Class 8 Question Paper 2023-24 Computer Science (Half Yearly)

2023-24
HALF YEARLY
EXAM
NCERT BASED
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CBSE BOARD
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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
SAIL TOWNSHIP, RANCHI
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2023-24)

Class - VIII Subject – Computer Science
Time – 90 Minutes Maximum Marks - 50

General Instructions:
Read the following Instructions carefully before answering the question paper.
1. There are a total of 50 questions in the paper. Each question carries one mark.
2. There is no negative marking.
3. Each question has four options and only one of them is correct.
4. Choose only one correct option for the next 50 questions.

1. __________ is also known as node.
a. Work station
b. Server
c. Hub
d. Switch
2. _________ Device helps to connect to different networks of Same protocol
a. Switch
b. Gateway
c. Hub
d. Bridge
3. This is a device which is used to connect to different networks of different protocols mainly
joining two different WAN
a. Bridge
b. Gateway
c. Hub
d. Server
4. Optical fibres can get you A bandwidth of _________gigahertz and transmission rate up to 10
GbPS.
a. 20
b. 100
c. 10
d. 64
5. Ethernet cable was created by
a. Robert McAfee
b. Robert Downey Jr
c. Robert Metcalfe
d. Robert Thatcher

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6. “A network engineer suggested that the client Should install CAT 8 cable to make his network
faster.” The network engineer is talking about what type of cable?
a. Fibre-optic’s
b. Coaxial cable
c. Ethernet cable
d. HDMI cable
7. The type of communication used by satellites for the Internet. Such as Starlink is?
a. Microwave
b. Ultrasonic Ray
c. Infrared ray
d. FM signal
8. Which type of network has the highest data transfer rate
a. MAN
b. WAN
c. LAN
d. PAN
9. In which of the following network has the most heterogeneous type of network?
a. MAN
b. WAN
c. LAN
d. PAN
10. Which type of network has its component as satellites and undersea cables?
a. MAN
b. WAN
c. LAN
d. PAN
11. Which topology is the most easy to create?
a. Linear topology
b. Ring topology
c. Tree topology
d. Star topology

12. Find the odd one out among these topologies
a. Linear topology
b. Ring topology
c. Bus topology
d. Star topology
13. URL stands for
a. Uniform resource location
b. Universal resource locator
c. University resource locator
d. Uniform resource locator

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14. What is the packet size of IP version 6?
a. 128
b. 64
c. 256
d. 512
15. Which protocol of internet is responsible for transmission of data?
a. TCP/IP
b. FTP
c. Http
d. URL
16. Which standard email protocol allows users to manipulate the email?
a. SMTP
b. TCP/IP
c. POP3
d. IMAP
17. Which sequence of numbers represents the virtual address of a computer?
a. I P
b. MAC
c. Https://
d. DNS
18. Microsoft Outlook is an off-line email service provider where the user can install the software
and can have all the emails downloaded in their computer. So Microsoft outlook runs on what
type of protocol?
a. SMTP
b. TCP/IP
c. POP3
d. IMAP
19. Which of the following features or not true about GIMP
a. It can edit even 3-D object
b. It has the ability to create animation
c. It is free of cost
d. It is the industrial standard for editing and content creation.
20. The default extension of GIMP image file is
a. .psd
b. .xcf
c. .dds
d. .gimp
21. Which feature of GIMP allows users to create images in a separated medium?
a. Pathway
b. Layers
c. Foreground select
d. Mask

