CREST Cyber Olympiad Class 10 Previous Year Paper

Get ahead in your Class 10 Cyber Olympiad preparation with previous year question papers. These papers help students become familiar with the question pattern and assess their understanding of important computer concepts.

What's Inside the Paper?

• MCQs based on topics like Operating System, Networking, HTML and much more.
• Includes two sections: Computer & IT and Achiever's Section for challenging problems.
• Answer key provided to support quick learning and revision.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Computer & IT

1. Advanced Networking & Internet Concepts
   • Ports and Protocols – e.g., port 80 for HTTP, port 443 for HTTPS
   • Public vs Private IP addresses (IPv4 basics)
   • Static vs Dynamic IP allocation (DHCP)
   • Web hosting basics – Domain, web server, hosting providers, uptime
   • Packet switching, Packet loss, Routers, Throughput
2. Algorithms and Flowcharts
   • Algorithm Design: nested conditions, designing modular algorithms using sub-processes
   • Flowchart Techniques: loops, nested conditions (if-else, switch)
   • Iteration: using loops in algorithms (for, while)
   • Problem-Solving Activities (Algorithms): LCM & GCD, palindrome check, count vowels
   • Problem-Solving Activities (Flowcharts): simulate calculator, sort array
   • Integration with Programming Languages: convert flowcharts into working code
   • Logical Operators in Conditions (AND, OR, NOT)
3. Computer Fundamentals
   • Operating System
   • Number System
   • User Interface
   • Memory
   • Task Management
4. Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
   • Digital Forensics: investigating computers, mobile phones, networks to uncover evidence
   • Digital Evidence: deleted files, emails, messages, browser history, photos/videos, network/server logs
   • Types of Digital Forensics: computer, mobile, network, cloud, memory forensics
   • Process of Digital Forensics: identification, preservation, analysis, reporting, presentation
   • Relationship Between Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
5. Data Management and E-commerce
   • Key Components of Data Management: collection, storage, organization, quality, security, analytics
   • Types of E-Commerce Models: B2C, B2B, C2C, C2B
   • Key Features of E-Commerce: online stores, payment systems, shopping cart, reviews, order management
   • Challenges of Data Management: privacy, security, data overload, integration, accuracy
   • Technologies Supporting Data Management: Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning & AI, DBMS
6. Latest Developments in the Field of IT
   • Machine Learning (ML) – difference from AI, usage in prediction and personalisation
   • Green Computing – energy-efficient devices, e-waste reduction
7. MS Office
   • MS Word
   • MS PowerPoint
   • MS Excel
   • MS Access
8. Python Programming (Text-Based Coding)
   • Use of Python Modules: math, random, datetime, statistics
   • Data Validation and Error Handling
   • List & Dictionary: nested lists, list comprehensions, dictionary methods (update(), pop(), items(), etc.)
   • Functions: default and keyword arguments, return vs print, lambda functions
   • File Handling – text files: read, write, append, using with, line-by-line reading, writing logs/reports
9. Web Development
   • Types: front-end (client-side), back-end (server-side), full-stack development
   • Web Design
   • Web Hosting & Deployment
   • Web Development Tools
   • Web Security
   • Web Performance Optimization
10. Working with Databases using MS Access / DBMS
    • Querying: set conditions using relational/logical operators, multiple conditions
    • Working with Multiple Databases: relationships (1-1, 1-many, many-1, many-many)
    • Object Linking & Embedding: linking vs embedding, inserting/linking external objects

Section 2: Achievers Section

• Higher Order Thinking Questions – Syllabus as per Section 1.
• Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme

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Q.1	Which one of the following is not the function of Operating System?
	a) Resource management		b) File management
	c) Processor management		d) Networking

Q.2	What is the purpose of the NOT logical operator in a flowchart?
	a) To negate the truth value of a condition		b) To check if two conditions are equal
	c) To combine multiple conditions		d) To invert the condition result after an OR

Q.3	Which of the following best describes DHCP?
	a) A protocol that manually sets static IPs		b) A web server hosting tool
	c) A system that dynamically assigns IP addresses		d) A type of DNS server

Q.4	What is the primary function of an Operating System (OS)?
	a) To provide a graphical user interface (GUI)		b) To manage hardware and software resources
	c) To run applications like word processors		d) To store and organize files

Q.5	In context to MS PowerPoint, pick the odd one out from the following:
	a) Outline View		b) Page View
	c) Normal View		d) Print View

Q.6	Match the following type of Key in Column A with their description in Column B:     Column A   Column B a Primary Key i This key points to the primary key of another table b Composite Key ii This key uniquely identifies each record c Foreign Key iii It is a group of fields that uniquely defines the records
	a) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (i)		b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii)
	c) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii)		d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i)

Q.7	Which of the following removes all items from a dictionary?
	a) clear()		b) pop()
	c) del()		d) empty()

Q.8	Match the following:     Column A   Column B a Spoofing i It is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication b Phishing ii It is an attempt to exploit a computer system or a private network inside a computer c Stalking iii This type of attack creates a situation in which a person or program successfully identifies as another by falsifying data, to gain an illegitimate advantage d Hacking iv It is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person
	a) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)		b) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
	c) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii)		d) (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii)

Q.9	Fill in the blank: The analysis of _____ is a process of deconstruction that investigates the operations of texts, their constructions, the ways they produce meanings, what those meanings may be.
	a) IE		b) Web
	c) Text		d) Media

Q.10	In CSS, how do you display a border with the following attribute values: The top border = 10 pixels The bottom border = 5 pixels The left border = 20 pixels The right border = 1 pixels
	a) border-width : 10px 20px 5px 1px		b) border-width : 10px 1px 5px 20px
	c) border-width : 5px 20px 10px 1px		d) border-width : 10px 5px 20px 1px

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