QUESTION

PAPER 2010 Delhi

CBSE Class 12 Computer Science

General Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

Programming Language: C++

1. (a) What is the difference between automatic type conversion and type casting? Also,
give a suitable C++ code to illustrate both. (2)

Ans. Automatic Type Conversion: it is an implicit process of conversion of a data

from one type to another. For example

int N = 65;

char C = N; // Automatic type conversion

cout<<C;

OUTPUT:

Type Casting: It is an explicit process of conversion of a data from one type

to another. For example

int A=1, B=2;

float C = (float)A/B; //Type Casting

cout<<C;

OUTPUT:

0.5

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(b) Which C++ header file(s) will be essentially required to be included to run/execute
the following C++ code? (1)

void main( )

int Eno=123, char Ename[ ]=”Rehan Swamp”;

cout<<setw(5)<<Eno<<setw(25)<<EName<<endl;

Ans. (i) iostream.h (ii) iomanip.h

OR

iomanip.h - (As iostream.h is included in iomanip.h)

(c) Rewrite the following c++ program code after removing the syntax error(s) (if any).
Underline each correction. (2)

include <iostream.h>

class TRAIN

long TrainNo;

char Description[25];

public

void Entry ( )

cin >>TrainNo; gets(Description);

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Void Display ( )

cout<<TrainNo<<“:”<<Description<<endl;

};

void main( )

TRAIN T;

Entry. T( ); Display. T( );

Ans. #include<iostream.h>

#include<stdio.h>

class TRAIN

long TrainNo;

char Description [25];

public:

void Entry ()

cin>>TrainNo; gets (Description);

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void Display ()

cout<<TrainNo<<“:”<<Description<<end1;

};

void main ()

TRAIN T;

T.Entry(); T.Display();

(d) Find the output of the following program: (3)

#inc1ude <iostream.h>

struct POINT

{int X, Y, Z;};

void StepIn(POINT & P, int Step=1)

P.X+=Step;

P.Y-=Step;

P.Z+=Step;

void StepOut(POINT & P, int Step=1)

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{

P.X-=Step;

P.Y+=Step;

P.Z–=Step;

void main ( )

POINT P1={15, 25, 5}, P2={10, 30, 20};

StepIn(P1);

StepOut(P2,4);

cout<<P1.X<<“,”<<P1.Y<<“,”<<P1.Z<<endl;

cout<<P2.X<<“,”<<P2.Y<<“,”<<P2.Z<<endl;

StepIn(P2,12);

cout<<P2.X<<“,”<<P2.Y<<“,”<<P2.Z<<endl;

Ans. 16, 24, 6

6, 34, 16

18, 22, 28

(e) Find the output of the following program: (2)

#include <iostream.h>

#include <ctype.h>

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void ChangeIt(char Text[ ], char C)

for (int K=0;Text[K]!='\0';K++)

if (Text[K]>=’F’ && Text[K]<=’L’)

Text[K]=tolower (Text[K]);

else

if (Text[K]=’E’ || Text[K]==’e’)

Text[K]==C;

else

if (K%2==O)

Text[K]=toupper(Text[K]);

else

Text[K]=Text[K-l];

void main ( )

char OldText[ ]=”pOwERALone”;

ChangeIt(OldText,’%’);

cout<<“New TEXT:”<<OldText<<endl;

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}

Ans. New TEXT: PPW % RR11N%

(f) The following code is from a game, which generates a set of 4 random numbers.
Yallav is playing this game, help him to identify the correct option(s) out of the four
choices given below as the possible set of such numbers generated from the program
code so that he wins the game. Justify your answer. (2)

#include <iostream.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

const int LOW=15;

void main ( )

randomize( ) ;

int POINT=5, Number;

for (int 1=1;I<=4;I++)

Number=LOW+random(POINT) ;

cout<<Number<<“:” ;

POINT--;

(i) 19:16:15:18:

(ii) 14:18:15:16:

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(iii) 19:16:14:18:

(iv) 19:16:15:16:338

Ans. (iv) 19:16:15:16:

Justification is as follows:

I POINT Number

Minimum Maximum

1 5 15 19

2 4 15 18

3 3 15 17

4 2 15 16

The only option that satisfies these values is option (iv).

2. (a) What do you understand by Polymorphism? Also, give an example in C++ to

illustrate the same. (2)

Ans. The process of using an -operator or a function in different ways for different set of
inputs given is known- as polymorphism. Function overloading is- an example of
polymorphism, where the functions having same name with different set of parameters
perform different operations.

