Marking Scheme​

Strictly Confidential
(For internal and restricted use only)
Secondary School Examination, 2025
SUBJECT NAME COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (Q.P. CODE 53)

General Instructions:
1 You are aware that evaluation is the most important process in the actual and correct
assessment of the candidates. A small mistake in evaluation may lead to serious problems
which may affect the future of the candidates, education system and teaching profession.
To avoid mistakes, it is requested that before starting evaluation, you must read and
understand the spot evaluation guidelines carefully.

2 “Evaluation policy is a confidential policy as it is related to the confidentiality of the

examinations conducted, Evaluation done and several other aspects. Its’ leakage to the
public in any manner could lead to derailment of the examination system and affect the
life and future of millions of candidates. Sharing this policy/document to anyone,
publishing in any magazine and printing in News Paper/Website etc. may invite action
under various rules of the Board and IPC.”

3 Evaluation is to be done as per instructions provided in the Marking Scheme. It should not
be done according to one’s own interpretation or any other consideration. Marking Scheme
should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed. However, while evaluating answers
which are based on latest information or knowledge and/or are innovative, they may be
assessed for their correctness otherwise and due marks be awarded to them. In class-X,
while evaluating two competency-based questions, please try to understand the given
answer and even if the reply is not from the marking scheme but correct competency is
enumerated by the candidate, due marks should be awarded.

4 The Marking Scheme carries only suggested value points for the answers.
These are in the nature of Guidelines only and do not constitute the complete answer. The
students can have their own expression and if the expression is correct, the due marks
should be awarded accordingly.

5 The Head-Examiner must go through the first five answer books evaluated by each
evaluator on the first day, to ensure that evaluation has been carried out as per the
instructions given in the Marking Scheme. If there is any variation, the same should be
zero after deliberation and discussion. The remaining answer books meant for evaluation
shall be given only after ensuring that there is no significant variation in the marking of
individual evaluators.

6 Evaluators will mark( √ ) wherever the answer is correct. For wrong answer CROSS ‘X” be
marked. Evaluators will not put right (✓)while evaluating which gives an impression that
the answer is correct and no marks are awarded. This is the most common mistake which
evaluators are committing.

7 If a question has parts, please award marks on the right-hand side for each part. Marks
awarded for different parts of the question should then be totaled up and written in the
left-hand margin and encircled. This may be followed strictly.

8 If a question does not have any parts, marks must be awarded in the left-hand margin and
encircled. This may also be followed strictly.

9 If a student has attempted an extra question, the answer of the question deserving more
marks should be retained and the other answer scored out with a note “Extra Question”.

10 No marks to be deducted for the cumulative effect of an error. It should be penalized only
once.

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11 A full scale of marks 50 marks as given in Question Paper) has to be used. Please do not
hesitate to award full marks if the answer deserves it.

12 Every examiner has to necessarily do evaluation work for full working hours i.e., 8 hours
every day and evaluate 20 answer books per day in main subjects and 25 answer books per
day in other subjects (Details are given in Spot Guidelines).This is in view of the reduced
syllabus and number of questions in question paper.

13 Ensure that you do not make the following common types of errors committed by the
Examiner in the past:-
●​ Leaving the answer or part thereof unassessed in an answer book.
●​ Giving more marks for an answer than assigned to it.
●​ Wrong totaling of marks awarded on an answer.
●​ Wrong transfer of marks from the inside pages of the answer book to the title page.
●​ Wrong question wise totaling on the title page.
●​ Wrong totaling of marks of the two columns on the title page.
●​ Wrong grand total.
●​ Marks in words and figures not tallying/not same.
●​ Wrong transfer of marks from the answer book to online award list.
●​ Answers marked as correct, but marks not awarded. (Ensure that the right tick mark is
correctly and clearly indicated. It should merely be a line. Same is with the X for
incorrect answers.)
●​ Half or a part of the answer marked correct and the rest as wrong, but no marks
awarded.

14 While evaluating the answer books, if the answer is found to be totally incorrect, it should
be marked as cross (X) and awarded zero (0)Marks.

15 Any unassessed portion, non-carrying over of marks to the title page, or totaling error
detected by the candidate shall damage the prestige of all the personnel engaged in the
evaluation work as also of the Board. Hence, in order to uphold the prestige of all
concerned, it is again reiterated that the instructions be followed meticulously and
judiciously.

16 The Examiners should acquaint themselves with the guidelines given in the “Guidelines for
Spot Evaluation” before starting the actual evaluation.

17 Every Examiner shall also ensure that all the answers are evaluated, marks carried over to
the title page, correctly totaled and written in figures and words.

