COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (COMPUTER STUDIES)

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

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1 / 40

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

very large scale Integration

transistors

integrated circuits

vacuum tubes

2 / 40

These are the World Wide Protocols

www.TMCH

TPHT and TMCH

HTTP and HTML

www and //tp

3 / 40

A hybrid computer

resembles analog computers

resembles both digital and analog computers

resembles digital computer

resembles binary and octal

4 / 40

Physical or logical arrangement of network is

ISP

topology

networking

routing

5 / 40

The acronym FTP stands for

File Transfer Protocol

File Translate Protocol

File Ping Protocol

File Transit Protocol

6 / 40

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

7 / 40

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

NOT

NAND

NOR

8 / 40

A program that keeps running indefinitely is said to be

iterating

stubborn

looping

working well

9 / 40

Computer connectors are

cables and wires

male and female

Male and wires

Boy and Girl

10 / 40

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

PROM

EPROM

ROM

RAM

11 / 40

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

111011

111100

110010

110111

12 / 40

Dot-matrix is a type of

bus

printer

tape

disk

13 / 40

COBOL is widely used in ___________ applications

mathematical

scientific

space

commercial

14 / 40

The hardware in which data maybe

memory

Bus

control unit

15 / 40

A server-side extension is needed to do what?

allow a request from a client to access database

allow a request from HTML to access web pages

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

allow a request from a client to access webpages

16 / 40

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

write-enabled

foil-covered

write-protected

copy-protected

17 / 40

Which of the following is not an input device?

voice recognition device

optical scanner

COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

OCR

18 / 40

What was the computer conceived by Babbage?

punch card engine

analytical engine

application software

arithmetic machine

19 / 40

A program used to detect overall system malfunction is

system software

system analysis

system diagnostics

utilities

20 / 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

21 / 40

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

committee

company

complain

commercial

22 / 40

Database is

the end of data collection

conversion from base 8 to base 2.

the data stored in base 8

collection of data files

23 / 40

Another name for “network topology” is:

network organization

large topology

network study

network structure

24 / 40

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

templates

diskette

hard disks

high-density disks

25 / 40

What is ‘SIM’?

Some Information Modification

Structured Input Module

Subscriber Identity Module

Subscribe Input Module

26 / 40

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

non-volatile memory

non-corrupted memory

corrupted memory

volatile memory

27 / 40

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

modulator

multiplexer

demodulator

modem

28 / 40

The linking of computers with a communication system is called

assembling

networking

inter-locking

pairing

29 / 40

What does PDF mean?

Portable Dot File

Product Document File

Portable Document Format

Private Document File

30 / 40

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

31 / 40

Check the odd term out

internet

Windows

Unix

Linux

32 / 40

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

digital divide

cyberway divide

internet divide

web divide

33 / 40

The protocol HTML means

Hyperbolic Text Mingle Language

Hyperbolic Text Management Limited

Hyper Text Markup Language

High Tension Management Limited

34 / 40

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

computer

buses

peripherals

operating system

35 / 40

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

card reader

optical mark reader

magnetic tape

magnetic disk

36 / 40

A language based on graphics for use in education is

BASIC

LOGO

COBOL

PROLOG

37 / 40

BIOS stands for

Binary Input Output System

Basic Input Off System

Basic Input Output System

Binary Input Off System

38 / 40

A byte consists of

one bit

sixteen bits

eight bits

four bits

39 / 40

The purpose of an application program is to

meet specific user needs

allow the operating system to control resources better

converts program written in high level language to machine language

make off-line equipment run better

40 / 40

The two kinds of memory are

Ram and temporary

random and sequential

primary and secondary

ROM and RAM

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