PREVIOUS CBSE BOARD QUESTIONS - Computer Networks
PREVIOUS CBSE BOARD QUESTIONS - Computer Networks
PREVIOUS CBSE BOARD QUESTIONS - Computer Networks
1) Ravi was trying to log-in to his internet-banking account. He noticed that the URL of the net
banking starts with 'https'. The 's' in 'https' stands for ……………………….
(i) Simple (ii) Smart (iii) Secure (iv) Strength
2) What is mean by the homepage of a website?
3) What is the significance of the URL?
4) Which of the following is not a network protocol?
(i) HTML (ii) HTTP (iii) SMTP (iv) FTP
5) Which of the following internet protocols provides secure data transmissionbetween server and
browser with the help of encryption?
a) HTTP b) HTTPS c) TELNET d) ARPANET
6) Devanand, a student of Class XII, is not able to understand the difference betweenweb client and
web-server. Help him in understanding the same by explaining their role and giving suitable
example of each.
7) Write the full form of Cc and Bcc (used in email communication). Explain the difference between
them.
8) Define Internet and write its two uses in our daily life. How is it different from the World Wide
Web (WWW).
9) Web _ is a software used to view web pages.
10) In a network,______________________is a computer that provides data and resources toother
computers.
11) How is a website and a webpage related?
12) Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari are examples for
13) What is the use of a server in a computer network?
14) Among the following service available on the World Wide Web are?
i) Email ii) HTML iii) XML iv) Video conferencing
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) None of the above
15) HTML and XML are _
(a) Programming Languages (b) Scripting Languages
(c) Mark-up Languages (d) None of the above
16) XML uses
(a) User defined tags (b) Predefined Tags
(c) Both user defined and predefined tags (d) None of the above XML was not designed to _
(a) store the data (b) present the data
(c) carry the data (d) both a & c
17) Which of the following will you suggest to establish the online face to face communication
between the people in the Regional Office Ernakulum and Delhi Headquarter?
(a) Cable TV (b) Email
(c) Text chat (d) Video Conferencing
18) What kind of data gets stored in cookies and how is it useful?
19) What do the following top level domains signify?
a) .com b).org
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20) “With XML you invent your own tags”, Explain this statement with the help of example.
21) Define Domain Name Resolution?
22) …………………. tags are case sensitive and.......................tags are not casesensitive.
(a) HTML, XML (b) HTTP, XML
(c) XML, HTTP (d) XML,HTML
23) Which of the following is not a web browser ?
(a) Google Chrome (b) Internet Explorer
(c) Mozilla Firefox (d) Photoshop
24) Which protocol helps us to browse through web pages using internet browsers?
25) Name any one internet browser.
26) XML stands for
a) Xtra Markup Language
b) Extensible Markup Language
c) Extensible Marking Language
d) Extensive Marked Language
27) We can upload a file to a web server using a protocol called …………………..
(A) FPT (B) IP (C) TCP (D) FTP
28)....................delivers the requested web page to web browser.
29) MyPace University is setting up its academic blocks at Naya Raipurand is planning to set up a
network. The University has 3 academicblocks and one Human Resource Center as shown in the
diagram below: Study the following structure and answer questions (a) to (e)
Law Block 15
Technology Block 40
HR center 115
Business Block 25
a) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e., Block/Center) to install the server of this University with
a suitable reason.
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b) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these blocks/centers for a wiredconnectivity.
c) Which device will you suggest to be placed/installed in each of these blocks/centers to
efficiently connect all the computers within these blocks/centers?
d) Suggest the placement of a Repeater in the network with justification.
e) The university is planning to connect its admission office in Delhi, which is more than 1250km
from university. Which type of network out of LAN, MAN, or WAN will be formed? Justify
your answer.
MrktDept to FunDept 80 m
MrktDept to LegalDept 180 m
MrktDept to SalesDept 100 m
LegalDept to SalesDept 150 m
LegalDept to FunDept 100 m
FunDept to SalesDept 50 m
Number of Computers in the buildings
MrktDept 20
LegalDept 10
FunDept 8
SalesDept 42
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(i) Suggest a cable layout of connections between the Departments and specifytopology.
(ii) Suggest the most suitable building to place the server with a suitable reason.
(iii) Suggest the placement of i) modem ii) Hub /Switch in the network.
(iv) The organization is planning to link its sale counter situated in various part of the same
city/ which type of network out of LAN, WAN, MAN will be formed? Justify.
5. Name the protocol Used to transfer voice using packet switched network.
6. What is HTTP?
7. Write the purpose of the following devices:
(i). Network Interface Card (ii). Repeater
1. The ‘Grand Plaza ’ Mall has a computer network. The network is in one building. Namethis
type of network( out of LAN/MAN/WAN).
3. The following is a 32 bit binary number usually represented as 4 decimal values, each
representing 8 bits, in the range 0 to 255 (known as octets) separated by decimal points.
192.158.1.38 What is it? What is its importance?
4. Dinesh has to share the data among various computers of his two offices branches situated in
the same city. Name the network (out of LAN, WAN, PAN and MAN) which is being formed in
this process.
5. Global Pvt. Ltd. is setting up the network in the Bangalore. There are four departments
Distances between various buildings are as follows:
Accounts to Research Lab 55 m
Accounts to Store 150 m
Store to Packaging Unit 160 m
Packaging Unit to Research Lab 60 m
Accounts to Packaging Unit 125 m
Store to Research Lab 180 m
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Number of Computers
Accounts 25
Research Lab 100
Store 15
Packaging Unit 60
ii) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. buildings) to house the server of thisorganization.
iii) Suggest the placement of the following device with justification:
a) Repeater b) Hub/Switch
6. Write one example each of URL and IP address.