18 The candidates are entitled to obtain a photocopy of the Answer Book on request on
payment of the prescribed processing fee. All Examiners/Additional Head Examiners/Head
Examiners are once again reminded that they must ensure that evaluation is carried out
strictly as per value points for each answer as given in the Marking Scheme.

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 MARKING SCHEME
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Max. Marks: 50
General Instructions :
Please read the instructions carefully.
●​ This question paper has 5 Sections: A, B, C, D, E.
●​ All questions are compulsory. However, internal choices have been provided in some of the
questions.
●​ Section A has 12 questions carrying 1 mark each.
●​ Section B has 7 Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions carrying 2 marks each.
●​ Section C has 4 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 3 marks each.
●​ Section D has 1 Long Answer (LA) type question carrying 4 marks.
●​ Section E has 2 Source-based/Case-based/Passage-based questions carrying 4 marks each.

Section A
(All questions are compulsory) 12x1=12

1. Arun is sending an e-mail to his office. Which protocol out of the following options 1
will be used for the purpose ?

(A) FTP (B) HTTP

(C) SMTP (D) SCP

Ans (C) SMTP

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

2. Which of the following is not an e-Reservation portal in India ? 1

(A) [Link]

(B) [Link]

(C) [Link]

(D) [Link]

Ans (A) [Link]

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

3. Which of the following attributes is not a valid attribute of the <font> tag in 1
HTML ?

(A) face (B) type

(C) size (D) color

Ans (B) type

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

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4. What is the full form of FTP ? 1

(A) File Transfer Protocol (B) File Transmission Protocol

(C) Fast Transfer Protocol (D) Fast Transmission Protocol

Ans (A) File Transfer Protocol

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

5. Which of the following attributes is not a valid attribute of the <body> tag in 1
HTML?

(A) text (B) background

(C) bgcolor (D) width

Ans (D) width

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

6. Select the correct option to fill in the blank : 1

A ___________ is an online platform or website where individuals or businesses
regularly publish articles/journals, known as posts, on various topics.

(A) Brower (B) Blog

(C) News Group (D) Web Server

Ans (B) Blog

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

7. The default value for the type attribute of an Unordered List in HTML is : 1

(A) circle (B) disc

(C) square (D) triangle

Ans (B) disc

Ans (1 mark for writing the correct option)

8. Which of the following is not a Search Engine available over the Internet ? 1

(A) Google (B) Bing

(C) Diksha (D) Yahoo

(C) Diksha
Ans (1 mark for writing the correct option)
9. Which of the following options is a network protocol that enables secure and 1
encrypted file transfers between a client and a server ?

(A) SFTP (B) Telnet

(C) SCP (D) HTTP

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Ans (A) ​ SFTP

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

10. Which of the following options will set the font family of all paragraphs to ‘Arial’ ? 1

(A)​ <style> p { font-family : Arial; } </style>

(B)​ <style> p { fontfamily: Arial; } </style>
(C)​ <style> p { font: Arial; } </style>
(D)​ <style> p { font–type: Arial; } </style>

Ans (A) ​ <style> p { font–family: Arial; } </style>

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

Questions No. 11 and 12 are Assertion and Reason type questions. Each question consists of two
statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select the most suitable option considering the
Assertion and Reason.
(A)​Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(B)​Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
(C)​Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D)​Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

11. Assertion (A) : FTP is a networking protocol used for transferring files. 1
Reason (R) : FTP is used when we want to view some data from a website.

Ans (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

12. Assertion (A) : SMS is an acronym for Smart Message Service. 1

Reason (R) : SMS is the most common technology for delivering short, concise
and important messages quickly.

Ans (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

(1 mark for writing the correct option)

SECTION B 7x2=14

13. What is a Digital Property ? Write any two examples of digital property. 2

Ans Digital property is data or assets belonging to an individual or an organization,

which is in digital form.
OR
Digital property is an intellectual property (IP), which is in digital form.
OR
Digital property refers to any digital asset or online resource that an individual or
entity owns or controls.

Any two examples from the following :

●​ Text, Image, Audio or Video content on a system or website
OR

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 ●​ Any other correct example or alternative names for the ones mentioned in the
above list.

(1 mark for writing the correct explanation of Digital Property)

( ½ mark each for writing any two correct example of Digital Property)

14. (a) ​ What is e-Shopping ? Write names of any two commonly used e-Shopping 2
portals.

Ans e-Shopping is the process of sale and purchase of products/services in Online

mode.
Any two commonly used e-Shopping portals from the following:
Bigbasket, Blinkit, Flipkart, eBay, Amazon, Zomato, Swiggy, Myntra, Tataneu,
Nyka, Zepto, Urban Company or any other commonly used e-shopping portal.

