Syllabus of Computer Applications Class 10 | Computer Application: Class 10 PDF Download

The CBSE Class 10  Computer Applications syllabus for the academic session 2024-25 is designed to equip students with essential skills in digital literacy and web development. The syllabus covers both theoretical and practical aspects of CA, with a strong focus on networking, HTML, and cyber ethics. With the aim of preparing students for the digital age, the syllabus also emphasizes the importance of internet usage, mobile technologies, and web design, along with awareness of security threats and preventive measures.

For the  session, the Board exam for Class 10 CA will consist of 55 marks for the theory paper and 60 marks for practical work, reflecting the increased focus on hands-on learning and project-based activities.

In the CBSE Class 10 CA syllabus , you will find:

• Prescribed topics both for theory examination

• Projects and activities for practical examination

• Weightage allotted to each unit

• Learning outcomes

Find below the complete syllabus for CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (Code No. 165):

CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications Unit-Wise Weightage

⇒ Unit 1: Networking

• Internet: World Wide Web, web servers, web clients, web sites, web pages, web browsers, blogs, newsgroups, HTML, web address, e-mail address, downloading and uploading files from a remote site. Internet protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, POP3, HTTP, HTTPS. Remote login and file transfer protocols: SSH, SFTP, FTP, SCP, TELNET, SMTP, TCP/IP.

• Services available on the internet: information retrieval, locating sites using search engines and finding people on the net;

• Web services: chat, email, video conferencing, e-Learning, e-Banking, e-Shopping, e-Reservation, e-Governance, e-Groups, social networking.

• Mobile technologies: SMS, MMS, 3G, 4G.

⇒ Unit 2: HTML

• Introduction to web page designing using HTML: create and save an HTML document, access a web page using a web browser.

• HTML tags: html, head, title, body, (attributes: text, background, bgcolor, link, vlink, alink), br (break), hr(horizontal rule), inserting comments, h1..h6 (heading), p (paragraph), b (bold), i (italics), u (underline), ul (unordered list), ol (ordered list), and li (list item). Description lists: dl, dt and dd. Attributes of ol (start, type), ul (type).

• Font tags (attributes: face, size, colour).

• Insert images: img (attributes: src, width, height, alt), sup (super script), sub (subscript).

• HTML Forms: Textbox, radio buttons, checkbox, password, list, combobox.

• Embed audio and video in an HTML page.

• Create a table using the tags: table, tr, th, td, rowspan, colspan

• Links: the significance of linking, anchor element (attributes: href, mailto), targets.

• Cascading style sheets: colour, background-colour, border-style, margin, height, width, outline, font (family, style, size), align, float.

⇒ Unit 3: Cyber ethics

• Netiquettes.

• Software licenses and the open-source software movement.

• Intellectual property rights, plagiarism and digital property rights.

• Freedom of information and the digital divide.

• E-commerce: Privacy, fraud, secure data transmission

Class - X  Practical Work

4. Lab Exercises

• Create static web pages.

• Use style sheets to enforce a format in an HTML page (CSS).

• Embed pictures, audio and videos in an HTML page.

• Add tables and frames in an HTML page.

• Decorate web pages using graphical elements.

• Create a website using several web pages. Students may use any open source or proprietary tool.

• Work with HTML forms: text box, radio buttons, checkbox, password, list, combo box.

• Write a blog using HTML pages discussing viruses, malware, spam and antiviruses

• Create a web page discussing plagiarism. List some reported cases of plagiarism and the consequent punishment meted out. Explain the nature of the punishment in different countries as per their IP laws.

Learning Outcomes: 

1.  Ability to develop a basic know-how of one’s computer system.

2.  Ability to use the Internet and its services.

3.  Ability to efficiently work on Image editing tools.

4.  Ability to design a website using HTML.

5.  Ability to design Online forms using HTML.

6.  Ability to apply style sheets using CSS.

7.  Ability to recognize security threats and take preventive measures.