COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS APP (SSCE/NECO/NABTEB/GCE)

COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (COMPUTER STUDIES)

COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS APP

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A byte consists of

four bits

sixteen bits

one bit

eight bits

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A language based on graphics for use in education is

PROLOG

BASIC

LOGO

COBOL

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Which of the following is a machine for reading documents that are encoded in a way that is readable by person and machine?

distributed system

Document Sorter

Document reader

Artificial Intelligent

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These are the World Wide Protocols

www.TMCH

www and //tp

TPHT and TMCH

HTTP and HTML

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What is ‘SIM’?

Structured Input Module

Subscriber Identity Module

Some Information Modification

Subscribe Input Module

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The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of

control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

control unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

input, output and processing

control unit, processing and primary storage

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An input device that is able to interpret pencil marks on paper media is known as

optical mark reader

magnetic disk

magnetic tape

card reader

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A collection of programs that control how your computer system runs and processes information is called

operating system

computer

peripherals

buses

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The “Com” in www.schoolportalng.com stands for

commercial

company

complain

committee

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Conversion of an octal number 73₈ to binary number will give us

111011

110010

111100

110111

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The protocol HTML means

Hyperbolic Text Mingle Language

High Tension Management Limited

Hyperbolic Text Management Limited

Hyper Text Markup Language

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A record is made up of

related fields

people in a town

names of musicians

student marks

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BIOS stands for

Binary Input Output System

Basic Input Off System

Binary Input Off System

Basic Input Output System

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Which gate sends on a pulse when it receives one at either or both of its terminals?

NAND

NOR

OR

NOT

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The linking of computers with a communication system is called

inter-locking

assembling

pairing

networking

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A program that keeps running indefinitely is said to be

looping

stubborn

iterating

working well

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What was the computer conceived by Babbage?

arithmetic machine

analytical engine

punch card engine

application software

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The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called

modulator

demodulator

modem

multiplexer

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COBOL is widely used in ___________ applications

space

mathematical

commercial

scientific

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A hybrid computer

resembles analog computers

resembles both digital and analog computers

resembles binary and octal

resembles digital computer

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What is Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

the protocol to copy files between computers

the hardware/software protocol that limits access to company data

the database access protocol for SQL statements

the transfer protocol or transfer web pages to a browser

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If you see a diskette with a piece of foil covering its notch, it is said to be

write-protected

foil-covered

write-enabled

copy-protected

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Database is

collection of data files

the end of data collection

the data stored in base 8

conversion from base 8 to base 2.

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Physical or logical arrangement of network is

topology

ISP

routing

networking

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Which of the following is not an input device?

OCR

COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

voice recognition device

optical scanner

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Which of these are the building blocks of all the circuits in a computer?

instructors

circuit switch

logical operators

logic gates

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The hardware in which data maybe

register

Bus

control unit

memory

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USB stands for

Universal Serial Board

United State Board

Universal Serial Bus

United Serial Bus

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The term ‘gigabyte’ refers to

1024 megabytes

1024 kilobytes

1024 gigabytes

1024 bytes

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A program used to detect overall system malfunction is

utilities

system software

system analysis

system diagnostics

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Computer connectors are

male and female

cables and wires

Male and wires

Boy and Girl

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Another name for “network topology” is:

network study

network structure

large topology

network organization

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Features of XML include which of the following

governs the display of structures and information in a web server

the tags are used to describe the appearance of the content

address the structuring and manipulation of the data involved

governs the display of information in a web browser

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Check the odd term out

Windows

Linux

internet

Unix

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The acronym FTP stands for

File Transfer Protocol

File Transit Protocol

File Translate Protocol

File Ping Protocol

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Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as

non-volatile memory

corrupted memory

non-corrupted memory

volatile memory

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F1, F2, F3 -------- F10. A keyboard with the above function keys (F10 being the last) is called:

an enhanced keyboard

an F10 keyboard

a function keyboard

a standard keyboard

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Blue tooth is an example of

Metropolitan

Virtual Private Network

Personal Area Network

Local Area Network

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The two kinds of memory are

primary and secondary

Ram and temporary

ROM and RAM

random and sequential

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Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic materials are also called

diskette

hard disks

high-density disks

templates

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Which of the following is a computer memory that can be programmed once, but not reprogrammed?

PROM

RAM

EPROM

ROM

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The purpose of an application program is to

allow the operating system to control resources better

make off-line equipment run better

meet specific user needs

converts program written in high level language to machine language

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Dot-matrix is a type of

disk

tape

printer

bus

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A server-side extension is needed to do what?

allow a request from a client to access database

allow a request from a client to access HTML-formatted page

allow a request from HTML to access web pages

allow a request from a client to access webpages

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The difference between people with access to computer and those without this access is known as the

digital divide

web divide

cyberway divide

internet divide

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WPA2 is used for security in

infrared

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

bluetooth

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What does PDF mean?

Private Document File

Portable Document Format

Portable Dot File

Product Document File

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In the first generation computers, built between 1945 – 1956, what was used for calculations?

vacuum tubes

very large scale Integration

integrated circuits

transistors

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_________ translates and execute program at run-time line by line

compiler

linker

interpreter

loader

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Which of these is not an example of operating system

Microsoft Office XP

Windows 98

BSD Unix

Red Hat Linux

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