(1 mark for writing the correct meaning of e-Shopping)

(½ mark each for writing any two correct name of e-Shopping portal)

OR
(b) ​ What is a Social Network ? Write names of any two popular social
networking sites on the Internet.

Ans Social Network is an online platform where people connect, share and interact
with each other.
Any two popular social networking sites are :
●​ Linkedin
●​ Facebook
●​ Instagram
●​ X
OR
Any other popular social networking site

(1 mark for writing the correct explanation of Social Network)

(½ mark each for writing any two correct names of a Social Networking Site)

15. State whether the following statements are True or False : 2

(i) ​ <h1> is the highest level of heading and <h4> is the lowest level of heading
in HTML.
(ii) ​ A visited link is purple coloured by default in HTML.
(iii) The character '#' is used to start a comment text in HTML.
(iv)​ <b> is an empty tag in HTML as it does not need to be closed.

Ans (i) ​ False ​

(ii) ​ True
(iii) False
(iv)​ False

(½ mark for writing each correct answer)

16. (a) ​ Write the HTML code to create a link to the web page having URL as : 2
[Link]/india/[Link]
The mentioned web page should get opened in a new window/tab on
clicking the text, ‘FESTIVALS’.

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Ans (a)​ <a href="[Link]/india/[Link]"
target="_blank">FESTIVALS</a>
OR
<a href="#"
onclick="[Link]('[Link]/india/[Link]',
'_blank')">FESTIVALS</a>

(½ mark for writing <a )

(½ mark for writing href="[Link]/india/[Link]")
(½ mark for writing target="_blank")
(½ mark for writing FESTIVALS</a>)

OR

(b) ​ (i) ​ Write HTML code to display the following line of text in bold and
italics.
​ ​ Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

(ii)​ Write the HTML code to set the background color of the web page as
blue.

Ans (i) ​ <b><i> Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.</i></b>

OR
<strong>​
<em> Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.</em>​
</strong>

(ii)​ <body bgcolor="blue">

OR
<body style = "background-color:blue;">
OR
<style> body { background-color:blue;} </style>

(½ mark for writing correct code with bold/strong in part (i))

(½ mark for writing correct code with italics/em in part (i))

(½ mark for writing body in part (ii))

(½ mark for writing bgcolor in part (ii))
OR
(1 mark for writing <style>body{ background-color:blue;}</style>)

17. Write the purpose of the following HTML tags : 2

(i) ​ <BR> ​
(ii) ​ <DL>

Ans (i) ​ <BR> : The <BR> tag inserts a line break

(ii)​ <DL> : The <DL> tag defines a description list

(1 mark for writing each correct purpose)

18. (a) An incomplete CSS code within <head> . . . </head> is given below. 2
Complete this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that
follow.

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 ​ <head>
​<style>
​body {__________ : __________ ; } <!--line 1 –->
​P {
​__________: __________ ; <!--line 2 –->
​__________: __________ ; <!--line 3 –->
​}
​__________ <!--line 4 –->
​{
​Color : Blue;
​}
​</style>
​</head>
​
(i) Line 1 : Page background color should be Yellow.
(ii) Line 2 : Color of the paragraph text should be Red.
(iii) Line 3 : Font family of the paragraph text should be Arial.
(iv) Line 4 : The second biggest heading should be Blue in color.

Ans (a) ​ (i) background-color : yellow;

OR
background-color: #ffff00;
OR
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);
​ (ii) color : red
OR
color: #ff0000;
OR
color: rgb(255, 0, 0);
​ (iii)​ font-family : arial
​ (iv)​ h2

(½ mark for writing each correct missing statement)

OR 2
(b) ​ The following HTML code is expected to create an ordered list for a web
page :
​ <html>
​ <body __________ : yellow> <!-- line 1 -->
​ <p>
​ <font __________= Helvetica> <!-- line 2 -->
​ FESTIVALS OF INDIA
​ </p>
​ <__________> <!-- line 3 -->
​ ​ <__________>HOLI <__________> <!-- line 4 ––>
​ ​ <__________>DIWALI <__________> <!-- line 5 -->
​ <__________> <!-- line 6 ––>

Complete this code by filling in the blanks as per the specifications that
follow :
(i) Line 1 : Background color of the web page should be Yellow.
​ (ii) Line 2 : Font for the paragraph should be Helvetica.
​ (iii) Line 3 and Line 6 : An ordered list should start and end.
​ (iv) Line 4 and Line 5 : Listing of the ordered list items.
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Ans (b) ​ (i) ​ bgcolor=
OR
style= "background-color:
​ (ii) ​ face
​ (iii)​ ol and /ol
​ (iv)​ li and /li