Example:

void Disp ( ) //Function 1

cout<<“Hello”<<endl;

void Disp(int N) //Function 2

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{

for(int I=1;I<=N;I++)

cout<<I<<endl;

void Disp (int N,int M) //Function 3

for (int I=N;I<=M; I++)

cout<<N<<“x”<<I<<“=”<<N*I<<endl;

void main ( )

int x=5, y=10;

Disp(x); //Function 2 called-Prints numbers from 1 to 5

Disp(x,y) ; //Function 3 called- Prints from multiples of 5

//ranging from 5 to 10

Disp () ; //Function 1 called- Prints Hello

(b) Answer the questions (i) and (ii) after going through the following class: (2)

class TEST

int Regno, Max, Min, Score;

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public:

TEST() //Function 1

Regno= 101;Max=100;Min=40;Score=75;

TEST(int Pregno,int Pscore) //Function 2

Regno=Pregno;Max=100;Min=40;Score=Pscore;

~TEST() //Function 3

cout<<“TEST Over”<<endl;

void Display() //Function 4

cout<<Regno<<“:”<<Max<<“:”<<Min<<endl;

cout<<“[Score]”<<Score<<endl;

};

(i) As per Object Oriented Programming, which. concept is illustrated by Function 1 and
Function 2 together?

Ans. Polymorphism

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OR

Function Overloading

OR

Constructor Overloading

(ii) What is Function 3 specifically referred as? When do you think, Function 3 will be
invoked/called?

Ans. Destructor, invoked or called when scope of an Object gets over.

(c) Define a class ITEM in C++ with following description: (4)

Private Members

Code of type integer (Item Code)

Iname of type string (Item Name)
Price of type float (Price of each item)
Qty of type integer (Quantity of item in stock)
Offer of type float (Offer percentage on the item)
A member function GetOffer() to calculate Offer percentage as per the following
rule:

If Qty<=50 Offer is 0

If 50<Qty<=100 Offer is 5

If Qty>100 Offer is 10

Public Members

A function GetStock() to allow user to enter values for Code, Iname, Price, Qty
and call function GetOffer() to calculate the offer
A function ShowItem() to allow user to view the content of all the data members

Ans. class ITEM

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 int Code;

char Iname [20];

float Price;

int Qty;

float Offer;

void GetOffer() ;

public:

void GetStock ()

cin>>Code;

gets (Iname) ; // OR cin.getline (Iname, 80) ; OR cin>>Iname;

cin>>Price>>Qty;

GetOffer() ;342

void ShowItern ( )

cout<<Code<<Iname<<Price<<Qty<<Offer;

};

void ITEM: : GetOffer ()

if (Qty<=50)

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Offer = 0;

else if (Qty <=100)

Offer = 5; / /OR Offer = 0.05;

else

Offer = 10; / /OR Offer = 0.1;

(d) Answer the questions (i) to (iv) based on the following: (4)

class Chairperson

long CID; //Chairperson Identification Number

char CName[20];

protected:

char Description [40];343

void Allocate();

public:

Chairperson();

void Assign();

void Show();

};

class Director

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int DID; //Director ID

char Dname[20];

protected:

char Profile[30];

public:

Director();

void Input();

void output();

};

class Company: private Chairperson, public Director

int CID; //Company ID

char City[20], Country[20];

public:

Company();

void Enter();

void Display();

};

(i) Which type of inheritance out of the following is specifically is illustrated in the
above C++ code?

(a) Single Level Inheritance

(b) Multi Level Inheritance

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(c) Multiple Inheritance

Ans. (c) Multiple Inheritance

(ii) Write the names of data members, which are accessible by objects of class type
Company.

Ans. None

(iii) Write the names of all member functions, which are accessible by objects of class
type Company.

Ans. Enter(), Display(), Input(), output()

Both output() or Output() are acceptable as correct answer since differentiation

between small and capital O is very difficult.
No marks to be awarded for any other alternative answer Ignore mention of
Constructor(s)

(iv) Write the names of all members, which are accessible from member functions of
class Director.

