It's only available at certain hours of the day
C) e-Learning lacks face-to-face communication
D) It's not time efficient
Ans C) e-Learning lacks face-to-face communication
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(iv) DigiLocker facility comes under 1
A) e-Banking
B) e-Governance
C) e-Shopping
D) e-Reservation
Ans B) e-Governance
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)

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 (v) The advantage(s) of e-Governance is/are 1
A) Transparency
B) Speedy services
C) Cost saving
D) All of the above
Ans D) All of the above
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(vi) Pick the odd one out : 1
A) Amazon
B) Flipkart
C) Instagram
D) Snapdeal
Ans C) Instagram
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
(vii) https://www.irctc.co.in is related to 1
A) e-Learning
B) e-Reservation
C) e-Banking
D) All of the above
Ans B) e-Reservation
(1 Mark for writing the correct option)
PART B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one.
16 Ms. Sharda, a class X student, has just started using software on her newly purchased PC. 2
She is confused on how does software licensing work. Help her by explaining it.
Ans A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software.
(2 Marks for writing the correct answer explaining the term Software Licencing)
17 Discuss briefly the purpose of SMTP and POP3. 2
Ans Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-mail)
transmission across Internet Protocol (IP) networks to send and receive mail messages.

Post Office Protocol (POP).

[It is an Internet standard protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve email over a
TCP/IP connection.
OR
POP3 is used for most webmail services such as Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail.]
(1 Mark for writing the correct answer explaining SMTP)
(1 Mark for writing the correct answer explaining POP3)
18 Som, a website designer, is designing a webpage to spread awareness against COVID-19. 2
He needs to embed a video in the webpage to make the content of the webpage more
interesting. Is it possible to embed a video in the webpage ? If yes, then give the HTML
code for the same.
Ans Yes.
<video> <source src ="myvideo.mp4"> </video>
(1 Mark for writing the first part of answer as Yes)
(1 Mark for writing the correct HTML Code - with any filename)
19 Vikram is designing a website for his school's upcoming sports day function. While linking 2
various pages of the website, he wants that all the hyperlinked text should appear in red

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 colour. Help him by suggesting suitable tag and attribute along with sample HTML code for
the same.
Ans <body link = "red">
(1 Mark for writing the <body> tag)
(1 Mark for writing the attribute link = “red”)
20 Explain the term digital property rights briefly. 2
OR
What are the most common types of e-commerce frauds? Discuss briefly.
Ans Digital property includes data, internet accounts and other rights in the digital world,
including conceptual and intellectual property rights(IPR).
(2 Marks for correctly explaining digital property rights)
OR
Few most common type of e-Commerce frauds are as follows:
● Credit Card Fraud
● Account takeover fraud
● Charged back fraud
● Return fraud

(Any two)
(1 Mark for writing each correct e-Commerce Fraud name )
21 Discuss the significances of background-colour property of Cascading style sheets with 3
the help of suitable HTML code.
Ans The CSS background-color property is used to define the background color for the element
it is used in.

<p style="background-color=red;">
(1 Mark for correctly writing the explanation of background color property of CSS )
(2 Mark for writing the HTML code illustrating background-color)
22 What is the purpose of HTML forms ? Write the HTML code to create a text box in the 3
HTML form.
Ans The HTML <form> tag is used to create a web based form to receive the information from
the user.

<form>
Name: <input type="text"><br>
</form>
(1 Mark for correctly writing the purpose of HTML form)
(2 Mark for writing any valid HTML code)
23 What do you understand by the term secure data transmission? Mention any two main 3
points to ensure secure data transmission in e-commerce.
Ans In Computer Science secured transmission refers to the transfer of data such as
confidential or proprietary information over a secured channel.
Many secured transmission methods require type encryption.

The two main points to ensure secure data transmission in e-commerce are as follows:
Cryptography
Steganography
(Any two correct points)
(1 Mark for correctly writing explanation of secure data transmission)
(1 Mark for writing each point to ensure secure data transmission)

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 24 Which software will be called open-source software ? Mention any two popular 3
open-source software.
Ans Open-source software is computer software that allows users to use, study, change, and
distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

Linux
Google Chrome
LibreOffice
OpenOffice.org
(Any two)
(1 Mark for correctly writing explanation of open-source software)
(1 Mark for writing each correct name of open-source software)
25 How is SMS different from MMS ? Explain. 3
OR
What is a search engine? Discuss its role in WWW.
Ans SMS - Short Messaging Service - It is a short text message sent to/from one mobile to
another mobile device. Its standard size is 160 characters.
MMS - Multimedia Messaging Service - It is used to send/receive Audio/Video files from one
mobile to another mobile device.
(1 Mark for writing correct expansion/explanation of SMS)
(1 Mark for writing correct expansion/explanation of MMS)
(1 Mark for writing correct difference between SMS and MMS)
OR
A search engine is a service that allows internet users to search for content via www.

A user enters keywords or key phrases as text and receives a list of links of
websites/images/videos/other online data.
(1 Mark for writing correct explanation of search engine)
(2 Marks for writing correct role of search engine in WWW)
26 Sahil, a class X student, needs to design a webpage as shown below, to create an image 5
gallery of last three Presidents of India along with some basic information, as a part of his
Social Science project :

Write the HTML code to design the above shown webpage considering the specifications
as given below :

● Arrange the content of the webpage in table form, in which the heading should be
spread in the first row, three images should be in placed in three separate cells of
the second row and their related information in three separate cells of the third
row.

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 ● All the text should be centre aligned.
● Text "LAST THREE PRESIDENTS OF INDIA" should be in main heading form (first level
of heading).
OR
Discuss the significance of table tags in HTML briefly. Name the attributes to merge three
cells horizontally in the same row as a single cell. Also give suitable HTML code to
achieve the same.

Ans <html>
<body>
<table border = 1>
<tr>
<td colspan =3>
<h1 align="center">LAST THREE PRESIDENTS OF INDIA</h1>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="p1.jpg" height=250 width=300></td>
<td><img src="p2.jpg" height=250 width=300></td>
<td><img src="p3.jpg" height=250 width=300></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">Smt. Pratibha Singh Patil<br>2007-2012</td>
<td align="center">Late Shree Pranab Mukherjee<br>2012-2017</td>
<td align="center">Shree Ram Nath Kovind<br>2017-Till now</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

(1 Mark for correctly using <table>, <tr>, <td> tags)

(1 Mark for header <h1> tag OR using any equivalent method for main heading )
(1 Mark for correct uses of colspan)
(1 Mark for correct uses <img> tag)
(1 Mark for CENTER aligning any text using any method)

OR
The html table tag is used to create a table in a webpage. The table tag contains other
tags that define the structure of the table tag, which are as follows:
<TR>, <TH>, <TD>

Colspan is the attribute to merge three cols as one.

<table border=2>
<tr>
<td colspan=3>Cities</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Delhi</td>
<td>Pune</td>
<td>Mumbai</td>
</tr>
</table>

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 (1 Mark for defining <table> tag)
(1 Mark for mentioning colspan)
(1 Mark for example of colspan)
(1 Mark for correctly using <tr> tag in the example)
(1 Mark for correctly using <tr> tag in the example)

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