(½ mark for writing each correct missing statement)

19. Write any two differences between Web Server and Web Client. 2

Ans Web Server Web Client

A web server’s primary function is to host A web client, typically a web browser, is
and serve web content. used by users to request and view web
content.
It stores, processes, and delivers web It sends requests to web servers for
pages and other content (like images, specific-resources, such as web pages, and
scripts, and stylesheets) to clients over displays the content received from the
the internet. server.
It listens for requests from clients, Web clients handle user interactions, like
processes those requests, and sends back form submissions and navigation.
the appropriate responses.
When a request is received, the web It receives the response from the server,
server processes it and responds with the processes it (rendering web pages), and
requested data or a status message (like provides an interface for user interaction.
an error if the resource is not found).
Apache, Nginx, IIS, LiteSpeed, Caddy, Google Chrome, Chromium, Mozilla
Tomcat, [Link], Cherokee, Hiawatha, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari,
OpenLiteSpeed Opera
OR ​
Any 2 valid differences/examples

(1 mark for writing each of the any two correct differences)

SECTION C 4x3=12

20. The following HTML statements are not written properly. Re-write the correct 3
statements with underlined corrections. The desired purpose of each statement is
mentioned under it.
(i) ​ <BODY image="[Link]">
<!--Page background should display the image named
[Link]-->
(ii) ​ <FONT height=5>
<!--Font should be 5 in size-->
(iii)​ <img src="[Link]" text="An Image">
<!-Image source should be [Link] and its alternate text
should be "An Image">

Ans (i) ​ <BODY background="[Link]">

(ii) ​ <FONT size="5">
(iii) <img src="[Link]" alt="An Image">

(1 mark for writing each correction)

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21. (a) ​ Give the full form of the following : 2+1
(i) ​ TCP/IP =3
(ii)​ SSH

Ans (a) ​ (i) ​ TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

(ii)​ SSH - Secure Shell

(½ mark for Transmission Control, ½ mark for Protocol)

(½ mark for Internet, ½ mark for Protocol)
(½ mark for Secure, ½ mark for Shell)

OR 3
(b) ​ Consider the given URL :
[Link]
Is it a secure website ? Justify your answer.

Ans (b) ​ No.

It should use https protocol to be a secure website.

(1 mark for writing No as the correct answer)

(2 marks for writing the correct justification)

22. (a) ​ Explain how to insert an audio on a web page using <audio> tag. Give 3
example to support your answer.

Ans (a)​ <audio> tag is used to embed the audio in a web page in the following
manner (considering the audio file songs.mp3 to be embedded):

<audio controls>
<source src ="songs.mp3">

OR
<embed> tag is used to insert audio in a web page in the following
manner (considering the audio file songs.mp3 to be embedded):

<embed src="songs.mp3">

(Full 3 marks for writing correct example to illustrate use of <audio> or

<embed> tag)

OR
(Full 3 marks for writing correct example to insert/embed an audio on a web page
using any other valid tag)

OR
(Only 2 marks for explaining the <audio>/<embed> tag without any supporting
example.)

OR 3

(b) ​ Akhil, an entrepreneur, has made some videos for marketing purposes. He
wants to create a web page and share these videos to increase his
customers on the online platform. Help Akhil to do the same with the given
instructions :

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 ​ (i) ​ Use HTML to put a video “products.mp4” in the web page.
(ii)​ The video should autoplay in the width of 400 pixels and height 300
pixels in the browser window.
(iii) The video controls buttons – Play, Pause and Volume should be visible.

Ans (b) ​ <video width = "400" height = "300" controls >

​ <source src = "products.mp4" >
​ </video> ​
OR
<embed src="products.mp4" width = "400" height = "300">

(For answer of first method of part (b)

½ mark for video tag
½ mark for specifying width
½ mark for specifying height
½ mark for controls
½ mark for source tag
½ mark for specifying src)
OR
(For answer using second method of part (b)
1 mark for embed tag
½ mark for specifying width
½ mark for specifying height
1 mark for specifying src)

23. (a) ​ Write suitable HTML statements to display the following text on a web page: 2+1
​ (i) ​ Ca(OH)2 =3
​ (ii)​ 2(A2 + B2)

Ans (a) ​ (i) ​ Ca(OH)₂​

OR
Ca(OH)<span style="vertical-align: sub; font-size:
smaller;">2</span>
​ (ii)​ 2(A² + B²)
OR​
2(A<span style="vertical-align: super; font-size:
smaller;">2</span> + B<span style="vertical-align: super;
font-size: smaller;">2</span>)

(1 Mark for writing each correct statement)

(b) ​ Give any one advantage of CSS.

