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Q. 8 List the various ways you can use to protect your data.

Ans: To safeguard your data from theft and viruses, consider the following measures:
1. Use Strong Passwords: Create difficult-to-guess passwords using a mix of lowercase and uppercase

letters, numbers, and special characters.
This prevents unauthorized access to your computer.

2. Install Anti-virus and Firewall: These tools monitor incoming and outgoing data, preventing viruses
from entering and detecting any that may have already accessed your system.
3. Encrypt Data: Important information can be encrypted using tools like BitLocker, requiring a

decryption password to access the hard disk, thus blocking unauthorized usage.
4. Secure Sites: Only share credit card or bank information on secure sites, indicated by “https://”
and a lock symbol in the browser’s address bar.

Q. 9 Riya, a Class X student, feels stressed with her exam preparation, extracurricular activities, and family
commitments. How can tracking time help her?

Ans: Tracking time helps to:

• Identify time-wasting activities and unproductive habits
• Improve time management for studies and tasks

• Balance academics with extracurriculars and personal time
• Allocate time for relaxation and self-care

• Achieve academic goals more efficiently and reduce stress before exams

Q. 10 Why has United Nations has made the 17 Sustainable Development Goals?

Ans: The 17 SDGs have been made with the aim of taking care of important issues facing businesses, governments
and society. Some of these issues are poverty, gender equality, water use, energy, climate change and
biodiversity. Countries are now making policies and regulations that will promote sustainable systems
needed in all economic sectors to provide a secure, affordable and sustainable economy.

Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 × 4 = 8 marks)

Q. 11 In Open Office Writer, what are the styles? List two Open Office Writer style options.

Ans: A Style is a collection of all formatting information, which you want to save and then apply on the
document. Writer provides six Style categories – Page, Paragraph, Character, Frame, List and Table.
(Mention any two)

Q. 12 Differentiate between safety and security of an employee.

Ans: Safety: The work environment of the organisation must be safe. It must be free from hazards and risks.
A hazard is something that can cause harm to the people

Security: Every employee working in an organisation must feel that they are secured in the company
campus. Security is a kind of freedom from any potential harm. Security ensures the safety of the people
working in the organisation. This include various security such as personal safety, computer system
safety, electrical safety, transport safety and other equipment safety.
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