Ans.: d) Wealthy
Reference: Employability Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 84
(vi) In total, how many SDGs were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity?
Ans.: c) Format
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 4
(iii) Gaurav is creating a report in Writer. The image get embedded in his document whenever he drags and drops the image and the document size increases. Suggest a way to link the image file instead of embedding it.
a) Drag and drop the image
b) Hold down the Ctrl key while dragging
c) Hold down the Shift key while dragging the image
d) Hold down the Ctrl and Shift key while dragging and dropping the image
Ans.: b) Define Range
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 62
(ii) Kawal and his friends are working on a Spreadsheet for entering data and updating records. They wish to keep track of changes. While following options will help in knowing who made the changes and what changes were done in the spreadsheet?
Ans.: c) select
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 142
(v) Roshni has created a table Customer in SQL and wants to store photograph image of every customer under Cust_Photo field. Suggest a suitable data type from the options given below.
Ans.: c) Blog
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 183
(ii) Natasha works as floor manager. She has been assigned a task for conducting regular ___________ to ensure safety of life in case of any disaster or emergency by evacuating the place of danger.
Ans.:
-Cultural barriers is when people of different cultures are unable to understand each other’s customs, resulting in inconveniences and difficulties.
-People sometimes make stereotypical assumptions about others based on their cultural background, this leads to difference in opinions and can be a major barrier to effective communication.
Reference: Employability Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 32
[7] Explain any two misconceptions about entrepreneurship.
Ans.:
1. Every business idea needs to be unique or special : Each entrepreneur saw customer demand and brought a
new idea into their business. A person can take an idea that is already there in the market and do something
different with it.
2. A person needs a lot of money to start a business : The money used to start a business is called capital. Capital is important for starting. However, every business does not need a lot of capital to start. In the activity, you would have seen that every entrepreneur started with a different amount. Some had a lot of money, and some did not. But, they are successful today.
3. Only a person having a big business is an entrepreneur: No business is big or small. If a person is running a business to fulfill a customer need, they are an entrepreneur. Most businesses start small. It becomes big with hard work and creativity.
4. Entrepreneurs are born, not made : Sometimes, we think that only some people have the
talent for doing business. An entrepreneur is a person who does whatever it takes to make the business
successful. In the above activity, you did everything you could do to sell your product.
Explain any two
Reference: Employability Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 105 to 108
[8] Briefly discuss the significance of time management skills in order to succeed in life.
Ans.: Prioritise the things you have to do. Remove waste and redundancy from work. Make a time table and follow it diligently.
Reference: Employability Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 50
[9] Very often we hear about spam mails. Explain what are spam mails, and what should be done with such mails.
Ans.: Sometimes we get mails from companies who are advertising a product or trying to attract you to their website. Such mails are called SPAM.
Do the following with spam:
1. We should never respond to SPAM and delete it on a regular basis.
2. It is possible to set filters in the settings to prevent SPAM from entering our mail box. Most e-mail software have a SPAM folder.
3. Do not open any attachments.
4.Do no click on any link.
5. Delete them immediately.
Write any two points
Reference: Employability Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 87-88
[10] Mention any two ways to get clean and affordable energy.
Ans.:
1. Use solar power
2. Save electricity
3. Do not pollute environment
4. Use bio-gas
Reference: Employability Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 121
Part 2 : 2 marks questions (Subject Specific Skills)
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20-30 words each.
[11] Write the main steps to a group drawing objects writer.
Ans.:
1. Select one object, then hold down the Shift key and select the others you want to include in the group. The bounding box expands to include all the selected objects.
2. With the objects selected, hover the mouse pointer over one of the objects and choose Format > Group > Group from the menu bar or right-click and choose Group > Group from the pop-up menu.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 20
[12] What is the purpose of consolidating data in spreadsheets? Discuss briefly.
Ans.:
1. Allows to gather together your data from separate worksheets into a master worksheet
2. It takes data from a series of worksheets or workbooks and summaries it into a single worksheet so that can be updated easily.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 61
Ans.:
LAN – A local area network (LAN) is one which connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as home, school, computer laboratory, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings. Usually local area networks offer very high speeds and are used for connecting computers and peripherals such as printers, scanners, etc.
