CBSE 2026 Computer Application Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is the CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications board paper from 2026, Q.P. code 53 (Series 2KNLM, Set 4). It carries 50 marks over two hours, plus 15 minutes to read, and has 26 compulsory questions on 19 pages. Section A is 12 one-mark questions. Section B is seven very short answers of 2 marks, Section C four short answers of 3 marks, and Section D one long answer of 4 marks. Section E has two source or case questions of 4 marks each. Some questions have an internal choice. This copy has questions only.

Exam

CBSE Class 10

Subject

Computer Application

Year

2026

Paper code

53

Maximum marks

50

Time allowed

2 hours

Questions

26

Pages

19

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  12 marks

  12 questions, 1 mark each, including Internet, TCP/IP, HTML and email addresses

• Section B

  14 marks

  7 very short answer questions, 2 marks each

• Section C

  12 marks

  4 short answer questions, 3 marks each

• Section D

  4 marks

  1 long answer question

• Section E

  8 marks

  2 source-based, case-based or passage-based questions, 4 marks each

Topics covered

• Internet and networking
• TCP/IP
• HTML
• Email addresses
• Cyber safety

Questions from this paper

1. What is the Internet: a type of software, a global network of interconnected computer networks, a school LAN, or a type of hardware?
2. What is the primary purpose of TCP/IP?
3. Which HTML heading tag shows the smallest heading: h1, h3, h5 or h6?
4. In an email address, the username and the domain name are separated by $, @, # or %.