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SSCE/NECO/GCE (COMPUTER STUDIES)

COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS

These are Computer Studies Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.

You have 30 minutes to answer all the questions.

You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.

Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.

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1 / 40

A byte consists of

four bits

one bit

sixteen bits

eight bits

2 / 40

A hybrid computer

resembles digital computer

resembles both digital and analog computers

resembles binary and octal

resembles analog computers

3 / 40

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

web divide

internet divide

cyberway divide

digital divide

4 / 40

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

committee

commercial

complain

company

5 / 40

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

write-enabled

foil-covered

copy-protected

write-protected

6 / 40

Database is

collection of data files

the end of data collection

conversion from base 8 to base 2.

the data stored in base 8

7 / 40

The two kinds of memory are

primary and secondary

ROM and RAM

random and sequential

Ram and temporary

8 / 40

A language based on graphics for use in education is

COBOL

LOGO

BASIC

PROLOG

9 / 40

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

logic gates

circuit switch

instructors

logical operators

10 / 40

What is Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

the hardware/software protocol that limits access to company data

the transfer protocol or transfer web pages to a browser

the database access protocol for SQL statements

the protocol to copy files between computers

11 / 40

Features of XML include which of the following

governs the display of structures and information in a web server

address the structuring and manipulation of the data involved

the tags are used to describe the appearance of the content

governs the display of information in a web browser

12 / 40

Computer connectors are

cables and wires

Male and wires

male and female

Boy and Girl

13 / 40

The linking of computers with a communication system is called

assembling

pairing

inter-locking

networking

14 / 40

Which of these is not an example of operating system

Red Hat Linux

Microsoft Office XP

Windows 98

BSD Unix

15 / 40

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

transistors

integrated circuits

vacuum tubes

very large scale Integration

16 / 40

The term ‘gigabyte’ refers to

1024 gigabytes

1024 kilobytes

1024 bytes

1024 megabytes

17 / 40

A program that keeps running indefinitely is said to be

working well

iterating

looping

stubborn

18 / 40

Dot-matrix is a type of

bus

tape

disk

printer

19 / 40

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

an F10 keyboard

a standard keyboard

a function keyboard

an enhanced keyboard

20 / 40

These are the World Wide Protocols

www and //tp

HTTP and HTML

www.TMCH

TPHT and TMCH

21 / 40

What was the computer conceived by Babbage?

application software

punch card engine

analytical engine

arithmetic machine

22 / 40

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

compiler

interpreter

loader

linker

23 / 40

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

templates

high-density disks

diskette

hard disks

24 / 40

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

operating system

buses

peripherals

computer

25 / 40

Another name for “network topology” is:

network organization

network structure

large topology

network study

26 / 40

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

magnetic disk

card reader

magnetic tape

optical mark reader

27 / 40

What does PDF mean?

Private Document File

Product Document File

Portable Dot File

Portable Document Format

28 / 40

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

volatile memory

corrupted memory

non-volatile memory

non-corrupted memory

29 / 40

WPA2 is used for security in

infrared

Ethernet

bluetooth

Wi-Fi

30 / 40

A record is made up of

related fields

names of musicians

people in a town

student marks

31 / 40

BIOS stands for

Basic Input Off System

Basic Input Output System

Binary Input Off System

Binary Input Output System

32 / 40

Physical or logical arrangement of network is

networking

topology

routing

ISP

33 / 40

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of

control unit, processing and primary storage

control unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

input, output and processing

34 / 40

The acronym FTP stands for

File Transit Protocol

File Transfer Protocol

File Ping Protocol

File Translate Protocol

35 / 40

COBOL is widely used in ___________ applications

mathematical

space

scientific

commercial

36 / 40

The protocol HTML means

Hyper Text Markup Language

Hyperbolic Text Mingle Language

High Tension Management Limited

Hyperbolic Text Management Limited

37 / 40

The purpose of an application program is to

allow the operating system to control resources better

meet specific user needs

make off-line equipment run better

converts program written in high level language to machine language

38 / 40

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

110010

111100

111011

110111

39 / 40

A program used to detect overall system malfunction is

system diagnostics

system software

utilities

system analysis

40 / 40

Blue tooth is an example of

Metropolitan

Personal Area Network

Local Area Network

Virtual Private Network

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