Ans. Input(), output(), Profile, D name, DID

3. (a) Write a function CHANGEO in C++, which accepts an array of integer and its size
as parameters and divide all those array elements by 7 which are divisible by 7 and
multiply other-array elements by 3. (3)

Sample Input Data of the array

A[0] A[1] A[2] A[3] A[4]

21 12 35 42 18

Content of the array after Calling CHANGE() function

A[0] A[1] A[2] A[3] A[4]

3 36 5 6 54

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Ans. void CHANGE (int A[ ], int N)

for(int I = 0; I<N; I++)

if (A[I]%7 = = 0)

A [I] = A [I] /7;

else

A[I] = A[I] * 3;

OR

Any other correct equivalent function definition

(b) An array P[50] [60] is stored in the memory along the column with each of the element
occupying 2 bytes, find out the memory location for the element P[10]

[20], if the Base Address of the array is 6800. (3)

Ans. Loc(P[I] [J]) = Base(P)+W(I+J*M)

i Loc(P[10][20]) = Base(P)+ 2(10+20*50)

Loc(P[10] [20]) = 68OO + 2(10+20*50)

= 6800 + 2 (10+1000)

= 6800 + 2*1010

= 6800 + 2020

= 8820

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OR

Address of P[i] [j] = BaseAddress + W((i–L1)+(j–L2)*M)

Address of P[10] [20]= 6800 + 2((10-0)+(20-0)x50)

= 6800 + 2 x 1010

= 6800 + 2020

= 8820

OR

Address of P[I] [J] along the column

= BaseAddress + W((I–LBR)+(J–LBC)*M)

(where N is the number of rows, LBR = LBC = 1)

Address of P[10][20]=6800+2((10-1)+(20-l)x50)

= 6800 + 2 (9 + 19 x 50 )

= 6800 + 2 x 959

= 6800 + 1918

= 8718

(c) Write a complete program in c++ to implement a dynamically allocated Stack

containing names of Countries. (4)

Ans. #include<iostream.h>

#include<stdio.h>

struct Node

char Country [20] ;

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Node *Link;

};

class Stack

Node *Top;

public:

Stack() {Top = NULL;}

void Push() ;

void Pop() ;

void Display() ;

~Stack () ;

};

void Stack::Push()

Node *Temp = new Node;

gets(Temp -> Country);

Temp -> Link = Top;

Top = Temp;

void Stack::Pop()

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if (Top !=NULL)348

Node *Temp = Top;

Top = Top -> Link;

delete Temp;

else

cout<<“stack Empty”;

void Stack::Display()

Node *Temp = Top;

while (Temp! = NULL)

cout<<Temp -> Country <<endl;

Temp = Temp -> Link;

Stack::~Stack ()

while (Top!=NULL)

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{

NODE *Temp=Top;

Top=Top->Link;

delete Temp;

void main ( )

Stack ST; char Ch;

do

cout<<“p/O/D/Q” ;

cin>>Ch;

switch (Ch)

case ‘P’ : ST.Push(); break;

case ‘O’ :ST.Pop(); break;

case ‘D’ :ST.Disp();

} while (Ch!=’Q’);

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(d) Write a function int SKIPSUM(int A[ ] [3], int N,int M) in C++ to find and return the
sum of elements from all alternate elements of a two-dimensional array starting from
A[0][0]. (2)

Hint:

If the following is the content of the array

A[0][0] A[0][1] A[0][2]

4 5 1

A[1][0] A[1][1] A[1][2]

2 8 7

A[2][0] A[2][1] A[2][2]

9 6 3

The function SKIPSUM() should add elements A[0][0], A[0][2],A[1][l],

A[2][0] and A[2][2].

Ans. int SKIPSUM(int A[ ][ 3 ], int N,int M)

int S=0:

for(int I = 0; 1< N; 1++)

for (int J = (I%2)?1:0; J<M; J = J+2)

S = S + A [I][J];

return S;

OR

int SKIPSlJM(int A[ ][3], int N, int M)

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{

int S=0;

for (int I = 0; 1< N; I++)

for (int J = (I%2==0)? 0:1 ; J<M; J = J+2)

S = S + A [I][J];

return S;

OR

int SKIPSUM(int A[][3], int N, int M)

int I,J, S=O;

for (I = 0; 1 < N; 1++)

if (I%2) //OR (1%2 !=0 ) OR (I%2 == 1)

J = l;

else

J = 0;

for ( ; J<M; J = J+2)

S = S + A[I][J];

return S;

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}

OR

int SKIPSUM(int A[][3], int N, int M)

int S=0, C=0;

for(int I = 0; 1< N; 1++)

for (int J = 0; J<M; J++ )

if (C%2 == 0)

