MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2021 for Computer Technique

Total No. of Printed Pages—8
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2021

COMPUTER TECHNIQUE
( Vocational Stream )

[ Desktop Publishing (DTP) ]

( Theory )

Full Marks : 100
Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 75 )
SECTION—I
( Marks : 45 )
1. Fill in the blanks from the list of words/phrases given
below : 1×15=15
(a) The process of creating a document using page
layout software is called as _____.
(b) _____ allows to assemble elements like texts,
graphics, etc., in one page.

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(c) _____ allows to work with text just like word
processor in PageMaker.

(d) _____ image format is supported in PageMaker.

(e) Basic _____ like circle, ellipse, rectangle, etc., can be
directly drawn in PageMaker.

(f) The process of removing mistakes from a draft
document is called as _____.

(g) CorelDRAW is known as _____ graphic design
software.

(h) Any _____ can be designed in CorelDRAW.

( i ) The most common tool in CorelDRAW is _____ tool.

( j) _____ tool is used to divide the graphics into two
parts in CorelDRAW.

( k) In PageMaker/CorelDRAW, the graphics/elements
can be increased/decreased in size through _____.

( l) Bitmap images requires more _____ than graphics
images.

( m) In page setup, the vertical length of a paper is more
than the horizontal length of a paper in _____
orientation.

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( n) The process of removing a portion of a photo is
known as _____.

( o) The color model used by printers is _____.

List of words/phrases
Shapes Logo DTP
Proofreading Pick Portrait
Cropping Knife CMYK
Story Editor Vector Memory
PageMaker JPEG Handles

2. State whether the following statements are True or
False : ½×20=10

(a) PageMaker file requires more memory than
CorelDRAW file.

(b) PageMaker and MS-Word are same.

(c) CorelDRAW and Adobe Photoshop are same.

(d) In PageMaker, elements are first prepared outside
PageMaker and then import.

(e) GIF is a video format.

(f) Superscript can be done in PageMaker.

(g) Drop Cap cannot be done in PageMaker.

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(h) WYSIWYG means what you see is what you get.

( i ) JPG stands for Joint Picture Group.

( j) Text boxes can be linked in PageMaker.

(k) Files cannot be exported from PageMaker.

(l) Scrolling and panning are same.

(m) Artistic text and Paragraph text are same in
CorelDRAW.

(n) PageMaker cannot be used to prepare newspaper.

(o) In PageMaker, page numbers can be inserted from
insert menu.

(p) Autoflow is not allowed in PageMaker.

(q) Nodes in CorelDRAW can be added or subtracted.

(r) File extension of CorelDRAW file is .DOCX.

(s) Graphics can be saved as images in CorelDRAW.

(t) In CorelDRAW, an image can be placed inside a
graphic.

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3. Match the following sentences given the two columns
below : 1×10=10

Column—I Column—II
(a) Text tool is common to both (i) Shape tool
(b) Arrangement of texts, images, (ii) PageMaker
shapes means
(c) In CorelDRAW, the tool used to (iii) RGB
apply design to a drawing is
(d) Text frames can be used in (iv) Grouped
(e) Fountain fill is used in (v) Paragraph headers
(f) Monitor (vi) Keywords
(g) Two, three or more objects (vii) Artistic texts
can be
(h) Table of contents (viii) CorelDRAW
(i) Index table (ix) PageMaker or
CorelDRAW
(j) PowerClip (x) Page layout

4. Expand the following acronyms (any ten) : 1×10=10
(a) DTP (i) PNG
(b) CMYK (j) WWW
(c) RGB (k) WYSIWYG
(d) MPEG (l) KISS (Related to design
(e) JPEG principle in computers)

(f) PDF (m) BMP
(g) GIF (n) AV
(h) TIFF (o) DPI

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SECTION—II
( Marks : 30 )

5. Answer any ten of the following questions in 1 or
2 sentence(s) each : 2×10=20

(a) What is artistic text in CorelDRAW?

(b) How to group objects in CorelDRAW?

(c) What is autoflow in PageMaker?

(d) Give the difference between Shape tool and Bézier
tool in CorelDRAW.

(e) What is the use of arrange command in CorelDRAW?

(f) Define frame in PageMaker.

(g) What is a Master Page in PageMaker?

(h) What is the use of place command in PageMaker?

(i) What are nodes in CorelDRAW?

(j) What do you mean by perspective view in
CorelDRAW?

(k) Define layers in PageMaker.

(l) What is masking in PageMaker?