WAN : A wide area network (WAN) is one which covers a broad area (i.e., any network that links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). The Internet is the most popular WAN, and is used by businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, individual consumers, artists, entertainers, and many others.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 170
[14] What are the two parts of a cell reference while referencing data on other sheets?
Ans.:
1. To maintain accuracy and consistency of data in a relationship.
2. Save time as there is no need to enter the same data in separate tables.
3. Reduce data-entry errors.
4. Summarize data from related tables.
Consider any two or relevant options
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 135
[16] Mention any two basic fire safety rules to be followed in any organization.
Ans.:
– Fire escape plans must be installed at proper levels
– Conduct regular drills
– Smoke alarms must be placed at proper intervals
– Keep workplace a no-smoking zone
– Maintenance of safety equipment must be taken care of regularly
Consider Any Two
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 203
Part 3 : 4 Marks questions
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50-80 words each.
[17] What is the concept of mail merge in word processing software? Discuss in detail. Also give any two major benefits of using mail merge.
Ans.:
Mail Merge:
A mail merge is a way to take a letter you’ve written and send it to a whole bunch of people, personalizing it with information about them so they might think that you typed that letter personally for them.
Benefits of mail merge:
1. A mail merge can also be a quick way to take a list of people’s mailing addresses and generate labels or envelopes with the address for a different person on each label or envelope.
2. It’s a way to be personal, yet efficient.
3. It’s essential for any person or organization that has a lot of clients, partners, parents and children, or other people to communicate with.Hence mail merge help them in this regard.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 39
[18] Explain four any types of hyperlinks that can be applied in spreadsheets.
Ans.:
1. Internet: the hyperlink points to a web address, normally starting with http://
2. Mail & News: the hyperlink opens an email message that is pre-addressed to a particular recipient.
3. Document: the hyperlink points to a place in either the current worksheet or another existing worksheet. 4. New document: the hyperlink creates a new worksheet.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 80
[19] Internet security is of prime concern nowadays. Using passwords can lower the risk of security breach on the internet. Himanshi has just created her first Internet based account. Help her by giving any four general guidelines for managing strong passwords.
Ans.:
1. A combination of alphanumeric and special characters
2. Should not so easy to crack or guessed by other users
3. Do not keep passwords such as your favorite color, friends or relatives name, bike number, mobile number either as single or combined option
4. Change your password frequently at least 2 or 3 weeks
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 196
[20] In context of OpenOffice base, explain the concept and significance of the following:
Ans.:
Forms:
A form provides the user a systematic way of storing information into the database. It is an interface in a user specified layout that lets users to view, enter, and change data directly in database objects such as tables.
A report helps to display the data in a summarized manner. It is used to generate the overall work outcome in a clear format.
Reference: Subject Specific Skills CBSE Study material Page no.: 148, 155
[21] Consider the table Product and write SQL queries for the following:
Table: Product
PID
PNAME
PRICE
QUANTITY
CATEGORY
P01
BOARD
10000
2
OFFICE
P02
EYELINER
700
50
MAKEUP
P04
PENCIL
5
500
SCHOOL
P05
LAMP
250
10
DOMESTIC
P08
BEDSHEET
450
45
DOMESTIC
P09
LAPTOP
75000
15
OFFICE
(a) To display names of all products whose category is “domestic”
Ans.: Select pname from product where category = ‘domestic’;
(b) To display product name and price whose quantity is less than 50.
Ans.: Select pname, price from product where quantity<50;
(c) To display price and quantity of laptop.
Select price, quantity from product where pname=’LAPTOP’;
(d) To display name and quantity of those products whose price is above 5000.
Ans.:Select pname, quantity from product where price>5000;
For visually impaired candidates:
In the context of Database Management System, write a short note on the following:
(i) Database: A database is an organized collection of data. It is something like a container.
(ii) Table: Table is a combination of tuples and fields.
(iii) Field: set of data values of a particular simple type, one for each row of the table
(iv) Composite Primary Key : When primary key constraint is applied on one or more columns then it is known as Composite Primary Key.
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