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 201:

  The hexadecimal digits are 0-9 and A-_____

  Options:
  A) E
  B) F
  C) G
  D) D
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202:

  Hexadecimal numbers are a mixture of

  Options:
  A) Octal and decimal numbers
  B) Binary and octal numbers
  C) Letters and decimal digits
  D) Binary and decimal numbers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 203:

  The first commuters were programed using _________

  Options:
  A) Assembly language
  B) Machine language
  C) Source code
  D) Object code
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 204:

  What tells the computer how to use its components?

  Options:
  A) utility
  B) application
  C) operating system
  D) network
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205:

  Typically, an ATM is used for

  Options:
  A) record keeping
  B) budget making
  C) watching movies
  D) withdrawing cash
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 206:

  A 2-input gate that can be used to pass a digital waveform unchanged at certain times and inverted at other times is ___________

  Options:
  A) AND gate
  B) OR gate
  C) NAND gate
  D) XOR gate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 207:

  The following are input devices except.

  Options:
  A) mouse
  B) monitor
  C) Keyboard
  D) joystick
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 208:

  The first computer made available for commercial use was

  Options:
  A) UNIVAC
  B) EDSAC
  C) Mark-1
  D) ENIAC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 209:

  The Caps key on a keyboard is used to___________

  Options:
  A) move to previous page
  B) Delete files
  C) Switch between upper and lower case letters
  D) Space texts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 210:

  What does a linker program do?

  Options:
  A) it places the program in the memory for execution
  B) relocates the program to execute from the specific memory area allocated to it
  C) Links the program with other programs needed for its execution
  D) interface the program with the entities generating its input data
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  The correct answer is C .