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6. How are the following commands/tools used in
PageMaker or CorelDRAW? 2×5=10

(a) Revert (f) Cascade

(b) Acquire (g) Lock position

(c) Export (h) Freehand tool

(d) Paste special (i) Interactive fill tool

(e) Leading (j) Eyedropper tool

( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )

( Marks : 25 )

GROUP—I

Answer any two of the following questions : 5×2=10

7. What are the different steps used to fit text into path?
How to apply spacing between text and path after fitting?

8. How to apply PowerClip into artistic text?

9. How to create Master Page in PageMaker?

10. What are the steps in creating Index table?

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GROUP—II

11. Write short notes on any three of the following : 5×3=15

(a) Snapping

(b) Palettes

(c) Styles

(d) Lenses

(e) Contour

(f) Table of contents

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2021

COMPUTER TECHNIQUE
( Vocational Stream )

( Computer Network )

( Theory )

Full Marks : 100

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :

(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 50 )

1. Fill in the blanks from the list of words/phrases given
at the end : 1×20=20
(a) A _____ is a set of rules that governs the
communications between computers on a network.

(b) A _____ is a network that confines to a relatively
small area.

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(c) The Internet is an example of _____.

(d) The Netscape Navigator is a popular _____.

(e) Every machine in a network has a unique _____.

(f) The data in network travels in the form of a _____.

(g) We can amplify the signal using _____.

(h) A _____ is a device that allows us to segment a large
network into two smaller more efficient networks.

(i) A _____ is a device that connects dissimilar
networks.

(j) Mobility is one of the advantages of _____ LAN.

(k) _____ waves are widely used for short-range
communication.

(l) _____ is/are computer program(s) written by devious
programmers and designed to replicate themselves
and infect computers when triggered by a specific
event.

(m) _____ is a term used by some to mean ‘a clever
programmer’.

(n) _____ are text file with small pices of data that are
used to identify user computer on network.

(o) A _____ topology is designed with each node
connected directly to a central network hub or
concentrator.

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(p) A _____ is a set of rules that governs the
communications between computers on a
network.

(q) _____ is a hardware device that establishes
connections of computing devices on wireless LAN
with a fixed wired network.

(r) _____ is a term used to describe the legal issues
related to use of communication technology
particularly the Internet.

(s) _____ is a device that modulates an analog signal to
digital and also demodulates an analog signal to
digital and also demodulates a digital signal
to analog.

(t) The _____ provides the physical connection between
the network and the computer workstation.

List of phrases/words :

Tree WAP packet bridge
WAN NIC gateway Hacker
Virus IP address Modem Router
Cyber law star TCP/IP Infrared
Topology Cookies protocol MAN
repeater host LAN browser
wireless MAC node server

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2. State whether the following statements are True or
False : 1×10=10
(a) All modems are not direct-connect devices.

(b) Optical fibers provide a very large bandwidth data
link.

(c) A dedicated server function only as a server and is
not used as a client or workstation.

(d) A dial-up connection is more reliable than a direct
connection.

(e) It is possible for two users to have the same e-mail
address.

(f) Bus topology shares a single channel on which all
stations can receive and transmit data.

(g) An octet is an 8-bit binary number.

(h) A hub is used to boost the signal strength as it
passes along a cable.

(i) In HTML, <BR> is an example of container tag.

(j) Wireless media are called guided media.

3. Choose and write the correct option : 1×5=5
(a) Computer on Internet must
(i) be of the same type
(ii) be able to connect to one Internet server for the
country
(iii) connect to a coaxial cable connector
(iv) use of same protocol

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(b) We can connect to the Internet through
(i) direct access
(ii) dial-up IP
(iii) a connected LAN
(iv) All of the above

(c) Which of the following topologies is least affected by
removal/addition of workstations?
(i) Ring
(ii) Star
(iii) Bus
(iv) None of the above

(d) Which type of network should be installed to connect
a small number of computers in the office building?
(i) LAN
(ii) WAN
(iii) MAN
(iv) None of the above

(e) Which of the following is a communication device?
(i) ROM
(ii) Hub
(iii) Registers
(iv) SMPS

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4. Write short notes on the following in not more than
4 to 5 sentences each (any five ) : 3×5=15
(a) Server

(b) URL’s

(c) LAN

(d) WWW

(e) Tree topology

(f) EDI

(g) Booting

( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 50 )
Answer any two questions from each Section

SECTION—I
( Network Technologies )

5. (a) What are the different types of network? Explain.

(b) What are the advantages of wireless network?
Explain. 4+5=9

6. (a) What is a ring topology? Explain with diagram.

(b) What are analog and digital transmissions? 5+4=9

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7. Write short notes on the following (any two) : 4½×2=9
(a) Guided media
(b) Fiber optic
(c) Complexer

8. (a) What is a switch? Why is it used in a network?
Explain.
(b) What is a file server? Explain its function. 5+4=9

SECTION—II
( Network Environment )

9. (a) What is File Transfer Protocol (FTP)? Explain.
(b) What are cookies? Explain. 5+4=9

10. (a) What are the security measures in a network to
present?
(b) What are the important steps in a network to
prevent from intruders? Explain. 3+6=9

11. Write short notes on the following : 4½+4½=9
(a) Remote Login
(b) Web Server

12. (a) Write a short note on ‘addressing in the Internet’.
(b) Explain Class A, Class B and Class C networking.
4+5=9

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SECTION—III
( Network Application )

13. (a) What is a Web browser? Explain with example.