S = S + A[I][J];

C++;

return S;

OR

int SKIPSUM(int A[][3], int N, int M)

int S=0, C=l;

for(int I = 0; I<N; I++)

for (int J = 0; J<M; J++ )352

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if (C%2 != 0)

S = S + A[I][J];

C++

return S;

OR

int SKIPSUM (int A[][3], int N, int M)

int S=0;

for(int I = 0; l< N; l++)

for (int J = 0; J<M; J++ )

if ((I+J)%2 == 0)

S = S + A[I][J];

return S;

OR

Any other correct equivalent function definition

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(e) Evaluate the following postfix notation of expression: (2)

(Show status of Stack after each operation)

False, True, NOT, OR, True, False, AND, OR

Ans.

Element Scanned Stack

False False

True False, True

Not False, False

OR False

True False, True

False False, True, False

And False, False

OR False

Step 1: Push

False

Step 2: Push

True

False

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Step 3:

Step 5: Push

True

False

Step 6: Push

False

True

False

Step 8: OR

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Step 9: Pop

OR

Any other method for evaluating the given postfix expression showing the Stack Status.

4. (a) Observe the program segment given below carefully and fill the blanks marked as
Statement 1 and Statement 2 using tellg() and seekp() functions for performing the
required task. (1)

#include <fstream.h>

class Client

long Cno; char Name[20], Email[30] ;

public:

//Function to allow user to enter the Cno, Name,

Email void Enter() ;

//Function to allow user to enter (modify) Email

void Modify() ;

long ReturnCno() {return Cno;}

};

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void ChangeEmail()

{ Client C;

fstream F;

F.open (“INFO.DAT”,ios::binary|ios::in|ios::out);

long Cnoc;//Client’s no. whose Email needs to be

changed cin>>Cnoc;

while (F.read((char*)&C, sizeof(C)))

if (Cnoc==C.ReturnCno())

C.Modify();

//Statement 1

int Pos = __________//To find the current

position of file pointer

// Statement 2

_______________//To move the file

pointer to write the

//modified record

back onto the file

//for the desired Cnoc

F.write((char*)&C, sizeof(C));

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}

F.close();

Ans. Statement 1:

F. tellg ();

Statement 2:

F. seekp(Pos-sizeof(C)) ;

OR

F.seekp(-sizeof(C), ios::cur);

OR

(b) Write a function in C++ to count the words “this” and “these” present in a text file
“ARTICLE.TXT”. (2)

[Note that the words “this” and “these” are complete words]

Ans. void COUNT ( )

ifstream Fil;

Fil.open(“ARTICLE.TXT”);

char Word [80]

int C1 = 0, C2 = 0

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while (!Fil.eop())

Fil>>Word;

if (strcmp(Word,“this”) ==0)

Cl++;

else if (strcmp(Word,“these”) ==0)

C2++;

cout<<“Count of -this- in file:”<<Cl;

cout<<“Count of -these- in file:”<<C2;

OR cout<<“Count of -this- and —these- -in file:"<<Cl+C2;

Fil.close(); //gnore

OR

void COUNT( )

int C = 0;

while(!Fil.eof())

{ Fil>>Word;

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 if (strcmp(Word,“this”)==0||strcmp(Word,“these”) ==0)

C++;

cout<<“Count of -this- and -these- in file:"<<C;

Fil.close(); //Ignore

OR

void COUNT( )

ifstream Fil(“ARTICLE.TXT”);

//OR fstream Fil;

// Fil. open(“ARTICLE. TXT”, ios: : in);

char STR[l0];

int Cl=0, C2=0;

while (Fil.getline (STR,l0, ''))

if (strcmp(STR,“this”)==0)

Cl++;

else if (strcmp(STR,“these”)==0)

C2++;

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}

OR

void COUNT ( )

Char Word [80], Ch;

int Cl =0, C2 = 0, I=O;

while(Fil.get(Ch))

if (Ch! = ' ')

Word[I++] = Ch;

else

Word[I] = ‘\0’;

if (strcmp (Word,“this”)==0)

Cl++;

else if (strcmp(Word,“these”)==0)

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C2++;

