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Question 1Which of the following terms describes the uneven distribution of ICT?Cyber EthicsDigital dividePlagiarismPiracy

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Digital divideReason — A digital divide is an economic and social inequality with regard to access to, use of, or impact of information and communication technologies.

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Question 2Copying a file from a host system to your computer is known as what?UploadingDownloadingSharingPresentation

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DownloadingReason — Copying a file from a host system to your computer is known as downloading.

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Question 3What is the full form of SSH protocol?Secure ShellSecurity ServerSecure TransactionSecure Layer

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Secure ShellReason — The full form of SSH protocol is Secure Shell.

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Question 4What is mobile technology?A form of technology which includes GPRS, Multimedia Messaging, bluetooth, 3G etc.Downloading/uploading data on InternetA security protocolOnly mobile data services

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A form of technology which includes GPRS, Multimedia Messaging, bluetooth, 3G etc.Reason — Mobile technology is a form of technology which includes GPRS, Multimedia Messaging, bluetooth, 3G, 4G etc.

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Question 5Which of the following is/are popular chat application(s)?WhatsAppWeChatTangoAll of these

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All of theseReason — Whatsapp, WeChat and Tango are popular chat application(s).

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Question 6What does the <B> tag do in HTML?Creates a bold textCreates a bullet pointCreates an italicized textCreates an underlined text

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Creates a bold textReason — The <B> tag creates a bold text in HTML.

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Question 7How to create a checkbox in HTML?

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Reason — To create a checkbox in HTML, we use the tag along with its 'type' attribute as follows:

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Question 8There are total ............... values for rules attribute in <TABLE> tag.fourthreetwofive

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fiveReason — There are total five values for rules attribute in <TABLE> tag.

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Question 9Which attribute of <TD> tag is used to merge two or more columns to form a single column?colspanrowspancolarrangerow arrange

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colspanReason — The colspan attribute of <TD> tag is used to merge two or more columns to form a single column.

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Question 10A CSS declaration always ends with a ................... .dot(.)colon(:)semicolon(;)hash(#)

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semicolon(;)Reason — A CSS declaration always ends with a semicolon(;).

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Question 11Assertion (A) E-learning is the mode of acquiring knowledge by means of Internet and computer based training programs.Reason (R) E-learing can be done anywhere and at anytime.Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.A is true and R is false.A is false and R is true.

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Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.Reason — A is true as E-learning is the mode of acquiring knowledge by means of Internet and computer based training programs.R is also true as E-leaming can be done anywhere and at anytime but R does not explain Assertion A.

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Question 12Assertion (A) mailto is an easy and fast way by which a visitor at a website can directly send mail to website owner.Reason (R) mailto is used in href but it is unable to create a link to open default E-mail client.Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation of A.Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.A is true and R is false.A is false and R is true.

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A is true and R is falseReason — A is true as mailto is an easy and fast way by which a visitor at a website can directly send mail to website owner.R is false as even though mailto is used in href, it opens the default e-mail client of the user's computer.

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Question 13Karan uses a search engine to get detail regarding India's struggle for freedom.(i) Define the word "search engine".(ii) Name any five common search engines.

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(i) Search engine is a tool that searches the Internet to find information on the basis of the keywords provided by the user.(ii) Five common search engines are:GoogleYahooBingDuckDuckGoBaidu

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Question 14(i)What are E-groups? Describe.

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An e-group is a virtual meeting place for individuals who share the common interests. It provides a platform for people to share information on topics of their interests, messages, and photo albums.It contains a discussion or message board where members can discuss topics of their choice. In an e-group, members can access and participate in discussions at any time and remain connected to the conversation thread.

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Question 14(ii)Describe what is social networking?

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Social networking refers to the practice of individuals or groups connecting and interacting with each other through online platforms called social networking sites, creating virtual communities based on shared interests, activities, or personal relationships.

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Question 15Why rowspan and colspan attributes are used?

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ROWSPAN is used to combine the cells vertically. It merges the number of cells vertically and displays them as a single cell.E.g. where 3 is the number of rows that the cells span across.COLSPAN is used to combine the cells horizontally. It specifies the number of columns that the cells span across and shows them as a single cell.E.g. where 4 is the number of columns that the cells span across.

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Question 16(i)Using copyright, software piracy can be stopped. How?

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Software piracy refers to the process of making copies of software without buying the appropriate license or copyright.Using copyright, software piracy can be stopped as copyright prohibits the user of a software program from making copies of it without the permission of the person/company concerned which issues the license for the program. Companies can pursue legal action against individuals or entities engaging in software piracy, imposing penalties and damages.Thus, using copyright, software piracy can be stopped.

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Question 16(ii)What do you mean by privacy in E-Commerce?

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During e-commerce transactions, we share a lot of personal and financial information with the e-commerce sites. Privacy in E-Commerce means that the e-commerce sites should clearly state their privacy policy declaring how it uses and shares the gathered customer data or whether the customer can choose to keep this information private.

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Question 17What are empty elements in HTML? Give examples.

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Empty elements require only an opening tag and not a closing tag in an HTML document. For example,
,

, etc.

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Question 18(i)Write HTML code to set the border around an image using border attribute.

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The HTML code to set the border around an image using border attribute is as follows:<IMG src = "kite.jpg" height = "300" width = "300" border = "5">

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