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22. What happens when a user draws a line using a pencil tool while pressing the shift key on the
keyboard?
a. A curved line is drawn
b. A closed figure is drawn
c. A straight line is drawn
d. Nothing happens
23. The shortcut key for bucket fill tool is
a. B
b. Shift + B
c. F
d. Shift + F
24. Identify this tool. “It enables you to copy a particular portion or patch of the existing image
and apply that to another portion of the image.”
a. Magic wand
b. Clone
c. Radiant
d. Healing tool
25. This tool is used to reverse the layer, selection or part horizontally or vertically
a. Shear
b. Flip
c. Cage transformation
d. Perspective
26. Which option in GIMP is used to modify the area of an image by moving, growing or
shrinking?
a. Wrap transformation
b. Free select
c. Fuzzy select
d. Scale
27. Which option allows you to take a picture of a particular selected area of a window or screen?
a. Window + print screen (screenshot)
b. Snapshot (GIMP)
c. Both option A and B
d. None of these.
28. Which option allows you to reduce the size of the canvas instead of size of the image?
a. Image resolution
b. cage transformation
c. Free transformation
d. Crop tool
29. If a user wants to create a new layer then which menu has the option?
a. Filters
b. Insert
c. Layers
d. Colours
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30. If a user wants to create an animation in a GIMP. Then the user has to select which menu
option?
a. Filters
b. Insert
c. Layers
d. Colours
31. What happens if a user selects an ellipse tool and press shift key while drawing?
a. Oval is drawn
b. Semi Circle is drawn
c. Circle is drawn
d. Parabolic shape is drawn
32. The shortcut for rectangle tool is
a. R
b. Shift +R
c. O
d. Shift + O
33. Which of the following is a display of images in a sequence?
a. Screenshot
b. Animation
c. Layers
d. Pathway
34. Find the odd one out.
a. Adobe photoshop
b. Adobe Lightroom
c. GIMP
d. MS PAINT
35. Read the following case and select the best case which describes a situation. “Justin Bieber
wanted to find out where his next concert should be. So he asked his fans on Twitter which
country he should visit next and the people of the Internet chose North Korea out of all the
options.“ This type of behaviour can be described as?
a. Cyber Stalking
b. Cyber Bullying
c. Cyber Trolling
d. Cyber Extortion
36. Select the best option which describes the degree of least criminality.
a. Cyber Stalking
b. Cyber Bullying
c. Cyber Trolling
d. Cyber Extortion

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37. Indian cyber laws have been enacted under which act?
a. Indian Telegram Law of 1889
b. Indian IT act of 1956
c. Indian IT act of 2000
d. Indian cyber Data Protection act of 2014
38. Stealing the credentials of others by means of phishing, pharming. Can lead too?
a. Imprisonment for three years and imposition of fine up to Rs.1,00,000
b. Imprisonment for three years and imposition of fine up to Rs.5,00,000
c. Life imprisonment
d. Imprisonment for 7 years and imposition of fine up to Rs.50,00,000.
39. If a person is involved and proved to be indulged in cyber terrorism such as promotion or
recruitment of Al Qaeda or Isis. Can lead too?
a. Imprisonment for three years and imposition of fine up to Rs.1,00,000
b. Imprisonment for three years and imposition of fine up to Rs.5,00,000
c. Life imprisonment
d. Imprisonment for 7 years and imposition of fine up to Rs.50,00,000.
40. _________Is a mechanism in a network which determines whether the incoming traffic should
be allowed to enter or not?
a. Cyber law
b. Firewall
c. Bridge
d. Password
41. _______ Helps to stop an unauthorised access of a file or system to a person without consent.
a. Firewall
b. Cyber laws
c. Antivirus
d. Password
42. Which type of virus attacks the MBR?
a. Worm
b. Boot sector virus
c. Trojan Horse
d. Spyware
43. Which virus is designed to destroy computer memory?
a. Malware
b. Boot sector virus
c. File injector
d. Worm
44. BSOD stands for?
a. Black screen of death
b. Blue screen of death
c. Black Server death
d. Blue screen of damage
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45. ANTIEXE Is an example of what type of virus?
a. Malware
b. Boot sector virus
c. File injector
d. Worm
46. Which virus has a strategy of attacking a computer through backdoor access?
a. Malware
b. Boot sector virus
c. File injector
d. Trojan Horse
47. Which password is the strongest among the following?
a. Password
b. Admin123
c. Siera@#56
d. NamasteHello@56@Konichiwa56
48. Which strategy is not used to steal passwords?
a. Phishing
b. Spam
c. Spyware
d. Trojan Horse
49. Which of the following is not allowed under Indian IT act 2000?
a. Electronic filing of Legal documents
b. Digital signatures
c. Distribution of obscene content over the internet.
d. Grants legal recognition to all monetary transaction
50. Recently Chinese origin apps like tik-tok, WeChat ,CamScanner and 112 other apps have been
banned under which Ministry of the Government of India?
a. Ministry of Defence
b. Reserve Bank of India
c. Ministry of Information Technology
d. Ministry of Home.

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