I=0,

Fil.close(); //Ignore

OR

Any other correct function definition

(c) Write a function in C++ to search and display details of all flights, whose destination
is “Mumbai” from a binary file “FLIGHT. DAT”. Assuming the binary file is containing
the objects of the following class. (3)

class FLIGHT

int Fno; //Flight Number

char From[20]; //Flight Starting Point

char To[20]; //Flight Destination

public:

char* GetFrom() {return From;}

char* GetTo() {return To;}

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void Enter() {cin>>Fno;gets(From);gets(To);}

void Display(){cout<<Fno<<“:”<<From<<“:”<<To<<endl;}

};

Ans. void Read ()

FLIGHT F;

ifstream fin;

while(fin.read((char*)&F, sizeof(F)))

if (strcmp(F. GetTo(),“Mumbai”))

F.Display() ;

fin.close(); //Ignore

OR

void Read ()

FLIGHT F;

ifstream fin;

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if (fin)

fin.read((char*)&F, sizeof (F));

while(!fin.eof())

if (strcmp(F. GetTo(),“Mumbai”))

F.Display();

Fin.read((char*)&F,sizeof(F))

Fin.close(); //Ignore

OR

Any other correct function definition

5. (a) What do you understand by Candidate Keys in a table? Give a suitable example of
Candidate Keys from a table containing some meaningful data. (2)

Ans. A table may have more than one such attribute/group of attribute that identifies a tuple
uniquely, all such attribute(s) are known as Candidate Keys.

Table: Item

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(b) Consider the following tables STORE and SUPPLIERS and answer (b1) and (b2) parts
of this question:

Table: STORE

Item No. Item Scode Qty Rate LastBuy

2005 Sharpener Classic 23 60 8 31-June-09

2003 Ball Pen 0.25 22 50 25 01-Feb-10

2002 Gel Pen Premium 21 150 12 24-Feb-10

2006 Gel Pen Classic 21 150 20 11-Mar-09

2001 Eraser Small 22 220 6 19-Jan-09

2004 Eraser Big 22 110 8 02-Dec-09

2009 Ball Pen 0.5 21 180 18 03-Nov-09

Table: SUPPLIERS

Scode Sname

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 21 Premium Stationers

23 Soft Plastics

22 Terta Supply

(b1) Write SQL commands for the following statements: (4)

(i) To display details of all the items in the Store table in ascending order of LastBuy.

Ans. SELECT * FROM STORE ORDER BY LastBuy;

(ii) To display ItemNo and Item name of those items from Store table whose Rate is
more than 15 Rupees.

Ans. SELECT ItemNo, Item..In FROM STORE WHERE Rate >15;

(iii) To display the details of those items whose Supplier code (Scode) is 22 or Quantity
in Store (Qty) is more than 110 from the table Store.

Ans. SELECT * FROM STORE WHERE Scode = 22 OR Qty >110;

(iv) Todisplay Minimum Rate of items for each Supplier individually as per Scode from
the table Store.

Ans. SELECT Scode, MIN(Rate) FROM STORE GROUP BY Scode; (b2) Give the output of the
following SQL queries: (2)

Note: In all output Questions ignore Column Headings

(i) SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Scode) FROM Store;

Ans. COUNT(DISTINCT Scode)

(ii) SELECT Rate*Qty FROM Store WHERE ItemNo=2004;

Ans.

(iii) SELECT Item,Sname FROM Store S, Suppliers P WHERE S.Scode=P.Scode AND

ItemNo=2006;

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Ans. ITEM SNAME

Gel Pen Classic Premium Stationers

(iv) SELECT MAX(LastBuy) FROM Store;

Ans.

6. (a) Verify the following algebraically. (2)

(A’+B’).(A +B)=A’.B+A.B’

Ans. LHS

(A’ +B’ ) . (A+B)

= A’.A + A’.B + A.B’ + B’.B

= 0 + A’.B + A.B’+ 0

= A’.B + A.B’

= RHS (Verified)

OR

Any other valid algebraic verification

(b) Write the equivalent Boolean Expression for the following Logic circuit: (2)

Ans. (P + Q’) . (Q + R’)

(2 Marks for the final expression (P + Q’). (Q + R’))

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OR

(1 Mark for any of the correct terms out of (P + Q’) or (Q + R’))

(c) Write the POS form of a Boolean function H, which is represented in a truth table as
follows: (1)

X Y Z H

0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0

0 1 0 1

0 1 1 1

1 0 0 1

1 0 1 0

1 1 0 0

1 1 1 1

Ans. (X + Y + Z’).(X’+ Y + Z’) . (X’+ Y’+ Z)

OR

H(X,Y,Z) = Π (1, 5, 6)

