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SSCE/NECO/GCE (COMPUTER STUDIES)

COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS APP

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Features of XML include which of the following

address the structuring and manipulation of the data involved

the tags are used to describe the appearance of the content

governs the display of structures and information in a web server

governs the display of information in a web browser

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A language based on graphics for use in education is

PROLOG

LOGO

BASIC

COBOL

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Blue tooth is an example of

Metropolitan

Local Area Network

Virtual Private Network

Personal Area Network

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What was the computer conceived by Babbage?

analytical engine

application software

arithmetic machine

punch card engine

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

magnetic tape

magnetic disk

card reader

optical mark reader

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What does PDF mean?

Product Document File

Portable Document Format

Private Document File

Portable Dot File

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The purpose of an application program is to

make off-line equipment run better

converts program written in high level language to machine language

allow the operating system to control resources better

meet specific user needs

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Which of the following is not an input device?

optical scanner

COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

OCR

voice recognition device

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These are the World Wide Protocols

www and //tp

TPHT and TMCH

www.TMCH

HTTP and HTML

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

hard disks

templates

diskette

high-density disks

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Another name for “network topology” is:

large topology

network structure

network study

network organization

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

NOT

OR

NAND

NOR

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

copy-protected

write-enabled

write-protected

foil-covered

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

non-volatile memory

volatile memory

corrupted memory

non-corrupted memory

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

committee

complain

company

commercial

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The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of

control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

input, output and processing

control unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

control unit, processing and primary storage

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

linker

loader

compiler

interpreter

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

111100

110111

110010

111011

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Physical or logical arrangement of network is

topology

networking

routing

ISP

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A program used to detect overall system malfunction is

system diagnostics

system analysis

system software

utilities

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A server-side extension is needed to do what?

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 database

allow a request from a client to access webpages

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The acronym FTP stands for

File Transfer Protocol

File Ping Protocol

File Transit Protocol

File Translate Protocol

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Database is

the end of data collection

the data stored in base 8

collection of data files

conversion from base 8 to base 2.

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

web divide

cyberway divide

internet divide

digital divide

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

EPROM

ROM

PROM

RAM

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

vacuum tubes

integrated circuits

very large scale Integration

transistors

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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 protocol to copy files between computers

the database access protocol for SQL statements

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A byte consists of

sixteen bits

eight bits

four bits

one bit

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The hardware in which data maybe

Bus

register

memory

control unit

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

buses

computer

peripherals

operating system

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A hybrid computer

resembles both digital and analog computers

resembles analog computers

resembles binary and octal

resembles digital computer

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The linking of computers with a communication system is called

inter-locking

assembling

networking

pairing

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WPA2 is used for security in

bluetooth

infrared

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

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

modem

multiplexer

modulator

demodulator

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

circuit switch

instructors

logic gates

logical operators

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The protocol HTML means

Hyperbolic Text Mingle Language

Hyperbolic Text Management Limited

High Tension Management Limited

Hyper Text Markup Language

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BIOS stands for

Basic Input Off System

Basic Input Output System

Binary Input Output System

Binary Input Off System

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The term ‘gigabyte’ refers to

1024 kilobytes

1024 gigabytes

1024 bytes

1024 megabytes

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Dot-matrix is a type of

bus

disk

tape

printer

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USB stands for

United Serial Bus

Universal Serial Bus

Universal Serial Board

United State Board

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A record is made up of

names of musicians

related fields

people in a town

student marks

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

a standard keyboard

an enhanced keyboard

an F10 keyboard

a function keyboard

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A program that keeps running indefinitely is said to be

looping

stubborn

working well

iterating

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The two kinds of memory are

primary and secondary

random and sequential

ROM and RAM

Ram and temporary

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COBOL is widely used in ___________ applications

space

scientific

mathematical

commercial

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Computer connectors are

cables and wires

Male and wires

Boy and Girl

male and female

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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

Artificial Intelligent

Document Sorter

Document reader

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What is ‘SIM’?

Subscriber Identity Module

Some Information Modification

Structured Input Module

Subscribe Input Module

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Check the odd term out

Linux

Windows

internet

Unix

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Which of these is not an example of operating system

Microsoft Office XP

Windows 98

Red Hat Linux

BSD Unix

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