(b) Write a short note on HTML and its code types.
3+4=7

14. (a) What is Internet explorer? Explain its importance.

(b) Write a short note on TCP/IP. 4+3=7

15. Write short notes on the following : 3½+3½=7

(a) ROUTERS

(b) TELNET

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HS/XII/V/CT/Paper–VI/21

2021

COMPUTER TECHNIQUE
( Vocational Stream )
( Computer Commercial Application )
( Theory )

Full Marks : 100
Time : 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

GROUP—A
( Introduction to Statistical Techniques )

1. Fill in the blanks from the choices given in the table
below : 1×10=10
(a) The formula for arithmetic mean for n values and
x i data set of values is _____.

(b) The _____ is the middle value from a data set.

(c) _____ is the number that occurs most in the data
set.

(d) The formula for harmonic mean for n numbers and
x i values is _____.

(e) The formula for geometric mean for n number of
values and x i values to average is _____.

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(f) The median of 5, 2, 1, 10, 7 is _____.

(g) The mode of 1, 1, 5, 3, 2 is _____.

(h) The arithmetic mean of 10, 5, 30 is _____.

(i) _____ is the measure of dispersion of a set of data
from its mean.

(j) The standard error for sample size 5 and standard
deviation as 17 is _____.
Choices table :
1 n
5, n x , x , , x ,
1 2 n mode, median,  xi
n i 1 ,
7·5, 5, 1, standard deviation, 15

2. Define the following in 1 or 2 sentences each (any five) :
2×5=10
(a) Simple linear regression

(b) Variance

(c) Arithmetic weight

(d) Best fitting line

(e) Coefficient of variation

(f) Degrees of freedom

(g) Correlation coefficient

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3. Solve any two of the following : 5×2=10
(a) Find the mean deviation about the mean for the
following data :
6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12

(b) Find the standard deviation for the following data :
6, 8, 8, 10, 11, 11, 11, 15

(c) Find the variance of the following set of data :
4, 3, 7, 5, 1

GROUP—B
( Simple Accounting )

4. Fill in the blanks from the list of words or phrases given
below : 1×10=10

(a) The process of recording financial transaction
pertaining to a business is known as _____.

(b) _____ is an example of a tangible asset.

(c) _____ is an example of a liability.

(d) Accounts relating to properties and assets is known
as _____.

(e) In Golden rule of accounting for personal accounts
_____ means the giver.

(f) _____ means the business will exist for a long period
of time.

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(g) A person who supplies goods or services to the
business, who does not receive payments
immediately from the business and its liable to
receive payment from the business in future, is
known as _____.
(h) _____ is a book which contains all the accounts
whether personal, real or nominal which are entered
in journal or subsidiary books.
(i) _____ is the process of transferring the entries
recorded in the journal or subsidiary books to the
respective accounts opened in ledger.
(j) _____ is a statement which shows debit balances and
credit balances of all ledger accounts.
List of words/phrases :
Ledger, Trial Balance, going concern, credit, Real
Account, Accounting, Building, Sundry Creditors,
Income-tax payable, posting

5. Write on each of the following in 1 or 2 sentence(s)
(any five) : 2×5=10
(a) Golden rule of accounting
(b) Double column cash book
(c) Role of accountant
(d) Sundry debtors
(e) Vouchers
(f) Chart of accounts
(g) Transaction
(h) Trading account

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6. Write on each of the following (any five) : 2×5=10
(a) Difference between debtors and creditors

(b) Difference between Balance Sheet and Trial Balance

(c) Difference between single-column and double-
column cash book

(d) Difference between nominal account and personal
account

(e) Difference between straight line and diminishing
balance method of depreciation

(f) Difference between tangible and intangible assets

(g) Difference between gross profit and net profit

7. Journalize the following transactions taking given serial
number as date : 10
(i) Charged depreciation on furniture R 300

(ii) Rent due, but not paid R 2,000

(iii) Commodities given as charity R 500

(iv) Written-off bad debts R 200

(v) Recovered the bad debts R 100

(vi) Commodities distributed as sample R 50

(vii) Commodities withdrawn by the proprietor for his
personal use R 150

(viii) Loss of commodities by fire R 250

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(ix) Loss of cash by the theft R 600
(x) Received advance from Ramesh for supply of
commodities R 1,000
(xi) Advance given to supplier for the supply of
commodities R 2,000

GROUP—C
( Marketing and Salesmanship )

8. Define the following in 1 or 2 sentence(s) (any five) : 2×5=10
(a) Marketing
(b) Physical distribution
(c) Wholesaler
(d) Service sectors
(e) Market sgementation
(f) Product maturity
(g) Primary data

9. Write short notes on any four of the following : 2½×4=10
(a) Marketing mix
(b) Characteristics of service
(c) Pricing
(d) Consumer needs and motivation
(e) Product diversificaton

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10. What are the qualities of a good salesman? 5

11. Define sales promotion. What are the tools used in sales
promotion? 5

Or
What are the three basic functions necessary for any
business organization? Explain each briefly.

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