ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, RANIKHET

CLASS-XII[COMPUTER SCIENCE]
PRACTICE TEST SERIES-4 [2023-2024]
General Instructions:
 This Paper is divided in three sections.
 Section A contains 20 Questions of 1 Marks Each
 Section-B Contains 15 Questions of 2 Mark Each.
 Section-C Contains 4 Questions of 5 Marks Each.

MM: 70 Time: 3 Hrs

SECTION-A
Q1.(a) Name the protocol that is used to send emails. 1

(b) Your friend Ranjana complaints that somebody has created a fake profile on 1
Facebook and defaming her character with abusive comments and pictures.
Identify the type of cybercrime for these situations.

(c) Name The transmission media best suitable for connecting to hilly areas. 1

(d) A ____________ is a device that connects dissimilar network 1

a) repeater b) bridge c) router d) gateway.

(e) 2. Which of the following unguided media requires legal permissions? 1

a. Micro-wave b. WiFi c. Radio-wave d. Satellite 3. Data transfer rate
(f) What is VoLTE & LTE? 1
(g) Name the basic protocol of the Internet. 1
(h) A device which regenerates the received signal and re-transmits it to its 1
destination is known as _________

(i) Write any two examples of unguided media. 1

(j) What is ARPANET? 1
Q2.(a) What is WAN? 1
(b) What is InterSpace? 1
(c) What is Baud Rate? 1
(d) What is Bandwidth? 1
(e) Write the protocol used for video conferencing. 1
(f) What is Home Page? 1
(g) What is Scripting? 1
(h) Rearrange the following terms in increasing order of data transfer rates. 1
Gbps, Mbps, Tbps, Kbps, bps
(i) Damodar Mohan has been informed that there had been a backdoor entry to 1
his computer, which has provided access to his system through a malicious
user/programs, allowing confidential and personal information to be
subjected to theft. It happened because he clicked a link provided in one of
the pop-ups from a website announcing him to be winner of prizes worth 1
million dollars. Which of the following has caused this out of following:
(i) Virus (ii) Worm (iii) Trojan Horse

(j) Tarini Wadhawa in in India and she is interestedin communicating with her 1
uncle in Australia. She wants to show one of her own designed gadgets to
him and also wants to demonstrate its working without physically going
there. Which protocol out of the following will be ideal for the same?
(i) POP3 (ii) SMTP (iii) VoIP (iv) HTTP
 SECTION-B
Q3.(a) Differentiate between Viruses and Worms in context of networking and data 2
communication threats.

(b) Differentiate between Web server and web browser. Write any two popular 2
web browsers.

(c) Expand the following terms: 2

a. SMTP b. XML c. LAN d. IPR

(d) Write the difference Message Switching and Packet Switching. 2

(e) Write the difference between Telnet and FTP. 2
(f) Write two advantages and two disadvantages of Start topologies. 2
(g) Differentiate between XML and HTML. 2
(h) Differentiate between Internet and Intranet. 2
(i) Difference between Hackers and Crackers. 2
(j) What is MAC address? 2
Q4.(a) What is URL? Give Example. 2
(b) Write the difference between Worms and Virus? 2
(c) Write the difference between 4G and 5G Network. 2
(d) Write the difference between bridge and router. 2
(e) What is WAP? 2
(f) How many pair of wires are there in twisted pair cable(Ethernet)?What is the 2
name of port ,which is used to connect Ethernet cable to a computer or a
labtop?
(g) Arun opened his e-mail and found that his inbox was full of hundreds of 2
unwanted mails. It took him around two hours to delete these unwanted
mails and find the relevant ones in his inbox. What may be the cause of his
receiving so many unsolicited mails? What can Arun do to prevent this
happening in future?
(h) Assume that 50 employees are working in an organization. Each employee 2
has been allotted a separate workstation to work. In this way, all computers
are connected through the server and all these workstations are distributed
over two floors. In each floor, all the computers are connected to a switch.
Identify the type of network?
If the organization wishes to install a wireless network in his office. Explain
him the difference between guided and unguided media.

Q5. SECTION-C

(a) MyPace University is setting up its academic blocks at Naya Raipur and is
planning to set up a network. The University has 3 academic blocks and one 5

Human Resource Center as shown in the diagram below:

 Center to Center distances between various blocks/center is as
follows:
Law Block to business Block 40m
Law block to Technology Block 80m
Law Block to HR center 105m
Business Block to technology Block 30m
Business Block to HR Center 35m
Technology block to HR center 15m
Number of computers in each of the blocks/Center is as follows:
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.
b) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these blocks/centers for a wired
connectivity.
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.
(b) Software Development Company has set up its new center at Raipur for its 5
office and web based activities. It has 4 blocks of buildings named Block A,
Block B, Block C, Block D.
Number of Computers:
Block A 25
Block B 50
Block C 125
Block D 10
Shortest distances between various Blocks in meters:
Block A to Block B 60 m
Block B to Block C 40 m
Block C to Block A 30 m
Block D to Block C 50 m

(i) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. block) to house the server of
this company with a suitable reason.
(ii) Suggest the type of network to connect all the blocks with suitable
reason .
(iii) The company is planning to link all the blocks through a secure
and high speed wired medium. Suggest a way to connect all the
blocks.
(iv) Suggest the placement of the following devices:
(a) Switch/Hub
 (b) Broadband Internet Modem

(v) Suggest the most suitable wired medium for efficiently connecting
each computer installed in every block out of the following network
cables:
● Coaxial Cable
● Ethernet Cable
● Single Pair Telephone Cable.

(c) 4

Number of computers:-
Building No. of Computers
Main 150
Admin 75
Finance 50
Academic 60
As a network expert, you are required to give best possible solutions
for the given queries of the university administration:-
(a) Suggest cable layout for the connections between the various buildings,
(b) Suggest the most suitable building to house the server of the network of
the university,
(c) Suggest the placement of following devices with justification:
 Switch/Hub
 Repeater
(d) Suggest the technology out of the following for setting-up very fast
Internet connectivity among buildings of the university Optical Fibre
 Coaxial cable
 Ethernet Cable