(1 Mark for the correct POS form)

Note:

Deduct % mark if wrong variable names are used366

(d) Reduce the following Boolean Expression using K-Map: (3)

Ans. F(U, V, W, Z) = Σ (3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15)

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OR

F(U,V,W,Z) = WZ + VZ + UV’W

(½ Mark for drawing K-Map with correct variable names)

(½ Mark for placing all 1s at correct positions in K-Map)

(½ Mark for each grouping)

(½ Mark for writing final expression in reduced/minimal form)

7. (a) What was the role of ARPANET in the Computer Network? (1)

Ans. The first computer network was jointly designed by The Advanced-Research Projects
Agency (ARPA) and Department of Defence (DoD) of United States in 1969 and was called
ARPANET. It was an experimental project, which connected a few computers from some of
the reputed universities of USA and DoD. ARPANET allowed access to computer resource

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sharing projects.

This ARPANET was handed over to Defence Communication Agency (DCA) for further
development.

(1 Mark for mentioning that ARPANET was the first computer network)

OR

(½ Mark if only the expansion of ARPANET is mentioned)

(b) Which of the following is not an unit for data transfer rate? (1)

(i) bps

(ii) abps

(iii) gbps

(iv) kbps

Ans. (ii)abps

(1 Mark for writing correct option)

(c) What is the difference between Trojan Horse and Virus in terms of computers? (1)

Ans. TROJAN HORSE: “Malware” computer programs presented as useful or harmless in

order to induce the user to install and run them.

VIRUS: Virus is a malicious program that damages data and files and causes harm to
computer system.

(1 Mark for mentioning anyone valid difference)

OR

(½ Mark for correct definition of each term)

(d) What term we use for a software/hardware device, which is used to block,
unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. This term is also

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used for a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, decrypt, or
proxy all (in and out) computer traffic between different security domains based upon
a set of rules and other criteria. (1)

Ans. Firewall

(1 Mark for writing correct term)

(e) “Learn Together” is an educational NGO. It is setting up its new campus at Jabalpur for its
web based activities. The campus has 4 compounds as shown in the diagram below:

Center to center distances between various Compounds as per architectural drawings (in
Metre) is as follows:

Main Compound to Resources Compound 110m

Main Compound to Training Compound 115m

Main Compound to Finance Compound 35m

Resource Compound to Training Compound 25m

Resource Compound to Finance Compound 135m

Training Compound to Finance Compound 100m

Expected Number of Computers in each Compound is as follows:

(e1) Suggest a cable layout of connections between the compounds. (1)

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 Main Compound 5

Resources Compound 15

Training Compound 150

Accounts Compound 20

OR

(e2) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. compound) to house the server for this NGO.
Also, provide a suitable reason for your suggestion. (1)

Ans. Training Compound as it contains maximum number of computers.

(½ Mark for mentioning the correct compound)

(½ Mark for correct justification)

OR

(1 Mark for any other location with a valid justification)

(e3) Suggest the placement of the following devices with justification: (1)

(i) Repeater

(ii) Hub/Switch

Ans. (i) A Repeater should be placed when the distance between any two connecting
compounds exceeds 70 m.

(ii) Every compound will need one Hub I Switch, to send signals to all of the workstations
connected to it

OR

Any diagrammatic representation with valid justification

(½ Mark for each correct placement of Devices with valid justifications)

(e4) The NGO is planning to connect its International office situated in Mumbai, which

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out of the following wired communication link, you will suggest for a very high speed
connectivity? (1)

(1 Mark for mentioning any valid connectivity or topology or diagram connecting

various compounds inside the campus)

(i) Telephone Analog Line

(ii) Optical Fiber

(iii) Ethernet Cable

Ans. (ii) Optical Fiber

(1 Mark for correct option /answer)

(f) Write the full forms of the following: (1)

(f1) GNU

(f2) XML

Ans. (f1) GNU’s not Unix

(f2) extensible Markup Language

(½ Mark for each full form)

(g) Write one advantage of each for Open Source Software and Proprietary Software.
(1)

Ans. An Open Source Software is freely and liberally licensed because of which users have
right to study, change. and improve its design and source code.

A Proprietary Software has a copyright owner, who can restrict the user's control over the
software, its modification, or restrictions in publishing of modified or unmodified versions.

(½ Mark for writing correct advantage / definition for Open Source Software)

(½ Mark for writing correct advantage / definition for Proprietary Software)

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