Ans (Any one)

●​ It makes it easy to manage and design a website.
●​ allows you to separate the content of a web page from its design or
presentation.
OR
Any other one valid advantage

(1 mark for writing correct advantage)

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 SECTION D

24. (a) ​ Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below : 4

Note :
●​ The title of the page should be ‘Student Data Entry Form’.
●​ The heading ‘Student Data Entry Form’ on the web page should be of largest
possible size.

Ans <html>
<head>
<title>Data Entry Form</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1><b>Student Data Entry Form</b></h1>
<form>
Name:
<input type="text">
<br>
Gender:
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="Male">
Male
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="Female">
Female
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="Other">
Other
<br>
Languages:
<input type="checkbox" value="English">
English
<input type="checkbox" value="Hindi">
Hindi
<br>
Stream:
<select name="stream">
<option value="Science">Science</option>
<option value="Commerce">Commerce</option>
<option value="Humanities">Humnities</option>
</select>
<br>
<input type="submit"> OR <button>Submit</button>
</form>
</body>

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 (½ mark for the title of the page)
(½ mark for the heading using <h1> tag)
(½ mark for the correct placing of <form> tag)
(½ mark for writing correct code for generating Textbox)
(½ mark for writing correct code for generating Radio buttons)
(½ mark for writing correct code for generating Checkbox)
(½ mark for writing correct code for generating List input)
(½ mark for writing correct code for generating Submit button)

OR
(b) ​ Write the HTML code to design the web page as shown below (Table border should
be 1, height=150 and width=350 with cellpadding=15) :

JANUARY 2025

NAME ATTENDANCE

Abha Present

Alok Absent

Teacher: Ms. Anju

Ans <html>
<body>
<table border=1 height=150 width=350 cellpadding=15>
<tr>
<td colspan=2><center>JANUARY 2025</center></td>
OR
<th colspan=2>JANUARY 2025</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>NAME </b></td> OR <th>NAME </th>
<td><b>ATTENDANCE </b></td> OR <th>ATTENDANCE </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Abha </td>
<td>Present</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alok </td>
<td>Absent </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2>Teacher: Ms. Anju</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

(½ mark for correct <table> and its corresponding </table> tags)

(½ mark for correct attributes of <table> tag)
(½ mark for writing the correct td/th with colspan=2 for the first row)
(½ mark for writing the correct description for the first row)
(½ mark for writing the correct td/th with headings for the columns)
(½ mark for writing the correct td with description for the second row)
(½ mark for writing the correct td with colspan=2 for the last row)
(½ mark for writing the correct description for the last row)

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 SECTION E
Case-Study 2X4=8
25. Sujata is a class 10 student and has to submit her project work to her teacher. She 4
uses the Internet to find out content related to her project work and prepares her
document by copying the contents into her submission.
With respect to the given case study, answer the following questions :
(i) ​ What is the name of the act that Sujata has committed by copying contents
from Internet to her projects ?
(ii) ​ The content available over the Internet which Sujata is copying could
be another person’s ______________ property. (Digital/Physical)
(iii)​ To copy someone else’s content from the Internet is not considered as
good behaviour. What is the term used for good behaviour that should
be followed on the Internet ?
(iv)​ Sujata is violating IPR of the original content creator. Expand the term
IPR.
Ans (i) Plagiarism (OR Copyright Infringement OR Piracy)
(ii) Digital
(iii) Netiquette OR Cyber Ethics OR Internet Etiquette
(iv) Intellectual Property Rights
(1 mark for writing each correct answer)
26. Jessica runs a small graphic design company called ABC Vision. To save money, 4
she decided to use a pirated version of a popular design software instead of
buying a licensed software. Her legal advisor told her to go for open source
software instead of pirated software.
Answer the questions based on the above case study :
(a)​What is open source software ?
(b)​Give any two examples of open source software.
(c)​Mention any two advantages of open source software.
(d)​Define the term “Software License”.
Ans (a)​Open Source Software is software that is freely available to use,
modify, and distribute.
OR
Its source code is accessible to anyone, allowing users to contribute to
its development and improve it collaboratively.
(b)​Linux, Python, Libre Office, Apache Open Office, Mozilla Firefox
(c)​ (i) source code available
(ii) cost effective
Note: Any other valid advantages are also accepted.
(d)​Software licences are legal agreements that specify how software can
be used, modified, and distributed. They outline the terms and
conditions under which users are allowed to operate the software.
(1 mark for writing each correct answer)
Note:
(Full 2 marks to be awarded for writing either of part (a) or part (c) correctly)

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