Computer-Studies Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Computer Studies covers general knowledge of computers, computing terms, and technologies. It focuses on building interest and confidence in using computers.

• Question 141:

  The only possible number base for 235${}_x$ among the following is ?

  Options:
  A) 3
  B) 5
  C) 4
  D) 6
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 142:

  Translators are type of ?

  Options:
  A) System software
  B) Operating system
  C) Utility programs
  D) Application software
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 143:

  What type of booting does the computer go through when starting up from a powered down ?

  Options:
  A) Cold booting
  B) Soft booting
  C) Warm booting
  D) Rebooting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 144:

  CRACKING comes under ___________

  Options:
  A) website service
  B) transcription
  C) computer crime
  D) data security
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 145:

  Which among the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?

  Options:
  A) First
  B) Second
  C) Third
  D) Fourth
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 146:

  Who invented the Napier Bones

  Options:
  A) John Napier
  B) Samuel Napier
  C) Joseph Jacquard
  D) Charles Babbage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 147:

  The Domain name of a website is also its__________

  Options:
  A) IP address
  B) TCP address
  C) Database system
  D) Network server
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 148:

  What type of errors occurs when the program is asked to implement an impossible task such as dividing a number by zero?

  Options:
  A) Syntax error
  B) Runtime error
  C) Logical error
  D) Arithmetic error
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 149:

  What controls the way in which the computer system function and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

  Options:
  A) Application software
  B) Internet
  C) Operating system
  D) Control unit
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 150:

  What is a computer file.

  Options:
  A) A computer program
  B) A document like bunch of text
  C) A place on a computer where information is stored in a package
  D) A physical paper document that entails how a computer works
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  The correct answer is C .